Wayanad faced a deadly landslide on July 30, which killed over 350 people and destroyed three villages. Experts suggest an early warning system, though predicting landslide paths is difficult.

Climate change is hardly an election issue for Indian voters. Political parties, too, lag behind in integrating climate agendas into their election campaigns, unlike their European counterparts.

The onus is on the Indian government to follow transparent labour migration processes for West Asia. Reports indicate that gangs working out of some Kerala towns are “actively involved in trafficking humans to Israel”.

Migrant workers from various eastern states in Ernakulam say that returning home to vote means job loss and incurring high expenses which many do not want to risk

Kerala and Odisha, home to golden beaches, collectively harbour over 70% of India's thorium deposits. This vast resource is poised to fuel India's indigenous nuclear power program.