Kerala

Kerala is sick of noise pollution, and is taking steps to curb it.

Last year, an environmental revolution was quietly spreaheaded in Kottayam district as a last bid to save Meenachil and its tributaries, Meenanthara and Kodoor, whose existence had trickled down to tiny threads of polluted water.

It all began when Abbas Ali took charge of Ambalavayal police station as its new Sub-Inspector (SI) and came across the fallow plot of land.

More than providing clothes, the motive behind the initiative had been to drive home the message of being charitable in a socially conscious, responsible and most vitally, dignified manner.

On a budget of only ₹8,000, the final year engineering students of NSS College of Engineering developed the wheelchair using the motor of a car wiper.

While it has only been three years since he entered the world of photography, his passion and commitment seem to overtake the work of many seasoned artists.

Vova Dabbawala is the brainchild of city-based Sreejith Jayan that is all set to begin its operations across four prime locations spread across the ambit of Kerala’s capital on May 15.

With the active involvement of about 800 people in different farming activities for the past four years, about 25 unproductive fields in the village are now witnessing different types of greens sprouting from the ground.

While the family was dependent for food on the government subsidised ration through Public Distribution System, their annual income was a merely Rs 50,000.

An advocate of minimal human interference, he avoids using any fertilisers or pesticides and lets nature take its own course.