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Monday, October 13, 2025
TopicCyclone Amphan

Topic: Cyclone Amphan

Cyclone Amphan shows Bangladesh the cost of delaying a $38 billion delta management plan

If nothing is done by 2050, climate change could make another 14% of Bangladesh extremely vulnerable to floods and displace some 35 million people.

Drive to Sundarbans sees paddy lands turned into fishing ponds by cyclone Amphan

The Sundarbans, a mangrove forest & UNESCO World Heritage Site, covers about 10,000 sq km & is home to hundreds of flora and fauna species.

First lockdown, now Amphan — Paddy, betel farmers in West Bengal and Odisha are devastated

Cyclone Amphan has added to the woes of farmers in West Bengal and Odisha who were only just beginning to harvest and sell their crop following the easing of lockdown restrictions.

Political distancing and media apathy: How India developed Amphan-sized blindspot

As a battered Bengal and Odisha pick up the pieces, we must ask, did India just deliberately look away from Amphan and its aftermath in the East?

The Shakkar Paara Project is a sweet group of volunteers feeding India’s most vulnerable

Begun as a self-funded short-term project to distribute shakkar paaras in Chennai, it has fed 5,573 families in 14 states in two months.

Odisha receives Rs 500 crore interim aid from Centre for restoration work post cyclone Amphan

The state govt also stepped up the restoration operation in 10 cyclone-hit districts in the coastal and northern regions where 44,44,896 people have been affected.

Army deployed in Amphan-struck Kolkata, neighbouring districts for restoration work

The deployment of three columns of the Army was made following a request by the West Bengal government.

Amphan death toll rises to 85 in West Bengal with protests over electricity, water supply

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit Cyclone Amphan-hit South 24 Parganas district Saturday and take stock of the situation.

West Bengal’s Covid-19 death toll rises to 193, testing drops by half due to Cyclone Amphan

Technicians in the state couldn't reach labs, making their way through trees and electric poles that lay scattered due to the impact of Cyclone Amphan.

PM Modi announces financial assistance of Rs 500 crore to Odisha after cyclone Amphan

The prime minister said further assistance will be provided for long-term rehabilitation measures after getting a detailed report from the state government.

On Camera

Tejaswi Yadav’s govt job promise in Bihar tells us about the real problem in India—unemployment

India's playing catch up in AI & green tech. It would gain more by focusing on manufacturing to fix the job crisis.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.