Kerala to form new panel to study Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats

Environmentalists say the government and political parties are buying time by appointing new committee now

Kerala clears Pathrakkadavu hydroelectric project near national park

Road of contention

Big idea

Monsoon vegetable jackfruit has caught the fancy of entrepreneurs in India, one of its biggest producers

Western Ghats: Kerala seeks more time from the Centre to remap ESAs

The maps show redefined ecologically sensitive areas in the 123 villages that were identified by K Kasturirangan committee on conservation of …

Implementation of Western Ghats reports will be stopped: CPI(M) manifesto

Green activists accuse party of not only stooping to garner votes but also playing to the tunes of industry lobby

Vilappil residents force police to retreat

Kerala village panchayat demands permanent closure of waste treatment plant

The Kani learning

How benefit-sharing between a research institute and the Kani tribe went awry

Kerala's Periyar Tiger Reserve is a butterfly hot spot, finds survey

Reserve has 246 of 340 species seen in the Western Ghats

Perilous port

Proposed seaport in Vizhinjam can spell disaster for fishers, tourism and biodiversity in Kerala

Kochi Corporation issued building permits in violation of coastal regulations: CAG report

Multi-storey buildings up to 21 floors were allowed along Chilavanoor backwaters without even bothering to obtain clearances from coastal …

Rain, tremors near Mullaperiyar dam spread panic

No disaster management plan in place

ICAR to launch tuber crops scheme in Attappady

Kerala chief minister claims it will provide food and livelihood security of tribals

Blue revolution report an attempt to sell off India’s marine wealth to MNCs, big Indian firms: fisher groups

Among other things, panel has suggested joint ventures with foreign companies and transfer of technology be taken up for exploiting waters more …

About 100 elephants paraded in Kerala's Thrissur Pooram without permission

Jumbos not registered with the Animal Welfare Board, but state government refuses to stop festival

Mired in sewage

Temple town Guruvayur adamant on dumping its sewage in backwater villages despite stringent laws, opposition

Lost in plantation

Millions of growers and workers are in distress in Kerala, the plantation capital of India, as domestic and international prices of cash crops …

No land for best option: composting

Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, does not have a municipal waste-treatment facility. Its only plant to treat solid waste, located …

Into the ginger trap

Farmers from Kerala make big bucks by growing ginger in Karnataka but leave behind a trail of pollution

Centre’s revised guidelines for deep sea fishing anger fishers

Fishers’ protests against overfishing by big ships ignored; fishers to intensify agitation

Anti-Kasturirangan campaigners win in Idukki

Voters were highly misled and misinformed by the Left Democratic Front and a section of the church, say environmentalists

CRPF for garbage trucks?

Kerala High Court suggests CRPF protection for garbage trucks dumping Thiruvanthapuram's waste in village

Periyar river's pollution is Eloor's bane

Rice at risk

Growing paddy is not viable for small farmers of Kerala. Will the state be able to preserve the crop which delivers a number of ecological …

Victims of development

Schemes launched by the government in Attappady have reduced the area’s tribals to wage labourers and has disempowered them