Sivadas Varma
KOCHI: Kerala campuses will soon sport a green look, courtesy the herbal nursery of the Hill Palace Museum in Tripunithura.

Spread over 54 acres, the biggest botanical garden in the state supplies breeds of rare trees like the old man tree, banyan and mahogany.

KOCHI: Cochlear Implantation, a boon for persons with hearing loss, is the latest treatment that brings patients from abroad to city hospitals. Giving a boost to the already flourishing medical tourism sector, specialist ENT treatment is much in demand among overseas patients.

DR MANMOHAN Singh is an honourable man. He is soft-spoken, decent and, unlike most Indian politicians, he did not seek high office to line his pockets with ill-gotten wealth. For that alone, we in India, who continue to suffer consistently at the hands of dark politicians who steal from us, should be eternally grateful.

PALAKKAD: The Bt cotton is being widely cultivated in the Attappadi area and initial estimates point out that it is spread over 500 acres.

These facts were revealed in a study conducted by the Wild Life Protection Society of India, New Delhi, and Thanal, an organisation based in Thiruvananthapuram.

Children taking the Earth Hour pledge at the programme organised by the Eastern Villas Residents Association at Kakkanad.

KOCHI: Kochiites joined the Earth Hour campaign to vote for mother earth by switching off lights on Saturday at 8.30 pm. From individuals to industry majors, participants across the city did their little bit to make this campaign a huge success.

KOLLAM: District Collector A. Shajahan has directed the Kollam Municipal Corporation authorities to stop the construction activities of the bus stand at Tangasseri utilising the MLA fund. He has forwarded a copy of the directive issued by the Additional Chief Secretary to the Corporation secretary on Thursday evening.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A few hundred people gathered at the Gandhi Park on Saturday evening to observe the Earth Hour from 8.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. and to participate in a candle-light vigil sponsored by the WWF and Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS).

The vigil was followed by