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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PCB station to check Periyar water quality soon
ALAPPUZHA: Health and Social Welfare Minister P K Sreemathi on Tuesday said that the Kerala Pollution Control Board would soon set up a Continuous Ambient Water Quality Monitoring Station (CAWQMS) in the Eloor stretch of the Periyar.
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Kerala, TN should resolve Mullaperiyar issue
GURUVAYUR: Kerala and Tamil Nadu should resolve the Mullaperiyar issue amicably and set an example for other states, Union Minister for Water Resources Pawan Kumar Bansal said here on Tuesday.
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Cooperation in sharing of meteorological data
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Inter-planetary exploration, global warming, the predicted boom in the Indian aerospace sector and the relentless search for dark energy were some of the topics that dominated the Space Summit organised on the second day of the 97th Indian Science Congress here on Monday.
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Organic farming policy to be revised
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Organic Farming Policy of the state is likely to be revised. A proposal in this regard has been cleared for consideration of the Cabinet. The draft organic farming policy, approved by the previous government on February 23, 2006, has not been implemented, though an order in this regard was issued as per GO(Ms) No.16/2006 AD on March 1, 2006.
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Underground rail more feasible
KOCHI: Expressing reservations over taking up the Kochi Metro project on elevated technology, former District Collector K R Rajan has recommended having the metro rail constructed underground. He also urged the government to do more homework on the project and seek the suggestions of experts from across the globe.
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Govt plans income guarantee scheme for fishermen
M K Sunil Kumar KOCHI: The State Government is planning to launch a scheme on the lines of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP) which will assure earnings of around Rs 200 a day to every fisherman. The government is in the process of finalising the project, which is expected to be declared in the 2010-2011 Budget.
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Govt succeeded in curbing sandalwood theft
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Forest Minister Binoy Viswam has said that the LDF Government had succeeded in checking sandalwood theft from Marayur forest range. At present there are 58,418 sandal trees in this forest range and steps have been taken to monitor the situation on a day-to-day basis, he said while speaking to reporters here on Tuesday.
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Feasibility study for sand removal from dams
THRISSUR: A meeting of the officials concerned, held under the auspices of the district panchayat, has decided to study the feasibility of removing the sand and clay accumulated in various dams in the district under the Central Government's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).
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Call to sort out problems in issuing sand mining
PALAKKAD: A meeting of the river management committee should be convened to sort out the problems in issuing passes for river sand mining. This was decided at a meeting of the district development committee held here on Saturday. The meeting of the river management committee was being convened in the context of the river sand mafia misusing the passes being issued to the public.
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Discussing Mullaperiyar
Asha P Nair KOCHI: