Reema Narendran |THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Without a thought to the human effort, time and money put into its validation, two tribal medicines developed in the state are disappearing into nothingness, while multinational pharma companies walk away with the patents and trademark rights.

It happens only in India. One Mamata Banerjee, 40,000 furious protesters and a coalition of unnatural allies shut down a highway, hold a state to ransom and drive out an iconic investor like Ratan Tata and investments worth Rs 1,500 crore.

Coastal Development Corporation to build the new ones
There are 9 fishing harbours now, work on for 6 more
25 fish-landing centres are also to be built

KOCHI: The proposed Coastal Development Corporation will build 11 fishing harbours along the State

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With Kerala wallowing in acute power crises and longterm energy prospects remaining bleak, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is now seriously gunning for home-generated power by setting up a 1,000 MW thermal power plant in the state.

The KSEB has identified "specific land" for the coalbased plant, KSEB chairman Rajeev Sadanandan said. He did not disclose the precise location zoomed in on by the power-starved Board, but the KSEB is eyeing Kasargod district, sources said.

M.J. PRABU

The farmer is able to earn more than two lakh rupees a year as net income
Diversified success: Mr. Roy Thomas at his rabbit unit in Kozhikode district, Kerala.

In Kerala, there are a number of educated youths who have been taking to agriculture in recent times.

Compared to about two decades back when agriculture meant a farmer in a loin cloth ploughing his field, today

State to join REEEP
Minister holds talks with REEEP officials in Vienna
Projects to be submitted before April 2009

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala will join the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) based in Vienna, Austria.

Electricity Minister A.K. Balan and Director of the Energy Management Centre Dharesan Unnithan held discussions with International Director of the REEEP Marianne Osterkorn and Deputy Director Binu Parthan in Vienna on Saturday and came to an understanding on the State joining the partnership.

PALAKKAD: The

KOCHI: Tribal people encroached the Devikulam divisional forest office premises on Saturday morning. A group of people, including women and children trespassed into the area. The police had stopped another attempt to encroach the forest land at Perinjamkutty on Friday.

The tribal people, who were given land at Chinnakkanal as part of the rehabilitation scheme, encroached into the area, said the officials.The encroachment attempt was made alleging that the given land was not suitable for residential purposes due to disturbance from wild elephants.

KOCHI: Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR), the first wildlife sanctuary in Kerala, has turned 75. The year-long platinum jubilee celebrations of the sanctuary will begin with a two-day national seminar on ``People and Tigers - Shifting Trajectories of Ecology and Co-existence