Nipah: A potential Pandemic and a Lot More That We Dont know
Kerala witnessed the second outbreak of Nipah Virus (NiV) this year with a 24-year-old student in Malappuram succumbing to it on September 16, 2024.…
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The Unsung Heroes: Survivors In Action
The Family Health Centre at Meppadi has been converted into a temporary morgue, and human remains continue to arrive. Doctors, nurses, and volunteers are…
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‘Entered A House With No One, Just Trophies’: In Wayanad, Resilience Is The Only Way Forward
The misty mountains of Wayanad remain drenched in a relentless downpour as if the skies themselves mourn the tragedy. The rain continues unabated on the third…
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Wayanad Landslide: Tales Of Loss And Survival From Ground Zero
The Family Health Centre in Meppadi, Wayanad, now transformed into a makeshift hospital, is overwhelmed with the harrowing aftermath of the landslide. The air is…
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Recurring Landslides Wreak Havoc In Kerala: A Devastating Impact Of Climate Change
Rasheed, a resident of Mundakkai in Wayanad, woke up at 2am on Tuesday and rushed out of his home. He could not initially figure out…
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New Climate Refugees: The Human Cost Of Tidal Flooding In Kerala
Sulochana, a 52-year-old resident of Puthenvelikkara Panchayat, a low-lying village in the coastal belt of Ernakulam district, fears that her village could vanish in…
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Whispering Hope: The Real-Life Stories Behind Chevittorma
Latha Dileep, 46, a daily-wage labourer working under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) programme, never imagined she would become a…
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Rice Bowl in tatters: Suicide lays bare Kuttanad’s farming woes
Rajeev Sarasan, a 49-year-old farmer at upper Kuttanad in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district, took his life on April 11 by hanging from a tree adjacent…
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Kerala floods: Why state fails to get its rain alerts right every year
For a state that has romanticised rain for long, the monsoon has become a nightmare for Kerala, especially in the last five years. Every…
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Nature’s fury or human error: Why is Kerala so prone to calamities?
Gripped by fear of deluge, Kerala is polarised over a very basic question – why does the state fall prey to natural calamities so…
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