Drone survey-based study to quantify soil loss in Idukki following landslips

Drone survey-based study to quantify soil loss in Idukki following landslips

In a pioneering initiative in State, an expert team has conducted a drone survey-based study to quantify soil loss in Idukki, including areas belonging to the Western Ghats, following recent landslips. Sajin Kumar K.S., Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology at Kerala University (KU), who led the study, said the team’s focus was on … Read more

Soil extraction at Palamel suspended

Soil extraction at Palamel suspended

Soil extraction by levelling a hillock at Mattappally in Palamel grama panchayat, near Mavelikara, which led to huge protests, has been suspended till November 16. Following the decision to temporarily halt the mining activities, residents called off their agitation for the time being. Last week, residents clashed with the police over the removal of soil … Read more

Home is where the plants are

Home is where the plants are

Millennials may have sounded the death knell for many industries, including mass-market beers, paper napkins, cable TV, motorcycles/cars, and luxury goods, but they have single-handedly helped one sector bloom. A mid-pandemic survey by Article and OnePoll revealed that 70% of millennials call themselves a ‘plant parent’. However, that doesn’t mean that all of them are … Read more

Unable to digest electoral defeats, Rahul Gandhi maligning country on foreign soil, says Anurag Thakur

Unable to digest electoral defeats, Rahul Gandhi maligning country on foreign soil, says Anurag Thakur

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur. File | Photo Credit: PTI Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on March 3, 2023 accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of maligning India on foreign soil because of being unable to deal with successive electoral defeats after the latter claimed that he was under surveillance by intelligence agencies … Read more

Pravasi Bharatiyas are ‘brand ambassadors’ of India on foreign soil: PM Modi

Pravasi Bharatiyas are ‘brand ambassadors’ of India on foreign soil: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on January 9, 2023. Photo: Screengrab via YouTube/Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday described Pravasi Bhartiyas as the “brand ambassadors” of India on foreign soil and said they have a significant place in the journey of the country … Read more

Afghan soil will not be used against India, peace negotiator Dr Abdullah tells NSA Doval

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Dr Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council of National Reconciliation of Afghanistan, is on an official visit to India from October 6 to 11, 2020. His first high-level meeting was with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval where both sides discussed the Afghan peace process and the intra-Afghan talks between the Afghan government and the … Read more