KOLLAM: The identification process of critical wildlife habitats (CWH) in the State will be finalised after examining the revised guidelines notified by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).

District panchayat plans Rs.52-crore worth schemes
Rs.10 crore for agriculture development
Plan to promote village tourism projects
Thrissur: The Thrissur district panchayat will carry out Rs.52 crore-worth development projects this year with a special focus on eco-friendly farming.

Development standing committee chairman Anil Akkara said that thrust would be to make Thrissur an eco-friendly

Biodiversity park starts functioning at Kakkavayal
Kozhikode: With its exquisite collection of rare plant species, on 111.4 hectares, the Vanaparvam biodiversity park, which started functioning at Kakkavayal here on Thursday, is expected to give an impetus to eco-tourism initiatives in the district.

KOTTAYAM: A New Delhi-based agency has been tasked with the responsibility of submitting recommendations to tackle the waste management issue in the Kottayam Municipality.

Led by Jose K.

KALPETTA: An instance of wildfire that destroyed more than 100 hectares of grass land on the Chembra peak, home to unique flora and fauna, in the Kottappadi section of the Meppadi range of forests under the South Wayanad Forest Division, was brought under control in the early hours of Tuesday.

Thiruvananthapuram: The National Fishworkers Forum (NFF) and the Kerala Swatantra Matsya Thozhilali Federation (KSMTF) have decided to launch a nation-wide agitation from February 25 in protest against some of the

Union Environment Minister writes to Chief Minister on the issue.
KOCHI: The death of pilgrims at Pulmedu could have been avoided had the Sabarimala master plan been implemented in a

KOCHI: A committee to look into instances of man-animal conflicts in the State and suggest mitigation measures will be formed soon, Forest Minister Benoy Viswom has said.

He was speaking at a Farmers' Mela, organised by the Institute of Genetic and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore, here on Monday.

Mr.

Thiruvananthapuram: Indiscriminate sand-mining poses a serious threat to the conservation and management of the Sasthamcotta freshwater lake in Kollam and the Vellayani lake in Thiruvananthapuram, says a study by the Centre for Earth Science Studies here.

Kanhangad: The Anti-Endosulfan Campaign Committee would launch an indefinite hunger strike from February 19, raising demands like distribution of Plantation Corporation of Kerala's land to pesticide victims, rehabilitation of victims' families and writing off of their loans, among other things, its district convenor A.