Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
New study hints at a wider distribution of Agasthyamalai Bushfrog in Western Ghats
A research team has discovered the Agasthyamalai Bushfrog in the high-elevation shola forests of Devikulam, near Munnar, extending the species’ known distribution by more than 120 km northwards. Until now, the species was thought to be confined to the Agasthyamalai Hills south of the Shencottah Gap
Curbing talent exodus: It’s deja vu for Indian Space Research Organisation
In the early 1990s, the information technology boom and campus recruitments dealt a blow to ISRO which was then on an expansion mode
DUK partners with HEX20 to launch hands-on educational programme in satellite technology
The initiative aims at providing selected students from India and abroad with immersive training in the design, assembly, integration and testing of satellite subsystems
SIT attributes eight elephant deaths in Kerala river to ‘natural accidental causes’
The animals might have accidentally slipped into the river following extremely high rainfall and died due to the impacts of the fall, according to the report
India emerging as deep-tech powerhouse through sustained policy support: NITI Aayog Member Abhay Karandikar
14th Convocation of IISER Thiruvananthapuram held
Third death anniversary of Oommen Chandy observed
The commemorative event featured a series of welfare initiatives
Row over free meal distribution by political outfits at government hospitals in Kerala
Health Minister declares that no political organisation will be allowed to run welfare activities inside government hospitals under its own banner and says the responsibility rests solely with the Health dept. DYFI, which has been offering free meals for years, says it stepped in only because the hospitals lacked a mechanism to provide free food to patients’ caregivers
Vallasadya season begins at Aranmula
Oarsmen aboard 10 palliyodams arrived at the temple ghats to a rousing welcome on the opening day
SPEK seeks expert review before Korapuzha dredging resumes
The environmental organisation calls for the constitution of an expert committee, including a marine ecologist and a representative of residents, to evaluate the proposal to deepen the estuary before any further decision is taken
Question paper leaks a national crisis, says Kerala Minister; Congress to stage youth protest on August 1
Sunny Joseph alleges that Kerala too is witnessing similar irregularities in recruitment examinations, and criticises the Opposition for objecting to the State government’s decision to investigate alleged irregularities in PSC examinations
KUHS, KVASU sign MoU to strengthen academic and research collaboration
The MoU was exchanged at a function held at the Verghese Kurien Institute of Dairy Technology on the Mannuthy Veterinary College campus
Oommen Chandy set the benchmark for public service, says Kerala Minister Anil Kumar
He says the late leader always stood by the most vulnerable sections of society and did everything within his capacity to help improve their lives
Pinarayi Vijayan expresses solidarity with protesters at Jantar Mantar
Kerala Leader of the Opposition says the ongoing protests are in defence of democratic rights and the voices of the protesters will not surrender to ‘authoritarian rule of Sangh Parivar and Narendra Modi government’
Rule changes on the cards to streamline land conversion, title deed distribution, says Kerala Revenue Minister
Anil Kumar says government will examine practical suggestions and proposals for legal amendments, and take appropriate decisions, once review meetings in all 14 districts are completed
