Kerala

It is a labour bank called Thozhil Sena . Its capital is human labour and the clients are mostly farmers who loan labour at a rate of interest. Perhaps the first of its kind in India, the

Publication Date:

14/07/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20000715

pp:

0

Tags:

Farmers, Rural Development, Political Decentralisation, Services, Kerala

India

The next challenge

Bureaucrats pose a threat to the process

Publication Date:

14/07/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20000715

pp:

0

Tags:

Lifestyles, Mental Health, Political Decentralisation, Services, Legislation, Public Participation, Governance, Panchayats, NGO, Politics, Kerala, Corruption, Environment Management

Agriculture

Wise use of forests

Experts discuss sustainable ways to utilise forest products

Publication Date:

29/06/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Forest Products, Kerala, Sustainable Development

Environment

Herbal remedies

A new venture makes a foray into the world herbal market

Publication Date:

14/06/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Tribals, Traditional Knowledge, Herbal Medcine, Medicinal Plants, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Kerala

Wildlife

Kerala enacts new statute

the Kerala government has finally promulgated the Kerala Forest (Vesting and management of ecologically sensitive lands) Ordinance, 2000, which gives it the power to take ownership of all lands

Publication Date:

14/06/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Ownership, Compensation, Legislation, Government Of India (GOI), Kerala

Environment

Unholy deeds in the woods

Human greed is putting an end to the traditional sacred groves in Kerala

Publication Date:

14/05/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Resources, Forest Conservation, Urbanisation, Population, Flora, Fauna, Governance, Kerala

Industry

Presidentspeak

A translation of select portions of President K R Narayanan s speech after presenting the award

Publication Date:

29/04/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

8

Issue:

20000430

pp:

0

Tags:

Kerala

Health

Better display

Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are now used the worldover. But they still have not been able to compete with the old-faithful cathode ray tubes (CRTs), which are used to display high-quality images

Publication Date:

27/02/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Physical Science, Technology, Research, Kerala

Energy

Natural pesticides

The widespread attack of the mite Eriphyes guerreronis is threatening coconut plantations in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. However, according to researchers, trees raised with orga

Publication Date:

14/02/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Plant Diseases, Biological PC, Coconut, Rural Technology, Kerala, Tamil Nadu