A 2010 survey conducted by the Scheduled Tribes Development Department had found that nearly half of the total deaths in the ST communities over the previous five years were premature or unnatural.
By next year, the administrative machinery in the State may be better prepared to handle crisis response and calamity relief operations.
The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has initiated steps to complete the draft State plan for disaster management by this year end.
75,000 residents in the eastern part of Chittur been demanding water from the Parambikulam Aliyar Project.
On the premises of a few polling stations in the district, booths supporting an unusual ‘candidate’ sprouted on Thursday. They were rooting for NOTA (none of the above).
State severely threatened by climate change, says State Action Plan on Climate Change
Alappuzha, Palakkad, Wayanad and Idukki districts are climate change hotspots in Kerala, with a high degree of vulnerability to natural hazards like flood and drought and impact on biodiversity and human life.
The state government on Wednesday submitted a detailed 20-page final report on the state's response on Kasturirangan review committee report to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF).
Roof-Top, Pole-Mounted Units Planned In Attapadi Hamlet, Mananthavadi Estate
The state electricity board has, in a first-of-its-kind endeavour suitable to Kerala, decided to roll out several pilot projects to track and test the potential of solar energy.
84 Abattoirs Shut Down Following Crackdown By Department
It seems that a major chunk of the meat you buy from the various outlets in the state is not safe to eat. Nearly 84 slaughterhouses across the state were closed down following raids conducted by food safety officials last week. It is also generally accepted that scores of illegal slaughterhouses that operate at odd hours have escaped the raid.
Kerala government today expressed hope that it would be able to get Presidential assent to the 'Plachimada Coca-Cola Victims Relief and Compensation Claims Special Tribunal Bill-2011, passed by the
