Production has remained below 45,000 tonnes from April-June, while in August there was virtually no production
Support from government and banks a must for revival
As flood-ravaged Kerala sifts memories from the muck, the rest of us must separate true tales of heroism from the fake news
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan earlier this week said that the UAE has decided to extend a financial assistance of Rs 7 bn to the state
Unfortunately, some voices in the public sphere are raking up issues that have nothing to do with the natural calamity and are only a distraction to the mammoth efforts required to rebuild Kerala
The flooding of the Kochi airport is another example of poor planning leading to disastrous outcomes.
The state government has already hiked excise duty on liquor by 0.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent
At Delhi's markets, cardamom, pepper selling at double their recent rates
How Kerala responded then to the rising waters and the challenges of reconstruction
Kerala to approach Centre for a special package of Rs 26 bn
At the Cochin Naval Base Airport, Indian Oil undertook 272 refuellings of rescue aircraft and choppers in a span of three days
As of Sunday, about 370 lives have been lost owing to heavy rains, landslides and flood-related incidents in the state, according to agency reports
Over one million people are currently sheltered in relief camps
IndiGo said it would continue to operate eight round-trip relief flights from Kozhikode, Bengaluru, Coimbatore and Trivandrum
The state government pegged initial loss at around Rs 200 billion, but industry says it will be much bigger
Govt must focus on man-made causes of floods
Amazon and Flipkart are putting all their on-ground resources to use, especially in the southern states for relief work.
The normal mark of seasonal rainfall of June-September had already been crossed as early as till August 16, in 11 of the 13 districts in the state
At least 26 people have lost their lives so far across rain-battered Kerala due to flooding and landslides caused by the torrential downpour in the state.