Natural Disasters

Heat-related deaths on the rise in Kerala, doctors urge caution

2 sunstroke deaths and 21 from Occlusive Coronary Artery Disease reported in Palakkad

Publication Date: 
29/04/2016
K.A. Shaji
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Kerala, Palakkad (D), Heat Waves, Health Effects, Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters

IMD warns of heatwave conditions in the State

Emergency response mechanisms were alerted across Kerala on Wednesday following a midday warning issued by the India Meteorology Department (IMD) that heatwave conditions are likely to prevail at i

Publication Date: 
28/04/2016
T. Nandakumar
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Kerala, Heat Waves, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Health Effects, Palakkad (D), Natural Disasters
Energy

Kerala State Electricity Board Switches to ‘Sun Power’

The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is turning to ‘sun power’ in Thiruvananthapuram.

Publication Date: 
29/02/2016
New Indian Express (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Solar Energy, State Electricity Board (SEB), Palakkad (D), Renewable Energy, Wayanad, Electricity, Energy
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unlawful extraction of clay on the banks of the Gayathiri river, Palakkad District, Kerala, 16/03/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Moosakutty Vs District Collector Palakkad & Others dated 16/03/2016 regarding unlawful extraction of clay on the banks of the Gayathiri river, Palakkad District, Kerala.

Judgement Date: 
16/02/2016
Tags:
Mining, Rivers, Palakkad (D), Kerala, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, High Court
Mining

NGT order remains on paper

It directs Collector to stop mining, quarrying in 14 villages

Publication Date: 
17/09/2015
K.A. Shaji
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Palakkad (D), Mining, Right To Information (RTI), Environmentalists, Illegal Trade
Energy

Renewable energy plan by 2030 for Palakkad District, Kerala

The recent renewable energy roadmap released by WWF-India and World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE) for the Palakkad District shows that it is both feasible and practical for the district to meet 50 per cent of its energy demand with renewable sources by 2030.

Publication Date: 
04/09/2015
WWF India
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Palakkad (D), Kerala, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Hydroelectricity, Off-Grid, Biomass, Crop Residues, Electricity, Biogas
Environment

Plachimada cries foul over compensation bill deadlock

State unable to convince Union government, which is insisting on scrapping bill

Publication Date: 
03/08/2015
K.A. Shaji
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Palakkad (D), Coca Cola, Compensation, Environmental Security, Groundwater Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Environmentalists, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment
Pesticides And Toxins

Concern over excess use of pesticides in pineapple farms

Residents say dam water will be contaminated

Publication Date: 
24/07/2015
K.A. Shaji
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Pesticides, Palakkad (D), Water Pollution, Drinking Water, Enviromentalists, Pineapple
Water Resources

Public help crucial for conservation of river

The conservation of the Bharathapuzha will be possible only with the participation of the local people, District Collector M.S. Jaya has said.

Publication Date: 
07/07/2015
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Rivers, Malappuram (D), Sand, Mining, Palakkad (D), Environmentalists, Water Resources
Mining

Activists join hands in protest against mining lobby

Hundreds of activists of civil society movements in the State assembled at Muthalamada village in Chittur taluk in Palakkad district on Sunday in a rare show of solidarity against the mining lobby.

Publication Date: 
20/04/2015
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Mining, Palakkad (D), Granite, Sand, Minor Minerals, Illegal Trade

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