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Chipko Movement, 1973

The 1980s saw the debate on environment move from just deforestation to the larger issues of depletion of natural resources

The National Highways Authority of India faces 255 cases of disputes regarding land acquisition in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The report submitted by the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) on the impact of the global economic crisis on the state has confirmed the worst fears. The fallout from the burst of the housing bubble in the United States has shaken the foundations of the state economy.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kozhikode is all set to become the first hunger-free city in the country. For, the Social Welfare Department has embarked on a unique mission to provide free meals to the needy.

The Social Security Mission project, constituted by the Government for the care of the poor, aged, children, women and cancer patients, will be launched on January 26.

KOCHI: The demand for cleaning up the Kurur canal in Kothamangalam, which is in a bad condition due to the dumping of garbage for several years, gained national importance after hundreds of NCC cadets from various colleges in the country staged a rally seeking immediate action to restore the canal.

KOLLAM: Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran said that selling drinking water was not the policy of the Government.

The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in association with the district administration and the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) will implement a unique SAFE I- Project, said District Collector M Beena at a press conference here on Friday.

The novel project aims at bringing down hospital-borne infections by ensuring safe injection and thereby decreasing iatrogenic diseases.