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Thursday, March 19, 2026
TopicHailstorm

Topic: hailstorm

‘No NGO entrusted to do relief work here,’ says Manipur after EU announces aid for hailstorm affected

State govt has called reports of assistance from European Union as ‘totally false & untrue’, adding that financial requirements in connection to the storm were being met from NDRF & SDRF.

Expect rainfall, hail across NW, central & eastern parts of India over next few days, says IMD

Multiple cyclonic circulations and a western disturbance over Pakistan responsible for bringing this activity. NW India likely to see gusty winds for next 5 days. 

Unseasonal rains, hail damage crops raising risk of further food price inflation

Torrential rains on Sunday and Monday lashed Punjab, Haryana, UP, and Madhya Pradesh, which account for the bulk of wheat output in India, flattening crops and flooding farms.

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Strait of Hormuz crisis shows limits of US, say Chinese. ‘India most vulnerable’

Chinese online discourse situates the crisis within a broader geopolitical context, particularly the hesitancy of US allies to support Washington.

House panel says Trump tariff likely to have ‘significant impact’, calls for India-US trade ties review

The Standing Committee on Commerce said the current exchange rate was also adding pressure on trade at both national & international levels.

Indian borders to US schools, Indian firm bags orders to supply surveillance drones to Texas schools

The company had secured orders worth over Rs 100 crore from the Indian Army in November last year. Its UAVs are deployed along India’s borders with Pakistan & China.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.