The ambitious Geographic Information System (GIS)-enabled mapping project for the city corporation has been dropped.

The scheme, undertaken by the Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project (KSUDP

The much hyped Emerging Kerala meet has turned out to be a missed opportunity for the city corporation as it failed in conceiving and showcasing city projects at the conclave and tapping the funding p

A task force will be constituted soon with environmental experts and political party representatives as members for the conservation of the river Periyar.

The task force will coordinate with various

With a view to imbibing technological advancement in infrastructure development, waste management, healthcare and other crucial sectors from developed countries, the corporation is planning to team up

The city’s roads will be soon dotted with solar and wind energy powered street lights. The city corporation is in talks with a private agency for installing street lights using solar and wind energy.

Local residents and green activists are pressing for a fresh moratorium on new industrial projects in the critically polluted areas of Eloor-Edayar and Ambal-amugal in Greater Kochi.

Though the minis

There is heightened risk of transmission of H1N1 into Kochi as thousands of Malayali families are coming home from neighbouring states to enjoy their summer vacations.

A significant number of H1N1 or