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A motorboat moves past a row of empty houseboats in a tributary of the Pamba river following floods in Alappuzha district in Kerala, August 24, 2018. Credits: Reuters/Sivaram V

Kerala Flood Washes Out Tourism and People’s Means of Livelihood

Malini Menon and Sivaram Venkitasubramanian 28/08/2018

Tourism in Kerala is the primary job creator and...

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Review: An Ode to the Spirit of a Tiger Scientist Who Fought the System

Bahar Dutt 28/08/2018

A review of 'The Rise and Fall of the...

Rescue efforts during the floods. Credit: PTI

Backstory: How Not to Cover a Flood

Pamela Philipose 25/08/2018

A fortnightly column from The Wire’s public editor.

Supplies, a medical team and volunteers being taken by lorry to some villages isolated because of waterlogged roads.

In Photos: Delivering Basic Supplies in Flood-Hit Kerala

Arjun Ramachandran 24/08/2018

To overcome the impossibility of a centralised distribution system...

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‘Jan Gan Man Ki Baat’ Episode 291: Misinformation about Kerala Floods

The Wire Staff 21/08/2018

Vinod Dua talks about the eight malicious myths currently...

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Anatomy of a Flood: How Kerala Withstood a Calamity

Anand Kochukudy 21/08/2018

From politicians to the Kerala media, fisherfolk to civilians,...

AIIMS students raising awareness about mosquito-borne illnesses in a Delhi slum. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Review: Catalysing an Insurrection Within India’s Healthcare System

Shah Alam Khan 04/08/2018

In 'Health Beyond Medicine', Vikas Bajpai and Anoop Saraya...