Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
The Forest Department of Kerala has just completed the first-ever ornithological survey for the Malabar region recording 341 species of birds. The survey is one of a kind notable for its sheer depth and span, more comprehensive than all such surveys undertaken so far in India. Hopefully, the five-member team …
Kunhalikutty inaugurates Suchitwotsavam drive Minister for Industries and Urban Development P.K. Kunhalikutty inaugurated ‘Suchitwotsavam,' a cleaning drive under the aegis of the district sanitation mission as part of the Nirmal Bharat project undertaken by the Union Ministry for Rural Development across the country, on the beach here on Sunday. Mr. …
Laws to curb poultry waste dumping in public The district is set to pilot the State government's comprehensive waste disposal project. Minister for Industries P.K. Kunhalikutty said here on Friday that Malappuram district was chosen to pilot the project considering its problems in waste disposal. Addressing a review meeting of …
Slight increase in infant mortality rate A Keralite, on an average, has the life span of a U.S. citizen as the State ranks high in all health indicators compared to other States in the country. But the declining child sex ratio shows the State in bad light despite the fairly …
The project proposes to pay Rs.1,000 per acre to kole farmers every year. Thrissur: The State government will submit a project on biodiversity conservation of kole wetlands of Thrissur and Malappuram districts to the Centre. The project, prepared by the College of Forestry under the Kerala Agricultural University, is meant …
157 acres needed for expansion of airport Industries Minister to oversee expansion work Package for rehabilitation of affected families THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government will form a special unit to acquire 157 acres for the expansion of the Karipur airport and implement a package for the rehabilitation of affected families, Revenue Minister …
For better tourist facilities Toilet complex opened on banks of the Bharatapuzha River management funds to be used to protect its banks MALAPPURAM: Minister for Devaswom Kadannappally Ramachandran has said that he will initiate a joint move with the Ministers of Revenue and Tourism to develop the banks of the …
MALAPPURAM: The Tanur Assembly constituency appears set to achieve total electrification by January. A meeting of government officials and people's representatives convened by Abdurahman Randathani, MLA, here on Friday decided to give a final push to achieve the target. All houses in the constituency are to be given power supply …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With swine flu infections recurring in Kerala, the state authorities today put the number of positive cases at 15 even as they stepped up preventive and awareness campaign across the districts. While 15 patients were under hospital quarantine, another 47 persons were underoing treatment at their homes, a press …
MALAPPURAM: The implementation of various projects under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is proving to be a success in the district with around 77.63 percent utilisation of the total fund allotted by the government in the previous fiscal. According to officials, the district stands fourth in the state …
This paper tries to understand, from an emic perspective, the different dimensions of social support among the Cholanaickan, a hunter-gatherer community of Kerala. It tries to understand why the support system extended by the state has ended as being perceived as a
Around the world, provision of microfinance is becoming a mainstay development intervention for poverty alleviation and empowerment of the poor. Microfinance involves the provision of thrift, credit and other financial services and products of very small amount for enabling the poor to raise their income levels and improving living standards. …
Aabha Raveendran writes about the oldest surviving teak plantation in the world, Connollys Plot, located in Kerala. The plantation bears testimony to the fact that our forefathers attached great importance to trees as a vital link in the web of life.
G. Prabhakaran PALAKKAD: Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan has accused the Tamil Nadu government of trying to avoid the renewal of the inter-State Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) agreement even after its expiry in 1988. The Chief Minister has said he will take up the matter with the Tamil Nadu government. Talking to …
This paper by Centre for Development Studies examines empirically within sustainable development framework the dynamics of coverage in rural drinking water supply of 180 demand-driven schemes from Malappuram, predominantly a coastal district of Kerala State. This paper examines empirically within sustainable development framework the dynamics of coverage in rural drinking …
The Department of Public Health (DPH) has issued a travel warning to Maldivians traveling to Thailand to be aware that Cholera was spreading swiftly in the country. The warning issued by the DPH advised travelers to Thailand to wash and thoroughly clean all vegetables before consuming them and to boil …
Silent Valley, one of the few remaining tracts of undisturbed tropical evergreen forests in India, is once again testing the resolve of environmentalists and the never-say-die dam builders of Kerala. The war is not over, after all. Silent Valley, one of the few remaining tracts of undisturbed tropical evergreen forests …
