The Forest Department of Kerala has just completed the first-ever ornithological survey for the Malabar region recording 341 species of birds.

Minister for Industries and Urban Development P.K. Kunhalikutty inaugurated ‘Suchitwotsavam,' a cleaning drive under the aegis of the district sanitation mission as part of the Nirmal Bharat project undertaken by the Union Ministry for Rural Development across the country, on the beach here on Sunday.

Laws to curb poultry waste dumping in public
The district is set to pilot the State government's comprehensive waste disposal project. Minister for Industries P.K. Kunhalikutty said here on Friday that Malappuram district was chosen to pilot the project considering its problems in waste disposal.

Slight increase in infant mortality rate
A Keralite, on an average, has the life span of a U.S. citizen as the State ranks high in all health indicators compared to other States in the country. But the declining child sex ratio shows the State in bad light despite the fairly good overall sex ratio, United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) consultant for Kerala and Tamil Nadu N.S.

The project proposes to pay Rs.1,000 per acre to kole farmers every year.

Thrissur: The State government will submit a project on biodiversity conservation of kole wetlands of Thrissur and Malappuram districts to the Centre.

157 acres needed for expansion of airport

Industries Minister to oversee expansion work

Package for rehabilitation of affected families

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government will form a special unit to acquire 157 acres for the expansion of the Karipur airport and implement a package for the rehabilitation of affected families, Revenue Minister K.P.

For better tourist facilities

Toilet complex opened on banks of the Bharatapuzha

River management funds to be used to protect its banks

MALAPPURAM: Minister for Devaswom Kadannappally Ramachandran has said that he will initiate a joint move with the Ministers of Revenue and Tourism to develop the banks of the Bharatapuzha at Kuttippuram into a larger destination of religious tourism.

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With swine flu infections recurring in Kerala, the state authorities today put the number of positive cases at 15 even as they stepped up preventive and awareness campaign across the districts.

ALAPPUZHA: Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran declared five grama panchayats in the state as

MALAPPURAM: The implementation of various projects under the National Rural Employment

Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is proving to be a success in the district with around 77.63 percent utilisation of the total fund allotted by the government in the previous fiscal.

According to officials, the district stands fourth in the state in successfully utilising the project fund.