Rajesh Abraham

KOCHI: They put their money into an infrastructure project that did not yet exist. More than three decades later, some of those early backers of Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) are in danger of losing the shares they bought when the ambitious development was still taking shape.

KOCHI: Loknath Behera is unlikely to get another extension as the managing director of Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL), with the UDF government weighing new faces t

KOCHI: Four years ago, when planter Zachariah Njavellil sold a portion of his cardamom plantation in Idukki, he got around Rs 30 lakh an acre. Today, plantations adjoining the same property are quoting nearly Rs 80 lakh an acre -- with prime properties touching Rs 1 crore an acre.

KOCHI: Kochouseph Chittilappilly, the Kochi businessman who handed over the reins of the two companies he founded -- V-Guard Industries and Wonderla Holidays -- to his sons in 2012, has added a third stock exchange-listed company to his portfolio.

KOCHI: Households in the state are increasingly turning to their gold for liquidity, pushing bank gold loans to a record Rs 1,47,948.91 crore as of June 30, 2026, even as bankers insist that the yellow metal is rapidly shedding its image as a last-resort source of cash.

KOCHI: The state's ageing population is drawing real estate developers, healthcare providers and hospitality operators into a market worth thousands of crores. At least 50 premium and semi-premium senior living projects are in the pipeline, with investments expected to exceed '5,000 crore. But industry insiders warn that the rush to cash in on the silver economy could outpace the systems needed to protect its most vulnerable residents.

Keralam is ageing faster than most of India. Fewer births, longer life expectancy and the migration of young people are changing the balance between the working-age population and older adults. The shift is already affecting families, the workforce, healthcare and public spending. With people aged 60 and above expected to account for more than a fifth of the population by 2031, the challenge is no longer whether the Southern state will age, but how it will manage the consequences. Here we explain why the change is happening, what it means for the state and the steps needed to prepare for the years ahead.

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