Vermin status: Centre and states lock horns over the killing of wild boars

In many parts of India, depleting forest cover is pushing wild boars to raid crops and enter urban areas.

KA Shaji

· Jun 13, 2022 · 09:30 pm

India’s first dugong reserve will help protect the world’s only herbivorous marine mammal

In September 2021, Tamil Nadu had declared 500 sq km of the biodiversity-rich waters in the Gulf of Mannar as a protected area.

KA Shaji

· Jan 16, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Kerala’s Marayoor sandalwood forests are under the threat of declassification and spike disease

The state’s revenue department is attempting to deem over 119 hectares of the forests a rocky, barren land with no conservation-related importance.

KA Shaji

· Dec 24, 2021 · 09:30 pm

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