Perumatty grama panchayat in the district has become famous for its successful fight against groundwater depletion by soft drink giant Coca-Cola. Now, another laurel is within reach.

Biotech, a Thiruvananthapuram-based institution, which is engaged in bio-waste management and non-conventional energy generation programmes, has acquired an innovative technology for generating diesel from plastic waste.

The technology developed in Austria is being promoted in India by the TVS Group.

PATHANAMTHITTA: Making Kerala the first totally electrified State in India is the mission of the Left Democratic Front government, A.K. Balan, Minister for Electricity, has said.

He was inaugurating the work on the 33-kV electrical substation at Poozhikkad near Pandalam on Monday.

In the league of Palakkad, Ernakulam and Thrissur
79 Assembly constituencies totally electrified
Efforts to improve public distribution system: Isaac

ALAPPUZHA: Alappuzha district was on Sunday declared totally electrified, taking the number of totally electrified districts in the State to four, including Palakkad, Thrissur and Ernakulam.

Making the declaration in the absence of Chief Mini

KOCHI: The Parliamentary Committee on Energy will recommend to the Union government to increase the support for research projects like application of nanotechnology in solar cells, P.C. Chacko, MP, has said.

Mr.

Electricity Minister A.K.

Electricity Minister A.K.

Kerala does not have much hope on the proposed Athirappally hydroelectric project even if the environment committee panel headed by Madhav Gadgil visits the area on January 29 to make an on-the-spot study again.

Though Union Minister of State for Forest and Environment Jairam Ramesh said the final decision on the clearance for the project will be taken after the committee submits its report, th

Kerala on Wednesday revoked the Kerala State Electricity Board

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Water Resources Minister N.K.