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Monday, May 6, 2024
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Topic: Kerala floods

Kerala’s battle with floods and efforts to bring it back to normalcy

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Navy rescue pilots in Kerala are flying aged helicopters that don’t meet today’s standards

At least two efforts by the Indian Navy to modernise its helicopter fleet are stuck in red tape, with many of its choppers first inducted in 1987.

How an IAS officer in Kerala used Facebook to help flood victims

IAS officer Prasanth Nair is the inspiration behind an international effort to collate genuine distress calls and route them to the relevant officials.

Kerala has raised the bar, shamed the Indian conscience on disaster relief

The southern state expects more from India than India does from itself.

Remember this catastrophe when rebuilding Kerala, respect nature, say experts

The rains have abated and the waters are receding after unleashing days of unmitigated fury, but Kerala's ordeal is far from over.

Kerala floods: Twitterati call out national media for its ‘silence’

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Kerala floods: The science behind what went wrong, and what we have to learn

There has been excessive rainfall in Kerala this year, but there are several more factors why it has become the state’s greatest disaster in almost a century.

Relief efforts stepped up after death toll due to Kerala floods touches 336

Additional rescue teams, helicopters and motorboats have been deployed to tackle the devastating flood.

Armed forces personnel rescue new born baby from Kerala floods

In a night-long rescue operation near the Idukki dam, the new born was rescued after a warning call by a coast guard.

Kerala floods: Some abnormal weather, but mostly a man-made calamity

It’s not just ‘nature’s fury’ which has led to this disaster – experts say most of the damage is due to poor land and river management.

On Camera

‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.