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TopicFlash floods

Topic: Flash floods

‘She cries all day & night’ — a dog’s desperate wait for lost puppies in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli

In Raini village, close to the site of the Rishi Ganga Hydropower Project, a Bhutia dog waits for the return of her puppies that were washed away by the floods.

Tapovan tunnel rescue work temporarily suspended due to surge in water level of Dhauli Ganga

Around 25-35 people have been trapped in the tunnel for over four days in the wake of the Chamoli glacier disaster in Uttarakhand, with agencies racing against time to rescue them.

No power, no water, little ration — 3 days on, ground zero of Chamoli floods remains cut off

Paing and nearly a dozen other villages were cut off from the rest of Chamoli in Uttarakhand after flash floods struck Sunday morning.

‘A snow avalanche’ could have led to Uttarakhand flash flood — glaciologist DP Dobhal

Dobhal, glaciologist at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology in Dehradun, says avalanche triggered by accumulated snow may have disturbed some loose debris holding a huge glacial lake.

How dams can help control floods — what experts said after 2013 Uttarakhand disaster

The expert panel was set up by Union environment ministry to assess the impact of hydroelectric projects during the June 2013 Uttarakhand floods that killed hundreds.

How Hyderabad went from ‘flood-proof’ to frequently submerged in a century

The Telangana govt acknowledges the role played by humans in exacerbating the impact of record rains this month, and claims to be taking steps to elevate the situation. But experts are wary.

Remember this catastrophe when rebuilding Kerala, respect nature, say experts

The rains have abated and the waters are receding after unleashing days of unmitigated fury, but Kerala's ordeal is far from over.

On Camera

Afzalgunj to Begum Bazar—Hyderabad’s markets don’t look ‘nawabi’. Marwaris, Gujjus built them

Some of Hyderabad’s oldest jewellery and perfume stores—many dating back to the Nizam era—are run by Marwari, Gujrati, and Jain families.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?