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In fish-loving Kerala, poaching and pollution are decimating stocks – and threatening livelihoodsThe government says it will amend the law in order to regulate illegal inland fisheries.

Just eight months after the floods, Kerala is reeling from a severe water crisis. What’s gone wrong?Deficient rainfall is to blame but also the widespread destruction of forests, paddy fields and laterite hills.

The Daily Fix: Kerala needs more than a Band-aid to survive annual monsoon miseriesEverything you need to know for the day (and a little more).

Kerala’s farm labourers are paying for excessive pesticide use with their health – and livesTwo labourers died of suspected pesticide poisoning in Kuttanad, the state’s rice bowl, in January.

A new port in Kerala sparks fears of sea erosion in coastal villagesThe destruction of homes during the monsoon has left residents anxious. But experts say it is too early to blame the erosion on port construction.

How farmers in North Kerala are using an age-old water system to beat the droughtSuranga is a horizontal tunnel-like well excavated in a hillside.

As Kerala waits for drought relief funds from the Centre, farmers face a livelihood crisisFrom lotus farmers to dairy farmers, everyone is struggling to make ends meet.

The drought in Kerala is so acute that farmers are sinking borewells on the river bedBharathapuzha, also known as the Nila, is the lifeline of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu and Palakkad, Thrissur and Malappuram districts in Kerala.

Blame game rages over the forest fire that ravaged Bandipur Tiger ReserveEarlier blamed for having caused the fire that destroyed more than 2,000 hectares, Jenu Kuruba community in turn puts the onus for it on the forest department.

Forest fire that ravaged Bandipur Tiger Reserve was sparked by humans, says top officialMore than 1,000 hectares of jungle have been destroyed in the blaze.

Meenangadi in Kerala is well on its way to being India's first carbon-neutral panchayatWith a deadline of 2020, the town is working towards increasing green cover and reducing its carbon footprint.

After Wayanad lost 11 lives to Kyasanur Forest Disease last year, it's staring at another outbreakThe potentially-fatal 'monkey disease' has afflicted the Kerala district since 2013.

No stars, no carols: In cyclone-hit Kerala fishing villages, Christmas celebrations are mutedIn the state’s two largest fishing settlements, 14 are dead and 60 have not returned.

In the wake of Cyclone Ockhi, churches in Tamil Nadu fishing villages turn into protest hubsThe predominantly Christian fishing community in the Thoothoor region says four fishermen have died and 42 are still missing.

Cyclone Ockhi tragedy: Angered by Kerala’s inaction, fisherpeople launch their own search squadsThe government says 91 fishermen from the state are missing. Community members say the number is actually 178.

One year after Cyclone Ockhi, Kerala’s fishing families are still struggling to rebuild their livesRelatives of dead fishermen are upset with the conditions linked to compensation while the survivors are afraid of heading back to sea.

In Kerala’s Wayanad, record landslides and cave-ins raise alarm over its fragile ecologyThe district in the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats reported 247 cases of landslides, landslips and subsidence this monsoon.

In two flood-hit Kerala districts, clean-up of homes picks up pace as an army of volunteers arrivesBut for many in Alapuzzha and Pathanamthitta, their homes and fields still remain under flood water.

In Kerala’s Ernakulam, a village mourns its dead, a hospital lies ruined as waters refuse to recedeSix villagers were killed in Kunnukara gram panchayat last week when a parish hall they had taken shelter in collapsed.

Kerala floods: As the waters recede in Chalakudy, tales of sorrow – and selflessnessIt may be months before the town gets back on its feet.

Monsoon trends: For many in Kerala, this year’s rain recalls the Great Flood of ’99The only pattern scientists see in recent data is that India is receiving shorter bursts of rain but in high amounts.

The Daily Fix: Kerala needs more than a Band-aid to survive annual monsoon miseriesEverything you need to know for the day (and a little more).

In Kerala’s monsoon-ravaged Kuttanad, recalling a failed project to make the region flood-freeThe rice-growing region is reeling from the worst floods in 13 years, with 170,000 residents now living in relief camps.

Why landslides continue to wreak havoc in Kerala during the monsoonSeven people were killed in a landslide in Kozhikode district on Thursday. Heavy rain is expected to continue in the state till Sunday.

Coastal erosion ravages Kerala village and reignites debate over how to protect homes from the seaVillagers want the state government to construct a breakwater but experts say any such structure will exacerbate the erosion.

Sabarimala is not just a religious or political issue. It is also an environmental crisisIllegal constructions have wrecked the ecology, while the dumping of sewage in the Pamba river risks the health of millions of people downstream.

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