Malnutrition caused infant deaths in Attappady, Kerala minister tells Assembly
But, in report to Centre, state denies malnutrition as the reason behind infant mortality in tribal block
Memories of a protest
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Pregnancy of India’s first transman: Looking into unaddressed structural issues
Inclusivity, sensitivity needed to overcome socio-structural challenges of parenthood for gender-diverse people
Polluter didn’t pay: Plachimada awaits compensation from Coca-Cola, 2 decades on
The Coca-Cola plant that caused over-exploitation of groundwater, toxic contamination of soil, groundwater, loss of agriculture and health in …
Supreme Court issues notices to nine states on welfare of captive elephants
Many captive elephants are forced to endure difficult conditions during fairs and festivals
Axe subsidy, not the bus
Supreme Court order upholds diesel price hike for bus corporations, but ignores the subsidy still enjoyed by cars, SUVs. What happens to the …
Giant snail invasion
People in Kerala village spend nights battling large snails that devour plants and nibble at walls
The secret gardens of Malabar
An English translation has been made exactly 300 years after the Hortus Malabricus was written, new, sinister designs seem to lurking behind it - …
Endosulfan declared not guilty
Good news for the ever manipulative pesticide industry: the Dubey committee -- a panel of experts set up by the Registration Committee of the …
Vizhinjam port: Supreme Court rejects Kerala’s plea to stay green tribunal verdict
Apex court says it would examine all the aspects, economic, environmental and defence, in detail without staying any order issued by the tribunal
A look back at monsoon 2012
Met officials claim accurate predictions of monsoon dates for eight years. Will they be able to do so this time?
Industrial blackmail!
Having done precious little to clean up its polluting act in the past 30 years, a Kerala factory is indirectly blackmailing the state government …
Once poachers now guards
At Kerala's Periyar Tiger Reserve, deepa kozhisseri finds local tribal communities happily involved in forest protection and ecotourism
‘Vermin, serious threat to children’s lives’: Kerala state child rights body moves SC for culling stray dogs
Also asks for strict action against those abandoning animals; 6,276 attacks reported in state this year
COVID-19 update: Over 1,000 daily cases in India for first time in 2023
Over 665,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last seven days worldwide, along with 4,178 deaths
Pregnant elephant’s death in Kerala shows institutional indifference to wild animals
It is not tough to see how serious the Union and state governments of the country are about wild animals
Fall of the paragon
Century-old teak plantation business loses ground in India because of poor management and short-sighted policies
Another Kasaragod
Like Kerala’s Kasaragod, neighbouring Dakshina Kannada is bearing the brunt of spraying of endosulfan. While Kasaragod grabbed media …
Low on mussel power
Ecological imbalance in the coastal areas of Kerala has caused food poisoning in people who consumed marine mussel
Probing a pesticide tragedy
Laboratory tests nail the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. The state government sets up an inquiry committee
Western Ghats conservation: Kerala panel seeks dilution of Kasturirangan report, stirs controversy
Activists say recommendations of the state panel dilutes will encourage activities that damage ecology of eco-sensitive areas
ISRO data shows Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag and Tehri Gharwal most prone to landslides in India
Mizoram saw 12,385 landslides from 1988-2022, the highest; followed by 11,219 in Uttarakhand and 8,070 in Tripura
How an entrepreneur saved Kerala wetland ecosystem from real estate interest
The Supreme Court ordered Taurus Investment Holdings to not undertake reclamation or filling up of Veli-Akkulam wetlands on June 4
Waste smart cities
A survey by the Centre for Science and Environment shows how Indian cities are turning over a new leaf in solid waste management
Centre orders fresh EIA for Aranmula airport project
National Green Tribunal had earlier cancelled the environmental clearance given to the project after pointing out flaws in the EIA study