Cheruvally Estate

Sabarimala Airport: hidden agenda behind acquiring land?

The Left government's final decision to acquire 2,262 acres of estate land from Cheruvally estate for the proposed Sabarimala Airport in pathanamthitta,o Kerala, has once again strengthened the doubts if the said project was...
Bandipur

Night ban in Bandipur forest should continue; Nature lovers

The indefinite Hunger strike to reopen the stretch inside the Bandipur Tiger reserve for night traffic has been called off at Sultan Bathery in Wayanad after the Kerala Government’s assurance.  Though withdrawn, the agitation...
malayalam university

Land for Malayalam University comes under the scanner

The Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University in Kerala has once again come under the scanner with the National Green Tribunal seeking a report on environmental violations, if any, with respect to the land identified for...
Freedom of expression

Is freedom of expression being slashed?

“Strange things are happening in the country,” this was the first reaction of film maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan on hearing about the FIR registered against him and others who wrote an open letter to Prime...
China organ

China alleged to harvest organs from ethnic/minority groups

  China is alleged to be harvesting organs from minority and ethnic groups such as Uighur and Falun Gong. The China Tribunal, who are a group of lawyers, doctors and other raised this allegation before...

Quarrying gains momentum with political blessings

After a few days of respite, quarrying has gained momentum in Kerala with the quarry owners blasting the Western Ghats and other hills in connivance with the officials. Moreover, the quarry mafia also have...
Tea bag

One tea bag = 11.6 billion micro and 3.1 billion nano plastics

  You might have dipped a single tea bag and relished a cup of tea. But you might be unaware that you had taken about 11.6 billion microplastic and 3.1 billion nanoplastic particles with that...
Niti Aayog

Kerala maintains top lead in education

The quality of education shows a wide difference in India with many of the states yet to better their performance, according to Niti Ayog’s School Education Quality Index that was released on Monday. While Kerala...