kerala

Delivery apps, social media and innovation: Three mantras for revival of Kochi’s restaurant industry

August 4, 2020 Ann Mary Biju

Eating out had been a dominant trend in Kochi for quite some time. Till COVID-19 struck. How will food joints in the city adapt to a post-pandemic world?

How Kerala’s print media defied corona blues to become the urban reader’s choice

May 8, 2020 N V Ravindranathan Nair

Corona has trumped politics in Kerala. Even party mouthpieces are giving more space to useful COVID-related information.

How Swacchata ‘didis’, ward committees and local volunteers in small towns are showing the way to waste management during COVID-19

May 6, 2020 Swati Singh Sambyal

Decentralisation is the most effective way to manage waste, even in a health crisis such as the present. Towns like Panchgani and Ambikapur are setting examples for all.

Thiruvananthapuram: Confusion over colour coding leads to chaos after lockdown relaxation

April 24, 2020 N V Ravindranathan Nair

Residents of Trivandrum took the relaxations as a nod to get back to how it was before the corona outbreak and caused traffic bottlenecks at different parts of the city on April 20. In fact, the capital city is a hot spot though Thiruvananthapuram district as a whole is categorised as Orange zone.

COVID-19: Number of infected on the rise, but are their contacts being traced?

March 28, 2020 Navya P K

A critical step in containing coronavirus is contact tracing — identifying anyone who came in contact with an infected person, quarantining and monitoring them. But across Indian states, there seem to be significant discrepancies in the way this is being done.

A deeper look into Kerala’s 20,000-crore relief package to beat COVID blues

March 24, 2020 N V Ravindranathan Nair

With the economy on the verge of collapse, the state government has taken three immediate steps: cash relief to BPL families, a consumer loan scheme to be managed by women, and a push for rural employment guarantee schemes.

How Kerala stopped the Coronavirus scare from becoming a full-blown health crisis

February 20, 2020 N V Ravindranathan Nair

Kerala initially declared a “state-specific health emergency” after three positive Coronavirus cases were reported in the state. However, it withdrew the declaration within days and today, the situation is largely normal. No fresh case has been reported from any part of the state.