Kochi: Keeping decibels in check
Last year, the sound decibels at Pallimukku and Kundanoor Junctions recorded 106 decibels, nearly double the permissible levels. KOCHI: Last year, the sound decibels at Pallimukku and Kundanoor Junctions
New Indian Express (Kochi)
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HC prohibits quarrying in Aykunnu Hills
THRISSUR: An interim order of a Bench of the Kerala High Court comprising Chief Justice S R Bannurmath and Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan, has prohibited mining of laterite or any other material from any part of Aykunnu in the district until further orders.
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Darkness wont save you from jail
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The City Corporation has decided to act sternly against those who find it hard to keep the city clean. Night squads will soon make their appearance in the city, in a bid to keep an eye on citizens who use the dark hours to dump garbage in public places and water bodies.
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Biosensors for quality control
Sudha Nambudiri KOCHI: With most people becoming conscious and aware of the quality of food, water and medicine, biosensors have started to play an important role in our lives. They are fast becoming an important tool in research and commercial applications as they can identify specific targets in the human body and environment.
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Sand worth crores in state dams
PALAKKAD: If the process of removal of silt from dams in the state is successful, the Government can even consider a moratorium on removal of sand from the state
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MSSRF turns a blind eye to GM plants dangers
Reema Narendran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Thiruvananthapuram Declaration made by the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation on agrobiodiversity conservation here on January 5 is conspicuously silent on the issue of genetically- modified (GM) food.
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Keeping it green and clean
Manila M and Remya K Joseph
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New Mullaperiyar dam will be a reality
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Undeterred by Tamil Nadu Governor S.S. Barnala's statement that efforts to build a new dam in Mullaperiyar were unnecessary, Kerala Irrigation Minister N.K. Premachandran Thursday said the new dam would soon be a reality. Currently a survey team is going ahead and identifying the exact location of the proposed dam at Mullaperiyar, Premachandran told IANS.
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Development must be environment-friendly
THRISSUR: Forest Minister Benoy Viswom has said that development should be by protecting the environment. Environmentalists are not against development if it does not affect the environment.
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Fuelled by the scientific spirit
Rejith Balakrishnan When Albert Einstein invented the path-breaking formula, E = mc2, he might not have thought that it would one day label an autorickshaw running in a faraway city in the southernmost part of India.
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Next Science Congress to be held in Chennai
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Curtains will come down on the 97th Indian Science Congress at Kariavattom on Thursday. The 98th edition will be held at the SRM University, Chennai, one year from now, Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) secretary (out-station) Ashok Saxena said.