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"We can achieve growth and jobs by investing in green technologies and innovation. That's the only way to have sustainable growth, Ugo Astuto said.

So popular were his films at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) every year that there were long queues of movie aficionados for the screenings in Thiruvananthapuram.

The jawan, in his 40s, is believed to have contracted the Plasmodium ovale, a type of malaria caused by a bite from a female Anopheles mosquito, during his time in Sudan as it is endemic to that region.

The elections to 71 panchayats, 11 block panchayats, six municipalities and 22 seats in the district panchayat in Kottayam are a litmus test for the two prominent Kerala Congress factions -- KC(M) led by Jose K Mani and KC(J) led by PJ Joseph.

According to turnout figures provided by the state election commission as of 9 am, there has been 14.67% polling in Thiruvananthapuram, 16.19% in Kollam, 16.99% in Pathanamthitta, 16.85% in Alappuzha and 15.49% in Idukki.

Kerala local body elections: The 2015 election to the Thiruvananthapuram corporation saw the BJP’s dramatic rise, winning 34 wards, up from four in the 2010 election.

Bharat Bandh today: Several political parties, including the Congress, Shiv Sena, AAP, DMK, Kamal Haasan's MNM, Left parties, the TMC, and the TRS, have joined ranks with the protesting farmers. NDA constituent RLP has also supported the bandh call.

The successful experiment, one of the earliest in Kerala, has propelled the state's tourism department to raise similar micro-forests on the Miyawaki model at 22 tourism spots across 12 districts.

Noufa and her husband Muhammad Basil, who have over 5.5 lakh subscribers on two YouTube channels, are hoping to convert their online popularity into votes in Porur panchayat.

Every year since 2016, The Indian Express has been marking the 26/11 terror attacks on Mumbai with stories of strength and a public event showcasing the spirit of the survivors. This year, the anniversary is being marked by honouring the corona warriors, who most epitomise that spirit.

As the chatter about the upcoming local body elections in Kerala heats up, there is great interest in what voters of perhaps the most cosmopolitan municipal ward in the state want this time.

For many, it is a debut election. For past candidates, it is a test if they will increase or reduce their previous margins.

Gone are the cliched posters of the smiling candidate with the party symbol. Here, the candidates of the CPI(M) in the upcoming local body polls appear in delightful digital posters in the very natural settings they live and work in. 

The KSEB recently issued an order to clear hard wood and rosewood trees in the allocated forest area in Vazhachal division to kickstart work for the Anakkayam Small Hydro Electric Project which is designed to generate power from the water flowing out of the Sholayar dam.

If the present two-lane NH66 has to be widened in the stretch between Thuravur and Oachira passing through Cheppad, a portion of the St George Orthodox Church would have to be brought down.

Kerala Local Body Election 2020 dates, schedule: The contest that's likely to get the most eyeballs is undoubtedly the 100-seat Thiruvananthapuram municipal corporation. That's because in 2015, it witnessed a fiercely-fought triangular contest between LDF, UDF and BJP.

Since the budget announcement in February, over 750 such hotels have sprung up across the state, almost all run by Kudumbashree, serving meals for Rs 20 between 12 noon and 3 pm every day.

Blessed by an extensive network of waterways and its location in the centre of Kerala, Kochi is serviced by all major public transport modes: private and public buses, trains, Metro rail, cabs, autorickshaws and ferries.

In Kerala, there are innumerable records of the Vattezhuth, or round writing, script in the form of stone inscriptions, edicts and palm-leaf manuscripts that lie waiting to be read simply because there aren’t enough experts who can decode the text.

This is the second time Bineesh has been summoned by the ED in connection with his links to Mohammed Anoop, who was arrested by the NCB on August 22.

While a formal announcement on the break-up is awaited, leaders of Thomas-faction have begun backchannel talks with the Congress-led UDF.

The ingenious plan, a brainchild of state Finance Minister TM Thomas Isaac, was formally rolled out earlier this week in Meenangadi, a panchayat of 33,000 people curled up in the Western Ghats hills in Wayanad district.

In India, breast cancer today is the most common cancer among women, replacing cervical cancer; a woman is diagnosed with it every four minutes

Along with writing, Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri was also attracted by the Gandhian thought and immersed himself into the reformation of the society alongside the likes of VT Bhattathiripad. In fact, he is seen as one of the pillars of the modern renaissance movement of Kerala.