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TopicFloods

Topic: floods

Nagaland floods: At least six killed, govt announces ex gratia for victims’ families

Incessant rain & landslides caused large-scale destruction on NH29. CM Neiphiu Rio assessed the situation & assured that authorities are working to provide immediate relief in the area.

‘CEO’ CM Naidu wades in knee-deep water in flood-hit Vijayawada, offers residents food & assurances

Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu has camped outside the district administrative building to closely monitor the crisis in a repeat of his caravan stay outside Vizag collectorate after Hudhud.

Storm Yagi in Philippines claims 13 lives; schools and offices shut in Manila, other areas

Yagi, locally known as Enteng, made landfall Monday in Aurora province. Search and rescue operations are underway as several go missing after landslides, flash floods.

How Tripura deluge has exposed chinks in India’s flood prevention mechanism

Flagging 'missed warnings, delayed release of dam water', experts say India needs impact-based forecasting systems, emphasise accurate predictions require more than just rainfall data.

Revolution to ‘rebuilding’ nation. After ‘ending dictatorship’, Bangladesh students now lead flood relief

Students from across colleges & universities are organising aid, while medical students are setting up camps in flood-hit areas. These efforts, they say, are to support the interim govt.

Assam Rifles join rescue ops in Tripura as floods throw life into disarray in 6 of 8 districts

Two columns from 18 Assam Rifles deployed in Tripura have rescued 334 civilians stranded due to rising floodwaters. They also handed out essential supplies & medical aid.

‘Flying rivers’ causing floods in India & Modi has to ‘spend more’ to build military — global media

Reports also discuss Indian diaspora's 'distrust' of Donald Trump, Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo, and Maldives-India ties.

Cloudbursts & flash floods wreak havoc in Himachal Pradesh, 3 dead & over 50 missing

People were reported missing in Shimla, Kullu & Mandi districts. The gushing Beas river damaged parts of Chandigarh-Manali highway.

Typhoon Gaemi sweeps through northern Taiwan triggering floods, power cuts

Two people have been killed and half a million households affected. Gaemi is expected to enter China through the sea where it may cause torrential rain.

Floods displace 4 lakh people—Brazil needs a new approach to climate mobility

Faced with increasing climate threats, Brazil must build local resilience by formalising precarious settlements, investing in safe and sustainable housing, and regularising land tenure.

On Camera

India’s think tanks double up as lobbyists, give no disclosures. Hurt policymaking

Many 'independent' reports, intended to shape policies, are sponsored by industry groups or entities with deep pockets and vested interests. This process must become transparent.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.