ALAPPUZHA: A get-together of environmentalists, representatives of various science and technology institutions and non-governmental organisations here on Monday has passed a resolution demanding the government to appoint a credible national agency to prepare a study report on the Pampa-Achencoil-Vaipar Link Project.

THRISSUR: Climate change is a reality and seeing nothing, hearing nothing and doing nothing to lessen its impact on life on the earth are no longer an option, said Prof Kadambot Siddique, Director of the University of Western Australia.

KOCHI: As the workers

With varying statistics on the number of kids in child labour (between six to 100 million), the ministry of panchayati raj believes the government needs to follow the Kerala model and use panchayats to track down the status of every child drop-out.

KOCHI:

THRISSUR: Kerala agricultural University (KAU) Vice-Chancellor Viswambharan on Monday ordered an inquiry by a five-member highlevel expert committee into the alleged death of peacocks near the Cashew research Station of the KAU at Madakkathara, near here.

Dean of the College of Veterinary and animal Sciences Dr Nanu will be the chairman of the committee.

Independent evaluations of the impact and legacy of large donor-funded integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs) are critically important but rarely undertaken. The India Eco-Development Project around Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR-IEDP) in southern India received US$ 6.0 million, of which 43.2% was spent on community-based conservation activities.

COOL, breezy evenings are a virtue of the season. It is a time when city folks hang around shops with their family. Kochi is bustling with shoppers.

PALAKKAD: The state government would complete the acquisition process of the land required for the coach factory in Kanjikode on a fast-track basis so that the work could begin by the end of this year, according to Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: When Subhash Palekar chants the

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