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"Small hydropower is unique"

In 2002, at least 42,221 small hydropower (SHP) stations were operating in China, supplying adequate power to more than 300 million people. This …

Kerala farmers grow vanilla for profit

Thampi Thomas, an advocate-turned-planter of Kolenchery in south Kerala, sold raw vanilla beans for Rs 500 per kilogramme (kg) in 1999. During …

Tribal travails

Continue in Kerala over land

No sale

Project to sell river water in Kerala shelved

Kerala woes industry

Forest row

Role of politicians, top officials suspected in Kerala's encroachment tangle

Nobody's waste

Kerala's capital wants a solid waste treatment plant in a nearby village. This has created a rural-urban conflict

Pesticide poisoning

Kerala's tryst with pesticide-related deaths continue

DOUBLE TROUBLE

Pesticide menace spreads its tentacles to Karnataka after striking a deadly blow to

Poignant Images

Coconut capital

Toddy tappers in Kerala fought off social stigma and repression only to fight new demons like the government's excise policy

Turncoat 'thieves'

Former teak smugglers become official forest guards

Turncoat 'thieves'

Former teak smugglers become official forest guards

Textile therapy

A handloom trader experiments with traditional medicinal herbs for dyeing garments

Textile therapy

A handloom trader experiments with traditional medicinal herbs for dyeing garments

Toxic tales from God's own country

As deformity cases swell in Kerala's Kasaragod district, the silent screams of the victims fall on the deaf ears of the government

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