T. Siddique

Kerala Agricultural University has launched an entrepreneurship programme for aspiring agripreneurs, with Minister for Agriculture T. Siddique inaugurating the initiative. The first instalment of grant assistance under the PM RKVY-RAFTAAR scheme has been released to 10 eligible startups.

Rescuers in Kerala, India, are searching for five missing people after a landslide caused by heavy monsoon rains killed three workers and injured seven near a tunnel construction site. Kerala’s home minister claims the disaster was man-made due to unscientific earth dumping, while the construction company denies responsibility, citing the landslide’s origin above the work site.

Rescuers in Kerala, India, are searching for five missing people after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains killed three workers and injured seven at a tunnel construction site. Officials claim the disaster was man-made due to improper earth disposal, while the construction company denied responsibility, citing the landslide's origin above the site. Investigations are ongoing, and experts link intensified monsoons to human-caused climate change.

Kerala Agriculture Minister T. Siddique stated that the Wayanad debris slip was caused by unscientifically stacked excavated soil, attributing the incident to a contractor's failure to remove the accumulated earth in time.

Kerala plans to complete fallow land mapping within a month. Agriculture Minister T. Siddique directed officials to prioritize paddy quality during a district-level review meeting in Kottayam.

The Kerala government plans to introduce marketing and business development divisions in the Agriculture department. The minister has directed mapping of all government and privately owned barren land in the state, with the next goal being food production self-sufficiency.

Kerala plans to expand farming to every available space, including fallow lands. The Kathir project has been launched to connect students with farming.