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Kerala to launch India’s first online marketplace for pets, livestock

In a pioneering move, Kerala will soon launch India’s first exclusive online marketplace dedicated to the buying and selling of pets and other livestock. The initiative aims to streamline the…

OD Desk
Kerala temple ends 120-year custom of elephant parade, redirects fund to house homeless

In a historic and progressive move, a temple in Kerala has discontinued its 120-year-old custom of parading elephants during its annual festival. Sreekumaramangalam Devaswom of Sree Kumaramangalam Subramanyaswamy Temple at…

Ajay Kanth
Ex-soldier earns lakhs through caged fish farming in Kerala

When 31-year-old Dinil Prasad of Pinarayi, Kannur in Kerala voluntarily retired from the Indian Army after five years of service, his only mission was to settle down at his native…

Sreerenjini J

37-year-old Kerala woman defies age barriers, wins titles in endurance cycling
37-year-old Kerala woman defies age barriers, wins titles in endurance cycling
Nothing can stop you from chasing your dream when there is a real fire in you. At 37, Lorraine D'Costa from Kollam in Kerala is...
76-year-old Kerala woman beats cancer without chemo, hits gym for fitness
76-year-old Kerala woman beats cancer without chemo, hits gym for fitness
At an age when many slow down, 76-year-old P B Santhakumari of Ernakulam in Kerala is pumping iron in a gym to stay strong, that...
MCA grad in Kerala develops innovative edible patch for mouth ulcers
MCA grad in Kerala develops innovative edible patch for mouth ulcers
Mouth ulcers will no longer be annoying. A computer graduate from Kerala has developed an innovative solution to alleviate the pain caused by mouth ulcers...
Dubai returnee turns farmer in Kerala, exports vegetables to UAE
Dubai returnee turns farmer in Kerala, exports vegetables to UAE
When 47-year-old Bijesh P K left his accountant job in Dubai a few years back to return to his hometown in Kerala, many thought he...
How this Kerala homemaker turned Bougainvillea into thriving business
How this Kerala homemaker turned Bougainvillea into thriving business
What started as a hobby has blossomed into a lucrative business for Mini Antony, a 45-year-old entrepreneur from Ernakulam, Kerala. Mini's love for Bougainvillea flowers...
Kerala engineer grows Kashmiri saffron in 225 sqft room, taps into lucrative market
Kerala engineer grows Kashmiri saffron in 225 sqft room, taps into lucrative market
As technology is making inroads into all spheres of life, a 33-year-old engineer from Kerala has used technology to cultivate saffron—a crop traditionally grown in...

Kerala to launch India’s first online marketplace for pets, livestock

By OD Desk

Kerala to launch India’s first online marketplace for pets, livestock

Online pet store

In a pioneering move, Kerala will soon launch India’s first exclusive online marketplace dedicated to the buying and selling of pets and other livestock. The initiative aims to streamline the…

Ex-soldier earns lakhs through caged fish farming in Kerala

Dinil Prasad

Ex-soldier earns lakhs through caged fish farming in Kerala

By Sreerenjini J

How a small idea changed the lives of a group of women in a Kerala village

The group of women who have been successfully running a cut vegetable venture in Mala, Kerala.

How a small idea changed the lives of a group of women in a Kerala village

By Sreerenjini J

After 20 years abroad, this Gulf returnee turns successful farmer in Kerala

M Sreekumar Amban at his paddy field in Kannur, Kerala.

After 20 years abroad, this Gulf returnee turns successful farmer in Kerala

By Ajay Kanth

This Kerala school teacher has built a farm biz utilising her spare time

Anit Thomas

This Kerala school teacher has built a farm biz utilising her spare time

By Sreerenjini J

Never dribbled basketball till 15, but hard work lands Susan in Indian team

Susan Florentina

Never dribbled basketball till 15, but hard work lands Susan in Indian team

By Ajay Kanth

Kerala launches cutting edge treatment to avoid open skull surgery for brain AVM

Kerala launches cutting edge treatment to avoid open skull surgery for brain AVM

Kerala launches cutting edge treatment to avoid open skull surgery for brain AVM

By OD Desk

This Kerala school teacher has built a farm biz utilising her spare time
This Kerala school teacher has built a farm biz utilising her spare time
A school teacher in Kerala has built a successful farming business utilising her spare time and that too converting her four acres of rubber plantation...
Never dribbled basketball till 15, but hard work lands Susan in Indian team
Never dribbled basketball till 15, but hard work lands Susan in Indian team
Until the age of 15, Susan Florentina had never dribbled a basketball or even watched a full game. But today, the 26-year-old is a proud...
Kalpathy temple makes history recycling toilet waste to protect Bharathapuzha
Kalpathy temple makes history recycling toilet waste to protect Bharathapuzha
Setting a new benchmark for sustainable religious practices, the renowned Kalpathy temple in Palakkad, Kerala has become the first temple in Kerala to completely recycle...
At 55, Kerala teacher flexes her muscles to defeat global arm wrestlers
At 55, Kerala teacher flexes her muscles to defeat global arm wrestlers
At the age of 55, an upper primary school teacher from Kerala is on a winning spree, defeating her opponents in arm wrestling at national...
From delivery boy to magistrate: How this Kerala youth overcame challenges to come up in life
From delivery boy to magistrate: How this Kerala youth overcame challenges to come up in life
He has been through the worst of situations in his life, but 29-year-old Muhammed Yaseen of Koorkkapparamba in Palakkad didn't give up his fight to...
When 2 Kerala friends impressed Shark Tank India, won Rs 60 lakh investment
When 2 Kerala friends impressed Shark Tank India, won Rs 60 lakh investment
At a time when much is discussed about technological innovations in human healthcare, two youngsters from Kerala are revolutionizing the healthcare of livestock through an...