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  2. Thrissur-Ponnani Kole Wetlands - Wikipedia

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    Thrissur-Ponnani Kole Wetlands (Malayalam: തൃശൂർ-പൊന്നാനി കോൾ പാടങ്ങൾ) is a wetland lying in Thrissur and Malappuram districts in Kerala, India. It gives 40 per cent of the Kerala ’s rice requirement and acts as a natural drainage system for Ponnani city, Thrissur city, Thrissur District , and ...

  3. Major soil deposits of India - Wikipedia

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    These soils are found in a narrow belt near the south-west coast of India. These soils have low shearing strength and high compressibility. The marine clays are soft and highly plastic. They contain large amount of organic matter and are not suitable for construction of megastructures like buildings, cranes etc. [7] [8]

  4. Kerala Soil Museum - Wikipedia

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    Kerala Soil Museum is a museum on the premises of Central Soil Analytical Laboratory at Parottukonam, Thiruvananthapuram District, in the Indian state of Kerala. The museum displays the diverse types of soil in the state. It was set up by the Department of Soil Survey and Conservation of Government of Kerala and inaugurated on 1 January 2014.

  5. List of environmental dates - Wikipedia

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    International Day of Action for Rivers: March 14 World Consumer Rights Day: March 15 Buzzards Day [16] [17] March 15 Digital Cleanup Day [18] March 15 2025 National Panda Day [19] [20] [21] March 16 Global Recycling Day [22] March 18 World Serval Day [23] March 18 Taxonomist Appreciation Day [24] March 19 World Sparrow Day: March 20 World Frog ...

  6. Geography of Kerala - Wikipedia

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    Kerala (38,863 km 2; 1.18% of India's land) is situated between the Lakshadweep Sea to the west and the Western Ghats to the east. Kerala's coast runs some 590 km in length, while the state itself varies between 35–120 km in width. Geologically, pre-Cambrian and Pleistocene formations comprise the bulk of Kerala's terrain.

  7. Kerala - Wikipedia

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    Kerala (English: / ˈ k ɛr ə l ə / ⓘ / KERR-ə-lə; Malayalam: [keːɾɐɭɐm] ⓘ), is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. [16] It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Canara, and Travancore.

  8. International Year of Soil - Wikipedia

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    The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History celebrated World Soil Day 2019 with hands-on activities, and a panel discussion by soil scientists and local farmers. [ 9 ] TreeHugger commemorated World Soil Day 2019 with a feature article explaining how soil is "the foundation of ... of green building , the plants that make the materials ...

  9. 2024 Wayanad landslides - Wikipedia

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    Due to continuous heavy rains and the risk of further landslides, search operations could not begin until later in the day on 30 July, when numerous rescuers from various groups were deployed. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] The Indian Army established a command-and-control center in Kozhikode district to coordinate humanitarian assistance and disaster relief ...