During January 2026, unseasonal rain, hailstorms and cyclones affected a total 17,481 hectares, impacting 30,413 farmers across three districts in Maharashtra, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Bhagirath Choudhary told the Lok Sabha. The government provided an amount of Rs 2,256.87 lakh as relief of compensation to the affected farmers during January 2026….
Hill cutting or quarrying in the Western Ghats can destabilise slopes and increase the risk of landslides. Reclamation of wetlands can block natural drainage and intensify flooding in downstream settlements. Coastal infrastructure can alter sediment flows and accelerate shoreline erosion. The charter argues that Kerala’s development policies have often failed to recognise these ecological linkages….
On October 18, 2021, residents of Chittur-Thathamangalam, a small town in Kerala’s Palakkad district, received something the town had never had before in its 125-year history: a Master Plan. The Draft Master Plan 2031, prepared by the state’s town planning department, outlined an ambitious vision for the town’s future. It proposed a wide range of…