Faecal contamination levels on the Vembanad Lake stretch near Goshree bridge, oil tank jetty near Marine Drive, Willingdon Island, and Thoppumpady have exceeded permissible limits, indicating ...

The HC issued the interim order on a petition seeking to quash the govt order accepting proposal of the private party to implement the project.The court issued notice to the Ministry of Environment ...

KOCHI: Large areas of the Vembanad lake were transformed into cultivable lands in the beginning of the 19th century, during the reign of Sri Moolam Thirunal, to meet the food requirement of the ...

KOCHI: Fisheries department has come out in opposition to a public interest litigation (PIL) filed at the Kerala High Court seeking to prevent dewatering of Methran Kayal, where an eco-tourism project ...

The much-awaited harvest festival at Methran Kayal, after farming was resumed on the land, will be held on Saturday. The land was lying barren for over eight years before the paddy cultivation was ...

Kochi: Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked the state to maintain status quo on the government order allowing a private firm to reclaim 420 acres of wetland of Methran Kayal in Kumarakom for tourism ...

Named after the habitat from where it was found, Indosphenia kayalum is a new species of softshell clam discovered from Kochi’s kayal or backwaters. The discovery, published in ZooKeys (an ...