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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
TopicKerala floods

Topic: Kerala floods

If Pakistan could help after 2001 Gujarat quake why can’t UAE aid Kerala, some ask

Vajpayee government even accepted aid from Pakistan after 2001 earthquake while UPA accepted money after 2004 tsunami.

Climate change and bad development practices to blame for Kerala floods, says expert

Destruction caused by the Kerala floods would have been less severe if the government followed the recommendations of the Gadgil Committee report on preservation...

Kerala may have to wait until June 2019 for full flood financial package

According to existing guidelines on disaster relief funds, the centre releases the amount in each financial year in two instalments in June and December.

UAE should help Kerala on the ground, not just write a cheque

UAE is wealthy & has strong state capacity, built with help of Kerala’s workers. It should return the favour & help rebuild Kerala’s infrastructure.

Kerala floods: This is what Kochi has to do to avoid drowning again

After being marooned for days, Kochi residents say the city needs better planning and removal of illegal encroachment over canals.

Had it not been for its IAS officers, Kerala’s flood damage would have been worse

Kerala IAS officers had designed a system that flood-prone states UP and Bihar still lack

Onam celebrations are a low key affair as Kerala recovers from flood devastation

The government cancelled celebrations, but the spirit of the festival lives on in relief camps.

Kerala relief fund crisis, and Rahul Gandhi’s Germany speech

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Kerala floods: Death toll touches 265 since August 8 and 36 still missing

A total of Rs 10,000 each will be transferred to the bank accounts of 3.91 lakh families affected by the floods.

After the flood and a 14-day shutdown, how to fix Kochi airport

The airport stands right next to the Periyar river, built on a paddy field with no drainage. The opening of dam gates upstream caused it to flood.

On Camera

3 survey results that tell us what Indians think about democracy — and it’s not a simple story

The search for a permanent and coherent popular meaning of democracy is futile. The Pew report underlines this ever-evolving tendency of popular democracy in the Indian context.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Indian Coast Guard’s pollution control vessel visits Philippines, Vietnam, and Brunei

The ICG Samudra Paheredar will be in the region for three days, visiting ports in Manila, Ho Chi Minh, and Muara.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.