People suffering from diseases suspected to be caused by exposure to aerial spraying of endosulfan will be provided free treatment at a medical college in Mangalore.

As per a memorandum signed by the district administration and Yenepoya Medical College in Mangalore, the hospital would provide free treatment and required medicines to the victims while the district administration would bear the cost of the medical bill.

Organisation collected Rs.87,26,804 to help the victims

Kerala government is in a fix with the National Human Rights Commission issuing notice to the State government for non-payment of adequate compensation to victims of pesticide endosulfan in Kasarag

After an initial spurt of enthusiasm, the United Democratic Front government of Kerala has slackened in its efforts to rehabilitate endosulfan victims of Kasargod.

The first step the UDF government took after assuming power was to double the compensation given to the families of endosulfan victims.

A high-level meeting held here on Friday has decided to consult all political parties on ways to proceed with the proposed trans-Kerala high-speed rail corridor project to link Thiruvananthapuram w

Bhubaneswar: In a joint initiative, Kerala and Odisha have firmed plans to set up a 2,000 MW thermal plant in Odisha, sourcing coal from Baitarani fields in the state.

Cell recast with Agriculture Minister as its chairman

The United Democratic Front (UDF) government has come under criticism for excluding various agencies and organisations that had launched a relentless and sustained campaign against endosulfan in the district from the reconstituted Endosulfan Victims Relief and Remediation Cell. The cell coordinates and reviews the ongoing rehabilitation schemes for hundreds of endosulfan victims.

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Wednesday that the State government disagreed with the Planning Commission's affidavit before the Supreme Court on poverty line.

In the light of the vexed garbage issue remaining unresolved and reports of deaths due to suspected rat fever, the district administration is planning to enforce the ban on the use and sale of non-degradable plastic bags.

District panchayat president P.P. Shyamala Devi has underscored the need to enforce a blanket ban on sale of non-degradable plastic bags, which are generally used by people to dump garbage. Talking to The Hindu, she admitted that the use of plastic bags had assumed the proportion of a real “villain” in effectively containing the outbreak and spread of fever.