Heavy rains bring life to a standstill in many parts of Kerala

Incessant heavy rainfall across Kerala since the night of July 4 led to the death of one person and brought life to a standstill in several areas as roads got flooded, water levels rose in rivers......

The Elephant Who's A TV & SM Star

As media phenomenon, Arikomban is in a different league.Efforts to capture the elephant were telecast live.Local three-wheeler drivers started a fans association for the pachyderm.A film has now......

Kerala: Major dams opened to release excess water amid heavy rain threats

The India meteorological department on Tuesday predicted isolated heavy rains in some parts of Kerala till Wednesday and widespread rains till August 11 as result of a newly formed depression near......

5 Kozhikode-bound flights from Middle East diverted to Kochi as rains lash Kerala

Five flights to Kozhikode from the Middle East have been diverted to Kochi airport due to bad weather. The diverted flights include Air Arabia from Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, Gulf Air from Bahrain,......

Kerala govt to demolish check dams of Tatas

As part of a move against illegal construction and land acquisition at the tourist centre of Munnar in Idukki district, the Kerala government decided on Tuesday to demolish two check dams......

Late rains revive kharif outlook

Monsoon is back in almost all the rain-starved areas of the peninsula, Maharashtra and parts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. As a result, there has been a dramatic change in the overall kharif crop......

Deficient rain : Food prices under threat

Storm clouds of a different kind are gathering on the macro-economic horizon and they have nothing to do with surging global crude oil prices. The monsoon has played truant across large parts of......

Meet India's rustic knowledge providers

Three months ago, at a CII symposium on decoding rural markets where rural marketing gurus spoke of their approach to capturing the largely unaccrued volumes of rural consumption, one person turned......