Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …
Kozhikode: Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Kerala for revival of the loss-making Steel Complex Limited (SCL), a 50,000 tonnes per annum company producing continuous cast billets which is used by re-rollers for producing TMT bars for the construction industry. …
Kerala Tourism is to rope in higher secondary school students for sustainable tourism development of places having tourism potential in the State in association with local bodies. The eco-tourism wing of Kerala Tourism has worked out the programme
The State government has demanded that the Centre implement the agriculture package for Idukki district, submitted by agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan, in a time-bound manner. Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan told reporters here on Friday that the package, aimed at development of the plantation and farming sectors, was drawn up in …
Most of the relief packages to tackle the farm crisis do not cover agricultural labourers, who largely belong to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. This article analyses the situation of agricultural labourers in the crisis-affected districts of Kerala
Often grouped along with agricultural labourers and non-farm workers, the problems faced by rural artisans are often neglected. What are these problems? What steps can be taken to improve their situation? : a report.
The M.S. Swaminathan Commission, appointed by the Central government to study the distressed farm sector in Idukki district, has submitted its report to Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, team leader S. Balaravi has said. Speaking to The Hindu over the telephone on Thursday, Dr. Balaravi said one of the issues …
On the eve of its second anniversary, Kerala's Left government on Wednesday announced a loan waiver of Rs 25,000 for distressed farmers. The move is expected to benefit about 41,000 farmers in the northern Wayanad district, which has witnessed the largest number of farmer suicides in the state. Speaking to …
Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said here on Wednesday that the Left Democratic Front government would launch many new projects this month in connection with the second anniversary of his government. Briefing presspersons on Cabinet decisions, the Chief Minister said the proceedings to write off loans up to Rs.25,000 taken by …
Five major steps taken by the State government for implementing the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP) in the backward districts in the State has come in for praise at a national workshop in Mussourie. Minister for Local Self-government Paloli Mohammed Kutty said in a press note here on Wednesday …
The use of electricity, an integral part of our lives, is increasing by the day. But did you know that accidents involving it are also on the rise? That Kerala accounts for 10 per cent of such accidents taking place in the country? There are a number of such interesting …
The Union government has decided to provide subsidy to all cooperative milk marketing institutions for switching over to natural vanilla as a flavoured ingredient in their various milk-based products. The commerce ministry is preparing a scheme for this and a notification will be issued shortly. The ministry has planned to …
The onus is on the State government to effectively introduce measure to curb the price rice, Union Minister of State for Planning and Parliamentary Affairs V. Narayanasamy has said. Talking to presspersons at the Press Club here during a brief stopover on his way to Mahe, he said the groundwork …
This field note documents the evolution of three large, river-based schemes in Aliparamba Gram Panchayat near Kozhikode in the north of Kerala state, India. This success story is significant because the schemes are the first of their kind in Kerala to have been planned and implemented by the Gram Panchayat …
Fisheries form a major source of employment, income and livelihood for most of the people inhabiting the coastal region. Women in fisheries are in general labelled as imperceptible wokers as their contributions are not adequately apprehended and realized. Fishing in India is the main stay of men but women too …
February 27-March 10, 2008. As the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Class x) exams unfold across government schools in Kerala, students appearing for
SIDDHARTHA KRISHNAN AND PRIYADARSANAN DHARMA RAJAN God's own country is an epithet commonly used for Kerala. Boat races, idyllic waters, emerald green paddy fields, carelessly strewn banana plants attract tourists who laze on boat decks and survey the tranquil rural scenes. But they do not know that all is not …
The issue of reduction in foodgrain allocation to Kerala rocked both the Houses of Parliament. While the Left members staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha, their counterparts in the Lok Sabha also registered their protest asking the government to raise the allocation to the State. Raising the issue during …
Rajesh Ravi Vanilla farmers are abandoning their cultivation with the downslide in the commodity looking irreversible, traders said. Price of the finished product vanillin has slumped to a new low with huge inventories lying unsold with trade associations and farmers forums. Vanilla farming is likely to come down by another …
The Coimbatore-based Sabols, a leading packaged drinking water company in South India, is repositioning itself as Sabols Foods India Pvt Ltd to tap the growing ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook food market in the country. "We want to be a pan Indian company catering to the discerning, quality conscious consumers across the …
Standing paddy across 10,000 hectares have been destroyed by unseasonal rains. No labour was in supply to harvest the crop in time. Mechanical harvesters couldn't be used since the CPI(M)'s union refused to give timely permission It requires union consent for Kerala farmers to bring in labour from outside or …
