How a Kerala couple built a sustainable mud house of their dreams

Hari and Asha built their eco-friendly home at just Rs 4 lakh

Will recent floods change voting pattern in Kerala?

Despite the devastating floods and the 'flawed' rehabilitation process, these issues are not going to be big in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, …

Kerala faces floods for third consecutive year

Extremely heavy rain forecast in Idukki, Palakkad, Thrissur and Wayanad districts for the next two days

Kerala: After the deluge, a drought in the works

Major rivers and wells in the state have seen their water levels dip precariously after a terrible flood hit the state in August

Perfect substitute

Once faced by rice shortage, people in Kerala embraced nutrition-rich tapioca

Germany to provide Rs 720 crore loan to flood-hit Kerala

The amount would be used to promote climate-resilient transport infrastructure. Besides, a Rs 24 crore grant for international expertise in the …

Did poor government handling in Kerala cause 2018 floods? Yes, says CAG

From floodplain identification to flood hazard map to availability of rain gauges, CAG report points out shortcomings in Kerala’s flood response

Kerala lacks a flood warning system: Government official

‘Cashew Board will help procure raw cashew nut directly’

Rajesh R, Managing Director of Kerala State Cashew Workers Apex Industrial Co-operative Society (CAPEX), talks about the problems with the Indian …

Tracking decades-long endosulfan tragedy in Kerala

Down To Earth takes a look at one of the worst and longest-running pesticide poisoning episodes in India and how it culminated with the Supreme …

Navara stew

Surviving the century’s worst drought in Kerala

Deficit rainfall and changing land use pattern has made water a scarce commodity in the state. Communities are trying to brave the crisis 

Rise of a fabric

Indian coir industry pins its hopes on the growing market for coir in the West

Has Kerala learnt anything from extreme weather? Apparently not, say experts

As extreme weather kills 26 and makes several homeless in Kerala, experts urge climate literacy

Warming Arabian Sea may be behind sudden, erratic rainfall in pockets of Kerala: Study

Fear floods loom over state as heavy rainfall continues due to Asani

Kerala confirms two cases of ‘highly-contagious’ Norovirus in children

The state health department believes students were affected by food poisoning from mid-day meals distributed in schools

Bygone haystacks

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Turning a new reef

Once liquour-sodden, the fisherfolk of a Kerala village are replacing destroyed natural reefs with artificial ones

Living on a minefield

Plans to set up lignite and China clay mines in the biologically diverse and rich Madayipara plateau of Kerala's Kannur district has its …

Paradise lost

Kerala's answer to drought: PPP model for water management

Activists say the move will end up privatising water sources and wetlands; increase water cost manifold

Water shortage, drying rivers: How southwest monsoon is failing Kerala

Agricultural activities affected, residents rely on water trucks to meet drinking water needs  

Not one dam in Kerala was inspected before monsoon, reveals RTI

The state received 42% above normal rainfall but the Central Water Commission didn’t have any information of the criticality of dams

Kerala floods: Two residents file PIL, say water management saw no change since 1956

The duo blames authorities for aggravating flood situation by releasing unplanned volumes of water when the state had already seen exceptional …

The pain of truncated lives

The Supreme Court's much-awaited judgement on ownership rules for captive elephants could bring clarity on regulation