India

 Kerala's wild designs

Tiding over tremendous initial resistance from the industry as well as from ministry fifth-columnists, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MEF) has submitted a fresh proposal with the Union

Publication Date: 
14/02/1995
Down to Earth
Tags:
Afforestation, NGO, India, Kerala
India

 Herbal health in a kit

A herbal health kit developed by the Tropical Botanical Gardens and Research Institute (TBGRI) in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, might be introduced in the public health system if the kit, based on

Publication Date: 
30/12/1994
Down to Earth
Tags:
India, Kerala
India

 No funds for rural project

An ambitious programme of mapping the land resources of every village panchayat in Kerala has run into trouble. The project was conceived in 1988 by the Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad and the Centre

Publication Date: 
14/11/1994
Down to Earth
Tags:
Rural Development, Finance, Panchayats, India, Kerala
India

 Kerala beaches kayo the heart

Researchers believe that the minerals present in the sand on the Kerala coast are responsible for a rare heart disease

Publication Date: 
14/10/1994
Down to Earth
Tags:
Minerals, Beaches, Heart Diseases, India, Kerala
Biodiversity

Biodiversity conservation through ecodevelopment

This indicative plan has based on the work of field/park directors and their colleagues in the eight protected areas, and of various non-governmental organisations involved in carrying out PRA in the proposed project area.

Publication Date: 
Oct 1994
Indian Institute of Public Administration
Tags:
Pench TR, Gir NP, Palamau NP, Periyar NP, Ranthambore NP, Simlipal NP, Buxa SA, Nagarahole NP, Biodiversity, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa (Odisha), Rajasthan, West Bengal
India

 Exit, green fences

Hedgerows, reservoirs of biodiversity, quietly fade into extinction in Kerala

Publication Date: 
14/08/1994
Leela Sebastian
Down to Earth
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19940815
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Tags:
Reservoirs, Biodiversity, India, Kerala
India

 Bark and bite

A whopping 25,000 people formed a human chain in Kerala's Jeerakappara forest to rally against the wanton destruction wrought by encroachers

Publication Date: 
30/05/1994
K Sreedharan
Down to Earth
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19940531
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Tags:
Forest Encroachments, Public Participation, India, Kerala
India

 Up in smoke

Illegal marijuana cultivation leads to a systematic butchering of the rich rainforests of Kerala

Publication Date: 
14/04/1994
P R J Pradeep
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19940415
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Tags:
Tropical Forests, India, Kerala
India

 Stagnant numbers

Pathanamthitta district in Kerala may soon have the unique distinction of achieving zero population growth. A recent UNICEF-sponsored survey revealed the district has a birth rate of 5.3 per thousand

Publication Date: 
27/02/1994
Down to Earth
Tags:
Population, Infants, UNICEF, Kerala
India

 Cheap solution to labour

In a typical case of technology coming to the aid of small paddy cultivators, the Kerala Agro Industries Corp (KAIC) has developed a paddy thresher that comes in handy for farmers who face problems

Publication Date: 
14/02/1994
Down to Earth
Tags:
Agricultural Machines, India, Kerala

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