THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 740 crore as crop loans to the North Malabar Gramin Bank and South Malabar Gramin Bank in 2009-10, said K C Shashidhar, chief general manager of Nabard Kerala-Lakshadweep.

Reema Narendran

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The destruction of mangroves at the Mangrove Theme Park is just the tip of an iceberg when compared to the larger destruction of mangroves in the State, concluded the expert panel headed by B Madhusoodana Kurup, which looked into the controversy.

         
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KOCHI: The Ernakulam district is set to become the country's first tobacco-free tourism destination with the action plan, towards achieving the feat, on the anvil. The plan aims at making public places in the district totally free of tobacco by June 2011.

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The Sugarcane Seed Farm in Pandalam, one of the 11 specialised farms under the Agriculture Department in the state, has become a model for excellent functioning and for its diversified seedlings needs for the farmers.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Munnar Special Tribunal Bill 2010, which aims to set up a tribunal to expedite the settlement of various cases related to encroachment in Munnar pending in civil courts and other administrative offices, was passed in the Assembly on Wednesday.