-NDTV.com Kerala Health Minister Veena George says he Landed at Thiruvananthapuram airport and all WHO guidelines are being followed Thiruvananthapuram: A man who returned from the UAE has tested positive for monkeypox in Kerala, state Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday. He Landed at the Thiruvananthapuram airport on Tuesday and is "quite stable, with all vitals normal", she said. The central government has sent a team, which has experts from the National...

-The Telegraph The development, multiple sources said, is vital to initiate the next phase of work to operationalise the coal mine amid protests by a large number of local people Calcutta: The Bengal government on Thursday started exploratory drilling at a stretch of Land at a village under the proposed Deocha-Pachami coal mine project in a bid to estimate the layers and quality of coal-reserve with the consent of local people in...

-TheThirdPole.net Rising temperatures and weather fluctuations may drive hunger and malnutrition in India, unless the country acts urgently Rashpinder Singh, 36, is a farmer who owns 17 acres (almost seven hectares) of Land in the state of Punjab. He took up the profession of his forefathers after completing his MTech degree. “I feel connected with the Land. Farming is a part of my identity, since this is what I have been surrounded with...

-The Hindu * What are the Forest Conservation Rules and how will it affect forest dwellers and tribals? What is the government’s position on the updated rules? The story so far: The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sparred earlier this week on the latest version of the Forest Conservation Rules. Congress spokesperson, Jairam Ramesh, alleged that the latest version of the rules, updated last month, allowed forest Land to be...

-Newsclick.in As Landslides plague Garhwal Himalayas, geologist YP Sundriyal says it confirms scientists’ fear that geologically weak areas will destabilise during monsoons. Leading geologist Prof YP Sundriyal teaches the subject at the Hemavati Bahuguna Garhwal University. In this interview with NewsClick, Sundriyal, who specialises in the Garhwal region of the Himalayan range, expresses concern about the rising frequency of Landslides. He believes the government must set up a special fund to maintain...