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After multiple attempts and a hydraulic crane failure, rescuers in Kochi, India finally saved a cat trapped 30 feet high on a metro rail pillar. The community named him Subash and cheered when he was safely brought down.
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale returns for its sixth edition, turning historic Indian neighborhoods into an open-air museum of contemporary art from around the world. Running until March 31, the festival celebrates stories of labor, memory, and connection through powerful installations anyone can visit.
A new intelligence unit in Kochi, India is already showing results in the fight against drug trafficking. Within just one week of launching, the specially trained team has made four successful arrests and prevented dangerous drugs from reaching the streets.
India's coastal city of Kochi is launching a massive sewage treatment project to rescue its blackened, contaminated canals and bring clean water to 95% more residents. The two-year plan will transform public health for thousands who've lived with pollution flowing through their neighborhoods.
The city of Kochi in India is making a major river restoration possible by compensating 80 families with generous financial packages before they relocate. Each family received roughly $17,000 to help them start fresh while protecting a vital waterway.
Thousands more residents in Kochi, India can now catch eco-friendly electric buses straight to the metro station. The extended feeder service connects four new neighborhoods to the city's growing public transit network.
Police in Kochi, India are riding city buses in plainclothes to catch reckless driving and keep passengers safe. The creative approach has already stopped speeding, dangerous overtaking, and even street fights between bus crews.
A solar-powered bus stop in Kochi is giving commuters free WiFi, phone charging, comfortable seating, and escape from the heat. It's proof that public infrastructure can be both sustainable and deeply caring.
Indian city police are transforming urban streets from car-first to people-first, issuing over 9,000 citations in six weeks to protect pedestrians. The crackdown on illegal parking and zebra crossing violations is already changing driver behavior.
When her husband was imprisoned in 1938, Eliamma Matthen turned to her diary for strength. Now, her great granddaughter-in-law has transformed those private writings into a moving exhibition that reveals how one woman held her family together through impossible times.
Two friends in India launched Do Culture after struggling to find beginner-friendly sports spaces for adult women. The community has already helped dozens of women play football and badminton for the first time in judgment-free sessions.
A 20-year-old student who spent 40 days quarantined in Canada with a life-threatening lung condition is heading home healthy after a complex nine-hour surgery in Kochi. His recovery shows how specialized surgical teams can reverse even the most complicated respiratory conditions.
Kochi and Mangaluru are transforming India's traditional kabadiwala culture into modern swap shops, repair fairs, and app-based recycling services. After a devastating landfill fire exposed the waste crisis, communities are rediscovering that reuse was always part of Indian life.
Armaan Essa is transforming forgotten local ingredients into an eight-course tasting menu that tells the story of Fort Kochi's coast and culture. Through his pop-up dinners, he's reintroducing his own community to centuries-old traditions one delicious course at a time.
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Over 2,000 volunteers gathered at Fort Kochi Beach to haul away nearly four tons of trash in a single day. The beach cleanup brought together students, locals, and a sustainability-focused company to turn environmental action into a community celebration.
A Kochi startup just landed a $5.6 million Navy contract for underwater robots that go deeper and stay longer than human divers. EyeROV's machines now inspect dams, ships, and tunnels across 150 projects in some of the world's most dangerous waters.
Two engineers from Kochi created underwater robots that dive up to 300 meters deep, inspecting infrastructure and helping scientists protect vanishing coral reefs. Their company, EyeROV, is replacing dangerous human dives with AI-powered machines that see clearly even in murky water.
A new comic series set in 15th-century Kerala is turning regional folklore into a fantasy adventure that's sold over 2,000 copies and caught the attention of manga legends. The success proves there's a hungry audience for stories rooted in local culture.
When a 63-year-old woman suffered cardiac arrest on a remote island, the Indian Coast Guard transformed their aircraft into an airborne intensive care unit and raced against time. The daring three-hour medical evacuation saved her life.
Kerala's new statewide drug crackdown resulted in 36 arrests and 33 drug cases in a single day, marking an aggressive new approach to ending the narcotics trade. The initiative brings hope to communities fighting substance abuse.
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