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Kochi-Muziris Biennale’s 6th Edition from Dec 12

Kochi, Sep 13 (UNI) The sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB), India’s largest contemporary art festival, will open on December 12, 2025, and continue till March 31, 2026, across venues in Fort Kochi, Mattancherry and Ernakulam.
Themed “For The Time Being”, the Biennale is being curated by internationally renowned artist Nikhil Chopra in collaboration with HH Art Spaces.
Organised by the Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF), the event is expected to attract thousands of visitors, showcasing contemporary art in diverse forms, including installations, performance, film, and community-led projects.
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Thiruvananthapuram, July 18 (UNI) Kerala's newly established Skin Bank at Government Medical College, Kottayam, has recorded its first skin donation, with the family of a 17-year-old accident victim choosing to donate his skin despite their personal tragedy.

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Thiruvananthapuram, July 18 (UNI) HLL Lifecare Limited, a Mini Ratna Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has launched Happy Days–Earth, a 100 per cent compostable sanitary napkin that meets both Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) quality norms and compostability requirements, marking a significant step towards sustainable menstrual hygiene products in India.

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Ayur Udhyan to open at HMBGRI, showcasing Kerala's medicinal plant heritage

18 Jul 2026 | 7:41 AM

Thrissur, July 18 (UNI) The Hortus Malabaricus Botanical Garden and Research Institute (HMBGRI) will inaugurate 'Ayur Udhyan', a specially designed medicinal garden that blends Ayurvedic wisdom with biodiversity conservation and scientific research, at its Cheruthuruthy campus on July 27.

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Kerala to buy additional power for World Cup Final: Minister assures no power cuts

18 Jul 2026 | 7:39 AM

Thiruvananthapuram, July 18 (UNI) Kerala will procure additional electricity from other states on Sunday to ensure uninterrupted power supply during the FIFA World Cup final, Electricity Minister Sunny Joseph has announced, assuring that there would be no power cuts during the match despite the State's mounting electricity demand.

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Take steps to stabilize prices of shrimp feed: Naidu asks Nirmala Sitharaman

18 Jul 2026 | 12:34 AM

Vijayawada, Jul 17 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today urged the union government to adopt policy measures to stabilise the prices of raw materials used in shrimp feed production, highlighting that the sharp increase in input costs is severely affecting aqua farmers and seafood exports.

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