Nipah toll 11 but panic subsides
KOZHIKODE: One more person succumbed to the Nipah virus on Thursday, taking the toll from the rare and deadly infection to 11, even as the administration stepped up efforts to neutralize every possible
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Report on waste disposal soon
KOTTAYAM: A New Delhi-based agency has been tasked with the responsibility of submitting recommendations to tackle the waste management issue in the Kottayam Municipality. Led by Jose K.
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Support for GM crops sparks protest
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: Forget the ongoing war on genetically-modified rubber in the State with the Rubber Research Institute at Kottayam getting the nod for trials on GM rubber strains and the Agriculture and Forest Ministers asking the Centre to revoke it. A report published by Nature.com titled
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GM trials: Centre asked to revoke permission
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran has requested Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh to revoke the permission given for field trials of genetically-modified (GM) rubber in Kottayam. 'Express' had reported that the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), at a meeting held on November 15, had given its approval to the Rubber Researc
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Board help for soil, water conservation
KOTTAYAM: The Rubber Board has decided to grant financial assistance to set up demonstration plots for soil protection and water harvesting in small holdings. According to a release, the scheme intends to set up such demonstration plots in a total area of 1,000 hectares, spread over traditional and non-traditional rubber areas other than Northeast during 2010-11.
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Awareness programme on coastal regulation zone
KOCHI: Over 150 representatives and officials from various panchayats in Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Kottayam participated in a one-day awareness training programme on coastal regulation zone (CRZ) conducted by the Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) here on Wednesday.
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Drastic dip in number of bird species: Survey
NEDUMBASSERY: A bird-watchers
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Heavy metal pollution found in Vembanad
A study carried out by the Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) has reported heavy metal pollution in Vembanad Lake and the rivers emptying into it. The Vembanad wetland system is straddles Alappuzha, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts. It lies at sea level, and is separated from the Arabian Sea by a narrow barrier island. WATER CHEMISTRY
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14.5 pc area in state is flood-prone
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Around 14.52 percent of the total area in the state is prone to floods. Alappuzha district has been identified as the most flood-prone district and Idukki is the least flood-prone area.
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Aid for planting rubber
The Rubber Board has invited applications from rubber growers for assistance in replanting and new planting under the Rubber Plantation Development Scheme. Applications in the prescribed form in duplicate together with two copies of correct survey plan of the land should reach the respective regional offices of the Board.
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Dam posing threat: Parliamentary panel
KOCHI: The Parliamentary sub committee on Water Resources headed by Rajapathy Sambasiva Rao has found that the 130 year-old Mullaperiyar Dam is posing a threat to the lives of around 30 lakh people living in Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts.