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Bird flu resurfaces in Tamil Nadu after mass crow deaths in Chennai, triggering statewide surveillance

India, Feb. 6 -- More than 1,000 crows died across Chennai in late January and early February, with tests confirming the presence of the H5N1 avian influenza virus The deaths have triggered statewide... Read More


Kerala's debt write-off for Wayanad landslide survivors marks a new chapter in disaster justice

India, Feb. 4 -- When the massive landslides tore through Mundakkai and Chooralmala in Kerala's Wayanad district in July 2024, they did more than wipe out houses, plantations, and livelihoods. They a... Read More


Conserve or perish

India, Feb. 3 -- Entry to Periyar Tiger Reserve is not marked by any ceremonial gate. The checkpost that leads to the national park in Kerala also has no sign to announce that one has crossed into one... Read More


Kerala samples confirm global Clade Ib mpox strain, exposing India's surveillance gaps

India, Jan. 23 -- Genomic analysis conducted by Indian virology laboratories has identified Clade Ib mpox in samples collected from Kerala over the last two years. As per information available with Na... Read More


G Rajkumar (1950-2026): Man who quietly held a movement together and walked the mountains into memory

India, Jan. 15 -- G Rajkumar, a pivotal figure in Kerala's environmental movement, passed away in 2026. He was instrumental in the Save Kurinji Campaign, which protected the shola-grassland ecosystem... Read More


Golden spirit: Survival of the shy primate is closely tied to the health of Western Ghats

India, Jan. 9 -- The Nilgiri langur is an arboreal primate native to the Western Ghats, known for its distinctive call, golden mane and high-canopy life Found across hill ranges of Kerala and Tamil N... Read More


Night watcher: Reverse mythical beliefs to save the nocturnal hunter of Western Ghats

India, Jan. 9 -- The grey slender loris is a unique primate found in southern India and Sri Lanka. It faces threats from hunting and habitat loss despite its ecological importance. Conservation effo... Read More


Kerala's reluctant prophet: Why Madhav Gadgil could never be ignored in the land of landslides

India, Jan. 8 -- Every time the hills of Kerala slipped, cracked or came rushing down as mud and water, one name returned to public conversation with unsettling regularity. It surfaced in newspaper co... Read More


P Narayanan Unny was the keeper of the red grain

India, Dec. 10 -- P Narayanan Unny, the farmer and conservationist who brought global attention to Navara, Kerala's rare medicinal rice, passed away on the night of December 9 at his ancestral home in... Read More


A ward that vanished: Mundakkai, the village that Kerala lost

India, Dec. 6 -- As Kerala braces for another round of local body elections, a small but haunting absence defines this democratic season in the northern district of Wayanad. Amid the banners, door-to-... Read More