Kerala

The scenic sublimity of the Meenachil river is immortalised by Arundhati Roy in her Booker prize-winning novel, The God of Small Things. Roy skilfully presents the river flowing through the Aymanam village as a victim of human greed and callousness. The river is described in the book as a beautiful one that turns an ugly waste dump into which anything could be flung.

India has the highest number of people without access to toilets: Report

Latha, well known environmental activist and researcher from Kerala, is no more with us physically. Though many of us knew that she was battling with cancer for the last 3-4 years, closely following her ups and downs and also knowing that over the last two weeks or so her health was steadily deteriorating, the question still comes up time and again, why was she taken away from us so early?

States freeze payments to MGNREGA workers

Study says 40 percent of NCR's water bodies lost to urbanisation in 42 years

Niti Aayog proposes 300-metre high dam in Arunachal Pradesh

NGT concerned about overexploited status of Delhi's groundwater

Public hearing for Pancheshwar dam continues while ignoring people's concern

Asia has the highest number of people exposed to flooding: Report

Spanning an area of 61 sq km, the Ashtamudi lake is considered the gateway to the backwaters of Kerala. While the lake on the outside radiates with natural beauty, there is a notable treasure nesting deep within its waters--the short-neck clams.