Metallic clams

Kochi: Brahmapuram fire exposes outdated waste management practices in Kerala cities

In Brahmapuram, in all probability, the blaze broke out from thick layers of dry plastic waste heaped for several years

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 7, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Vembanad, Ashtamudi: NGT slaps Rs 10 crore on Kerala for its failure to protect Ramsar sites

The penalty is levied per the ‘polluter pays principle’, the tribunal noted 

COVID-19 under control, Kerala's robust healthcare system now faces outbreak of tomato flu, other pathogens

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have ramped up vigil at their borders with Kerala

Dumpsite fires are turning cities into gas chambers. They have to be prevented, not controlled

Focus on building infrastructure, reducing continuous dumping of fresh waste at landfill sites is critical

5 days in, Brahmapuram blaze continues to choke Kochi

Residents here are also concerned about potential health threats as garbage collection has been halted ever since the incident

Kochi Corporation issued building permits in violation of coastal regulations: CAG report

Multi-storey buildings up to 21 floors were allowed along Chilavanoor backwaters without even bothering to obtain clearances from coastal …

Lifeline choked

Climate change to aggravate Kochi's problems

Cochin needs to preserve its green lungs

Documentary Haritham Director Rajendra Prasad Producer Jaycee Foundation and Gothrabhumi films

An environment engineer shows how sanitation safety planning helped Kochi Municipal Corp

Nearly 4.2 bln people do not have access to safe sanitation; sanitation safety planning is a risk-based technique that can help mitigate health …

SmartCity Kochi gets complete environmental clearance

One of the largest IT parks in the country, it aims to create over 90,000 direct jobs

Stadium in deep water

Kerala cricket association clears wetland trees to build stadium

How to make citywide sanitation plans: Bangladesh man shows the way

City sanitation planning provides a sound data base for practical decision-making on city sanitation 

Kerala woos global investors to set up shop in eco-sensitive areas

It's an invitation to grab land, allege activists and opposition members

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Science drowns at land's end

Letters

Stench in my backyard

As Kerala cities dump their waste in the countryside, people in the villages hit back. An unresolved civic problem of decades compounded by …