Month: August 2019

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Is Climate Change Making Floods an Annual Affair in Kerala?

K.A. Shaji 14/08/2019

Kerala, which boasted steady monsoons and salubrious climate, is...

Kerala-floods

Red Alert in Three Districts in Kerala; Flood Toll Climbs to 88

Over 2.52 lakh people have taken shelter in 1,332...

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After Coastal Project Antagonised Mumbai’s Oldest Residents, Courts Offer Relief

Nikhil S. Dixit 13/08/2019

Around 15,000 families of fishermen face a bleak future...

Kerala floods, Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi, Pinarayi Vijayan, National Disaster Response Force, Chennai regiment, Kochi, Kerala, Malappuram, Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel, CPI (M), Madhav Gadgil, Gadgil report, Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

Widespread Quarrying, Soil Erosion Make Floods Worse in Kerala’s North

Rajeev Ramachandran 13/08/2019

Environmental experts blame the Centre's and the state's dismissal...

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Breakthrough Ebola Trial in Congo Achieves 90% Survival Rate

Kate Kelland 13/08/2019

Two experimental drugs were developed using antibodies harvested from...

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With Rain Playing Truant in Central India, an Inter-State Water Dispute Brews

Nivedita Khandekar 13/08/2019

Nagpur and Chhindwara, home districts of the chief ministers...

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Kerala Floods: Death Toll Climbs to 76; 2.87 Lakh in Relief Camps

The Wire Staff 12/08/2019

Rahul Gandhi, who is in Kerala to take stock...