Ernakulam civil station to go solar
The district administration has proposed to install solar electric panels at a cost of Rs 1.7 crore at the civil station. The solar panels would cover an area of 30,000 sq feet and will be installed
4,000 nursing seats fall vacant on poor demand
More than 4,000 nursing seats out of a total 12,500 have fallen vacant in the state this year, registering the largest ever dip in demand for the course.
Of 6,400-odd seats for General Nursing and M
Condom test machine goes dud, raises HIV risk
The government may be spending crores on AIDS awareness and prevention, but its officials are taking things easy. This is especially so in matters like random quality checking of condoms in the market
Building flats on ‘shaky’ law
If you are looking for an apartment, you certainly don’t want to fall victim to a scam.
Considering the scarcity of land in Kerala, people here are left with little option but to buy a flat, especial
Periyar’s tigerish work inspires other reserves
Impressed by the way the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Thekkady is carrying out various
conservation and participatory management activities involving local people, organisations from outside Kerala
Curbs on entry to Hill Palace soon
A jog through the royal walkway of the Hill Palace Museum every morning may be a favourite area that those who are fitness conscious in and around Thrippunithura prefer. However they are likely to be
Condom test machine goes dud, raises HIV risk
The government may be spending crores on AIDS awareness and prevention, but its officials are taking things easy. This is especially so in matters like random quality checking of condoms in the market
LPG curbs fuel biogas demand
With the Centre putting a cap on LPG cylinders, the demand for biogas plants in the state has gone up by 100 per cent.
Prior to the Centre’s recent restrictions on LPG cylinders, ANERT (Agency for No
New ‘empowerment’ for women
It’s all about empowering women in a different way; nothing at all to do with the nationally-acknowledged empowerment programme Kudumbasree or its paler counterpart Janasri. If it were good as appoint
Rs 70,000 cr sitting on a powder keg
Private chit fund business in the state is on the verge of a collapse. With the defaults growing and no chit funds being launched by the around 5,000 private players, the collapse of one chit fund can