Fancy dress?
Bioceramic clothes in vogue in Kerala, but experts sceptical
Bioceramic clothes in vogue in Kerala, but experts sceptical
The Kerala High Court has ordered status quo to be maintained on the cancellation of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Limited's licence to operate its bottling plant at Plachimada in Kerala. The licence
Good news for the ever manipulative pesticide industry: the Dubey committee
Thanks to state apathy, tribals of Kerala are landless
It is not the first time that tribals of the Wayanad district in Kerala have rebelled against the state. In fact, the recent incident at the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in northern Kerala in February 2003 is the third of its kind
The recent events in the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in northern Kerala has had an impact on the state government. Why else would it crank up its public relations machine to put a positive spin to a state sponsored drive to evict tribals?
30/03/2003
Afterwards, an eerie silence envelops the field. There is only the crop
perception, experience and luck
14/03/2003
Tribal communities take on the state machinery to assert their own rights Kerala almost saw the birth of its first tribal republic in January 2003 when about 2000 tribals encroached on the forests of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary and barricaded a 300 hec
People s relationship to the forest
Kerala's popular fleet of tourist houseboats can now be differentiated by quality. Rising numbers of these backwater dwellings had disturbed the residents of Kuttanad, who demanded some regulation.
27/02/2003
Optimism is a great friend but a bad guide. The Asian Social Forum meeting in Hyderabad, India, deliberately avoided this truism while proclaiming grandly: "Another world is possible". Another world is definitely possible. In fact it exists. The numerous
Our Diary 2003
Stiff opposition to recent amendment in noise rules
Project to sell river water in Kerala shelved
30/01/2003
Rainwater harvesting is catching on in a big way in Kochi
Sabarimala bursting at the seams with devotees but environmental concerns ignored
There is no escaping the ubiquitous <i>kanhi</i> in Kerala
14/01/2003
The healthy city project is, if nothing else, a pointer to the direction that Indian cities need to move in
14/01/2003
Background of the study is the multi-State India Eco-development Project sponsored by IDA/GEF at the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala, one of the seven Protected Areas (PAs) with the central objective of conserving biodiversity in and around PAs over 5 years (1996-97 to 2000-2001).