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Topic: Flood

Three killed, over 120 evacuated in 24 hours as rains batter parts of Maharashtra

Heavy rains pounded five of eight districts in Marathwada Monday, with Beed receiving the highest 143.7 mm of rain, followed by Nanded (131.6 mm) & Jalna (121.4 mm) in 24 hours.

PM Modi conducts aerial survey in flood-hit Punjab, announces Rs 1,600 crore aid

The PM held a meeting in Gurdaspur & urged a ‘multidimensional approach’ to recovery. As in Himachal, the second instalment of SDRF & PM Kisan Samman Nidhi will be released early.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

‘We’re on our own’—as Yamuna gulps Delhi settlements, stories of loss & resignation, all over again

New Delhi: At Mori Gate, 33-year-old Neetu stood in front of a medical team at a relief camp set up inside a Sarvodaya Vidyalaya,...

In Pakistan, Lashkar is using floods aftermath to brandish its growing welfare empire

Fund-collection efforts and organisational work is taking place under banner of Markazi Milli Muslim League, banned in both India and the US as a front-organisation of LeT.

Pakistan evacuates 150,000 as India warns of dam water release amid heavy rains

The forced evacuations started on Friday ahead of the Indian warning and have continued to date, said a spokesperson at Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority.

Trump visits Texas flood zone, defends government’s disaster response

During his visit, Trump avoided questions on plans to shrink Federal Emergency Management Agency, as pressure grows over whether more could’ve been done before the July 4 floods.

Death toll from Texas floods reaches 82, Trump plans visit

Officials say toll is likely to rise by Tuesday as the scale of the disaster becomes clearer. So far, over 850 people have been rescued and 41 remain missing.

One dead, 48 injured as severe rains batter Mumbai, other parts of Maharashtra

Rescue operations are underway as houses collapse in Baramati and around 30 people remain stranded in Phaltan, Satara. The districts of Pune, Solapur, Raigad, and the Mumbai-MMR region have received heavy rainfall.

The case that led HC to order Haryana to draft disaster plan for residential communities on riverbanks

The ruling came in a case where a developer challenged Haryana’s reclassification of its land near the flood-prone Tangri River from 'residential' to 'agricultural'.

On Camera

No country built rare earths resilience alone. India must take lessons from Japan, Taiwan

Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.