As many as 149 species of birds were spotted from seven sites by 78 birders at the seventh Kerala Bird Race held in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.

The annual event was held from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. in wetlands, forests, and villages in and around Thiruvananthapuram. The total count (149) was lower than the 2012 figure of 157. The count from each site also fell, with a variation of around 10.

Raging issue sparks heated exchange at council meeting

Consensus in the Kottayam municipal council on managing the waste generated in the town still remains elusive. The issue sparked a heated exchange between councillors of the ruling front during a council meet held here on Monday.

No government could implement projects such as the proposed airport at Aranmula disregarding public sentiments against it, especially in aspects of nature conservation, food security and socio-huma

Over 100 students of an educational institution at Thalassery and some staff members were taken to hospital on Wednesday after they complained of symptoms of food poisoning.

The students of the Nettur Technical Training Foundation Institute were brought to the government hospital at Thalassery on Wednesday morning after they complained of bowel uneasiness.

E. Sreedharan, principal advisor to the Kochi Metro rail project said that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will collect river sand without endangering the hydraulic system of the rivers.

Farmers organisations led by Indian Farmers Movement (Infam) have decided to stage dharnas and take out protest marches on November 1 in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts to protest against recomm

More projects will be planned and executed to expand the sewerage system in the city, Minister for Health V.S. Sivakumar has said.

V. S. Vijayan, member, Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), has said that it was evident that vested interests were behind those opposing the Madhav Gadgil report.

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday referred to the National Green Tribunal Bench in Chennai a public interest litigation against the operation of the solid waste treatment plant a

The extremely fragile Western Ghats region is highly prone to natural calamities and chances of an Uttarakhand-like tragedy in the region cannot be ruled out if scientific conservation initiatives are not being implemented at the earliest, says a leading environmentalist.

Significantly, the foreboding has come at a time when the State is in a dilemma over implementing the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel report drawn up by noted ecologist Madhav Gadgil.