Indian Workshop on Rice at Kumbalangi (Kalancherry Retreat) Kochi, December 9-11, 2004 

On this 2^nd International Year of Rice,  people working in 57 organisations from 10 rice growing states in India assemble at Kumbalangi during 9-11 December 2004 to launch the campaign to save rice.  This workshop where grass root farmer groups, researchers, women’s organisations, and environmental and other social activists are coming together is organized by Thanal along with Self Employed Womens Association-Kerala (SEWA-Kerala) and Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific. (PAN AP)

21 April 2004, Kovalam, Trivandrum: On the eve of Earth Day 2004, Thanal, a voluntary organization working on waste and issues of toxics in Kerala, joined the global environmental health coalition, GAIA and launched a report that promises a sustainable remedy to the rising waste problems in developing countries.