Backs to the wall

Kerala's backwaters are one of its most prized possessions. But they are fighting for survival today, with reclamation for the purposes of …

Root cures

A dedicated group of botanists, ayurvedic practitioners and pharmacologists are showing rural Keralites that all the medicines they need, grow in …

Saved by a signal

Rescue operations in the high seas get a boost with the development of a new communication device

Graft craft

An artificial blood vessel, developed indigenously, would shortly undergo clinical trials on humans, heralding a new era in India's medical technology

Monumental victory

A Kerala High Court order quashes quarrying operations which had dealt a bodyblow to megalithic tombstones in the state

Grasim draws flak

A public meeting held in Kerala criticised a Birla-owned factory for doing nothing to control the pollution it is causing

The fabric of disaster

About 30 per cent of all deaths in a Kerala village are caused by cancer. Residents say that pollution from a nearby rayon factory owned by the …

Bailing out turtles

A Kerala village strives to save Olive Ridley turtles threatened by indiscriminate sand mining

Reviving Kottayam

The healthy city project is, if nothing else, a pointer to the direction that Indian cities need to move in

Demand for endosulfan tribunal

Kerala High Court admits writ petition demanding tribunal and compensation for victims

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 13, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Water quality deteriorating in Kochi, reveals audit

Only 24 per cent households implement water conservation measures like reuse and recycling

Help Kerala’s rubber sector recover from crisis, urges state finance minister

In the run up to Union Budget 2015, M Suchitra speaks to Kerala Finance Minister K M Mani to draw up a list of the state’s expectations …

A wild chase

Based on a 2015 probe that bust a major ivory smuggling racket in india, ‘Poacher’ provides a rare glimpse into the work of forest …

The Nipah virus in Kerala may have mutated due to climatic stress: Expert

Urbanisation could cause spillover from other states, scientist says

Kerala, Karnataka cannot avail drought assistance despite being stricken by drought

The Central government’s new definitions of drought are acting as impediments

Sweet success for wonder fruit kokum

Local groups are helping farmers rewrite the story of the healthy fruit

Power peril

Dam damage

Clone forests

Newly developed clones of eucalyptus may help increase forest areas in Kerala

Going overboard with development?

A new project seeks to examine the environmental degradation due to development in Kochi

Waste worry

Kerala is finding it difficult to dispose its waste

Coconut disease

Plastics go eco-friendly

Will newly-developed biodegradable plastics solve the existing problem?

Smoking ban