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Topic: floods

New megacities lie in the path of devastating floods

Bangkok, Delhi, Karachi, Lagos, Luanda and Manila were are of the fastest growing among metropolises of more than 10 million.

Did ignored BBMB, IMD warnings aggravate flood damage? Anatomy of Punjab deluge

More than 1,900 villages were inundated, at least 45 people killed and nearly 4 lakh residents affected in Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Amritsar districts alone. 

Negligence meets Nature? Why Punjab’s Madhopur barrage gates collapsed in the face of a raging Ravi

Dam experts blamed poor maintenance for the collapse, while officials said the situation was 'unprecedented' with water levels exceeding the barrage’s maximum discharge capacity.

As floods ravage orchards & highway closures choke trade, Kashmir apple growers fear Rs 200 cr loss

New Delhi: On 4 September morning, apple growers in south Kashmir’s Pulwama woke up to knee-deep water in their orchards, ripe apples scattered all over,...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

No mafia, just driftwood—Chamba forest dept on ‘floating logs in Ravi’ clips that even reached CJI

Viral videos on social media showing hundreds of wooden logs floating in the Ravi river following floods in Himachal Pradesh had sparked concerns of illegal tree felling.

Biden’s aides make ‘case for India-US alliance’ as Trump team escalates ‘anti-India rhetoric’

NYT reports on deluge of rain in north India that has come at a ‘particularly inopportune moment', doing undue damage to crops.

Pakistan defence minister blames India for Sialkot floods. ‘Dead bodies flowing’

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif also agreed that India had informed Pakistan twice before releasing water into the rivers.

Walking through debris, washed away roads & Bhagirathi, ThePrint’s journey to Uttarkashi ground zero

The journey to Harsil & Dharali, worst affected by flash floods in Uttarkashi, was beset with challenges, frustrations, humbling scenes and awing human ingenuity.

Rescue, phone lines, road repair: Race against time at ITBP HQ, epicentre of Uttarakhand floods rescue op

Matli (Uttarakhand): Boulders hurtling down the mountainside, roads falling away underfoot, the constant rain as they shiver under the open sky and injuries that...

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.