Kerala

Arrack threat

Conservationists in Kerala want to ban an arrack shop located in the heart of the Chinnar wildlife sanctuary because it endangers the grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura dandolena). The Idukki

Publication Date:

27/02/1993

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Endangered Species, Wildlife, Sanctuaries, India, Kerala

Poverty

Food benefits are not for the poor

IN A poverty-ridden country, particularly in the rural areas, it is legitimate to ask to what extent the public distribution system (PDS) of foodgrains acts as a security cover to the poor. The

Publication Date:

30/01/1993

Author(s): Ash Gulati

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

1

Issue:

19930131

pp:

0

Tags:

Food Supply, Rural Habitat, Poverty, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

India

Fires galore

Over 2,500 hectares (ha) of forests in Kerala have been destroyed by fires this summer. Fires are reported to have destroyed extensive acreage in several of the 14 sanctuaries and national parks

Publication Date:

30/05/1992

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Forests, Forest Fires, Timber Smuggling, Nagarahole NP, India, Karnataka, Kerala, Nagarhole NP

Land