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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicKerala floods

Topic: Kerala floods

Is South India really richer than the North? Three charts that show the truth

The southern states do well in terms of Net State Domestic Product. But what happens when one studies per capita income and inequalities?

Kerala floods show relief porn doesn’t work, only exposes our beloved politicians

Kerala floods won’t be the last disaster that hits us. Maybe, it will be the one that makes us pause and ask what we deserve.

Is India self-reliant or too proud in refusing Rs 700-cr aid for Kerala from UAE?

India is likely to refuse relief aid from foreign countries like the UAE, Maldives, and Qatar for the devastating Kerala floods. Experts weigh in.

Kerala’s snake-boat rowers were set for IPL-style race. Now, they don’t know what to do

Tourism, an employer of lakhs and one of the state's biggest sources of income, will take time to recover from the recent floods.

Centre’s decision to refuse flood aid from other countries unfortunate: Kerala minister

Finance Minister Dr. Thomas Isaac says move is based on 'false prestige' and the govt has 'no right to curb Kerala's appeal for more financial assistance'.

Behind official Kerala rescue website are 1,500 techies working for free

keralarescue.in, which has received over 1 crore requests for aid and rescue, is available in multiple languages, provides details of relief centres and maps of flooded areas.

Is development for south India anti-India?

Your daily news capsule.

Kerala floods show how Modi’s got his spending priorities all wrong

Govt spend on water resources is five times lower than on farmers’ credit, crop insurance. Of this, only 3% is spent on flood management.

Airfare for Kerala flights capped at Rs 10,000, but airlines couldn’t care less

Despite a DGCA directive after the Kerala floods, airfare on the Delhi-Kochi route is expected to remain as high as Rs 55,000 till 26 August.

The billionaire NRI from UAE who gave Rs 10 crore to help Kerala flood victims

Yusuff Ali M.A., the owner of India's largest mall, also helped after the Latur and Bhuj earthquakes, the 2004 tsunami and 2013 Uttarakhand floods.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.