Land for cotton exceeds paddy
Be it due to the less than moderate and erratic rainfall or the rise in price, this kharif season might result in the biggest cotton produce in recent years.
According to figures collated by the agr
Action plan to tackle impact of climate change
The city will soon have an action plan and adaptation strategy to surmount the impact of climate change.
Kochi is among the four cities, besides, Madurai, Howrah and Vishakhapatnam, that have been s
CAG faults Dental Council for Rs 1.32 cr mess
It’s Rs 1.32 crore down the drain for the Dental Council of India (DCI).
Two years back, DCI had sprung the huge amount for biometric attendance equipment to be installed in 290 dental colleges acro
Action to be taken against Rampachodavaram ASP
State home minister Sabitha Indra Reddy indicated on Sunday that disciplinary action would be taken against Rampachodavaram ASP Naveen Kumar for making allegations against other officers at a press co
DRDO clears air on indigenous tech
Facing a volley of allegations from various fronts regarding the lack of complete indigenisation in defence weapon systems and technologies, huge cost and time overruns, Defence Research and Developme
How green is emerging Kerala?
As the state braces for a big leap in development through the Emerging Kerala meet to be held in Kochi from September 12 to 14, concerns are being expressed not just by the opposition, but even the ru
Jipmer’s anti-poor move irks AIADMK
The AIADMK has announced to stage a demonstration in front of the Jipmer (Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research) Hospital in Puducherry on September 4 protesting agains
India-born professor faces expulsion in UK
British academic John Tulloch, who was born in India when it was a British colony and who survived the July 7, 2005 bomb blasts, is being threatened with expulsion from the United Kingdom over his imm
Solar plants can cut loss due to T&D
The state government is spending a whopping Rs 2,000 crores to segregate agricultural feeders to cut transmission and distribution (T&D) losses. Experts say that by using solar energy for captive gene
Kerala tanker blast toll at 19, four serious
The death toll in the LPG tanker blast at Chala in Kannur rose to 19 with three more victims succumbing to burns on Sunday.
One of the three was 12-year-old Rizwan. All three other members of his fam