In Kerala’s Kuttanad, climate change is forcing residents to abandon their homes

The waters in the rivers and the Vembanad Lake ecosystem, which were once an icon of prosperity, are turning into a threat to lives and livelihoods.

KA Shaji

· Aug 28, 2021 · 09:30 pm

These cute turtles may not look dangerous, but they are among the world’s worst invasive species

Unaware pet owners and weak laws are facilitating the spread of the red-eared sliders in water bodies across India.

KA Shaji

· Jul 10, 2021 · 07:30 pm

In Madurai, a new tiger reserve holds hope for the revival of the Vaigai river

The once-perennial river is now completely dry at several places.

KA Shaji

· Jun 04, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Cyclone Tauktae’s impact on Kerala was worsened by the infrastructure projects along its coast

Human activities like land reclamation, development of ports, shrimp farming, river diversions and sand mining have made the state vulnerable to climate change.

KA Shaji

· May 27, 2021 · 09:30 pm

The death of an elephant in the Nilgiris spotlights the tussle over a conservation project

The Sigur Elephant Corridor, connecting the Western and Eastern Ghats, is facing resistance because it will displace over 12,000 people.

KA Shaji

· Feb 04, 2021 · 07:30 pm

The construction of India’s third-longest tunnel in Kerala may destabilise the Western Ghats

The project is being undertaken without any studies to assess financial feasibility or environmental and sociological impact.

KA Shaji

· Jan 06, 2021 · 09:30 pm

After early success, Kerala is grappling with a rise in coronavirus cases

A section of health experts are urging the state government to evolve new strategies.

KA Shaji

· Oct 26, 2020 · 09:30 pm

In Kerala, development projects cleared amid lockdown threaten the state’s ecological balance

Among these is a new international airport near Sabarimala temple and sand mining in Thottappally estuary.

KA Shaji

· Jul 19, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Kerala could have avoided the deaths of two elephants if it learnt to kill wild boar scientifically

Farmers often use cable wires, neem cakes, bamboo fencings, fish nets and firecrackers to illegally fight the porcine menace.

KA Shaji

· Jun 14, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Lakshadweep gets world’s first sea cucumber conservation reserve to curb smuggling into China

Sea cucumbers are crucial to the marine ecosystem, performing similar functions to earthworms in the land ecosystem.

KA Shaji

· May 13, 2020 · 09:30 pm

An Adivasi community in Kerala has united to save the region’s dwindling hornbill population

A proposed hydroelectric dam, poaching and timber mafia threaten the bird population.

KA Shaji

· Dec 30, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Despite nature’s protests, encroachment and illegal construction are rampant in Kerala’s Munnar

The hilly region was severely affected by the August 2018 and 1924 floods and illegal constructions could become an election issue this year.

KA Shaji

· Mar 04, 2019 · 01:30 pm