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As Farmers March to Delhi, Climate Change Fuels Their Larger Crisis

Nagraj Adve 28/11/2018

Perhaps we can visualise a farmers’ march 20 years...

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Rain Fury Continues in Kerala, Two More Shutters of Idukki Reservoir Opened

Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had described the flood situation...

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20 Killed in Landslides and Heavy Rains in Kerala

Due to heavy rains and resultant floods in Kozhikode...

A boy walks through a damaged jetty as pre-monsoon clouds gather above the Vembanad Lake in Kochi, India, May 11, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Sivaram V/Files

A ‘Normal’ Monsoon With Droughts and Floods?

Nidhi Jamwal 03/08/2018

In spite of the seemingly ‘normal’ monsoon scenario in...

A view of the Idukki dam. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Rameshng

Kerala: Orange Alert Issued as Water Level Rises in Idukki Dam

With the water level in the Idukki reservoir just...

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With New System in Hand, IMD Predicts Normal Monsoon for 2017

Akshit Sangomla 19/04/2017

Having been criticised in the past for failing to...