Kerala

A place which most people dread to enter has become a favourite hangout for foodies in Kerala’s capital. The inmates-run ‘Food for Freedom’ cafeteria in Thiruvananthapuram’s Central Prison has turned out to be a hit among patrons thanks to the delicacies offered and their low cost. “It is not the

The coastal town of Alappuzha, famous for its backwaters and intricate network of canals and lagoons, has found a spot in a United Nations (UN) report of five global cities that have successfully tackled solid waste management. The UN Environment report lists Alappuzha, also called Aleppey

In Kottakkal municipality of Kerala’s Muslim-dominated Malappuram district, girls bring joy as well as gold for their family. For their municipal councillor, Abdul Raheem has a unique way of celebrating the birth of a girl child in his ward. The independent councillor has been gifting a gold coin

ZERO CARBON emission, hundreds of litres of diesel saved and just 5 paisa spent on every passenger per kilometre. “The operational cost of the boat, Aditya, is Rs 163 per day against a diesel boat’s Rs 7,000. Our estimate is the annual operational cost would run into just Rs 60,000, while a diesel

This is the story of Sneha Limbgaomkar who helps her husband run a small roadside eatery in the evening while she spends her day studying for her doctoral research fellowship. Sneha, a Maharashtrian, befriended a Jharkhand boy Premshankar Mandal on Orkut. Against the wishes of parents they got

After the news posted on 1st May on how women in Palakkad district of Kerala joined hands to dig wells to fight drought, http://bharatmahan.in/positive-news/kerala-women-dig-180-wells-fight-drought-907 , comes the news of 700 villagers, mostly women, waded through a dead river, cleansed it and

This is a story from Kerala which is very inspiring. To fight drought many women in Palakkad district of Kerala have come together to dig wells and rewrite their destiny amid the unprecedented dry spell. Successive monsoon failure has left their land parched and robbed them of their livelihood

Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) in Nedumbassery had come in the news sometime back when it became the first airport in the world to meet its entire electricity requirement through solar power. Now, news comes for another first to its credit. The car parking bays will have roof-top solar

Life comes to a standstill every evening in Marottichal, a sleepy hamlet in Kerala, as people converge around black and white boards. Hushed discussions and sudden cries of “checkmate!” ring the air—at tea stalls, lanes and corners of this high-range village. For the country’s first chess-literate

For the 1 st time in the country, a LNG fueled bus has been launched today by Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in the presence of Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan at Thiruvananthapuram. It has been a joint effort of Petronet LNG Limited (PLL), Indian Oil

The Navy yet again pitched in with timely assistance for an organ transplant emphasizing its commitment to social issues by providing a Naval Dornier for the transportation of medical team for heart harvesting and their subsequent return with the harvested heart. On 18 Jul 16, the District Collector