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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Relief package for endosulfan victims
The Social Security Mission under the Social Welfare Department will launch a relief package for the
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Sand mining from dams to begin soon
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government is going ahead with its decision to extract sand from dams to tackle shortage. To start with, sand will be mined from the Aruvikkara dam from December 16. The Government is also exploring all possibilities to deal with the situation.
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Kaliyamoozhi an acid test for KWA
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kaliyamoozhi will now decide the future of the State
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State told to promote e-farming
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: Realising the possibilities of computational biology, the state should think about promoting e-farming, said Pawan K Dhar, editor-in-chief of the Systems and Synthetic Biology Journal, Riken Yokohama Institute, Japan.
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OPIL launches modern rice mill project
Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran handing over the documents of the land identified for setting up the modern rice mill at Vechoor, Vaikom, t
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Working on e-waste solutions
KOCHI: E-waste disposal is a matter of concern for environmentalists and socially committed groups especially in developing countries. The third world countries are the worst sufferers as they have traditionally been the dumping yards for hazardous e-waste from developed nations.
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Municipality sinks lakhs on unused overbridges
The abandoned foot overbridge near Kotthuvaalchavadi bridge. Sajimon P S ALAPPUZHA: At a time when there is a clamour for foot overbridges in many parts of the state, here in Alappuzha many foot overbridges erected across the town canals at the cost of lakhs of rupees, have been rendered useless after being 'abandoned' by the people.
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Workshop on water quality and sanitation
THRISSUR: A two-day state-level workshop on the 7th Millennium Development Goal (MDG-7) - water quality and sanitation service delivery - will begin here on December 7.
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No proposal to ban endosulfan: Pawar
THRISSUR: The Central Government is not proposing to ban the use of controversial insecticide endosulfan in the country, said Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar. He was talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function held to inaugurate the pilot project for replantation and rejuvenation of coconut palms on the main campus of Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, on Sunday.
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Commited to seafood safety
Sudha Nambudiri Is the food we eat and the water we drink contaminated? While agricultural products are monitored through fertiliser-testing of the grain and the field, not much is known about marine products as the ocean is too large to keep a tab.