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Prices of rubber rises 6% to Rs 134 a kg due to rain and floods in Kerala

Production has remained below 45,000 tonnes from April-June, while in August there was virtually no production

Prices of rubber rises 6% to Rs 134 a kg due to rain and floods in Kerala
Updated On : 25 Aug 2018 | 2:32 AM IST

Flood in the rice bowl: Keralites who lost everything stare at uncertainty

Support from government and banks a must for revival

Flood in the rice bowl: Keralites who lost everything stare at uncertainty
Updated On : 25 Aug 2018 | 2:24 AM IST

Kerala's worst floods have been a national disaster in more ways than one

As flood-ravaged Kerala sifts memories from the muck, the rest of us must separate true tales of heroism from the fake news

Kerala's worst floods have been a national disaster in more ways than one
Updated On : 24 Aug 2018 | 11:34 PM IST

Kerala flood: No aid finalised officially for relief, say UAE officials

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

Kerala flood: No aid finalised officially for relief, say UAE officials
Updated On : 24 Aug 2018 | 8:21 PM IST

Debates over religious issues distractions from relief efforts in Kerala

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

Debates over religious issues distractions from relief efforts in Kerala
Updated On : 24 Aug 2018 | 7:29 PM IST

Lessons from Kerala floods: The need to change our development approach

The flooding of the Kochi airport is another example of poor planning leading to disastrous outcomes.

Lessons from Kerala floods: The need to change our development approach
Updated On : 24 Aug 2018 | 1:28 PM IST

Kerala plans to raise Rs 7.5 bn through hiked liquor duty & 10% cess on GST

The state government has already hiked excise duty on liquor by 0.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent

Kerala plans to raise Rs 7.5 bn through hiked liquor duty & 10% cess on GST
Updated On : 23 Aug 2018 | 9:00 AM IST

Kerala flood hits spice market as shortage in supply pushes up prices

At Delhi's markets, cardamom, pepper selling at double their recent rates

Kerala flood hits spice market as shortage in supply pushes up prices
Updated On : 23 Aug 2018 | 2:29 AM IST

The echoes of a tragedy from another age: Kerala's great flood of 1924

How Kerala responded then to the rising waters and the challenges of reconstruction

The echoes of a tragedy from another age: Kerala's great flood of 1924
Updated On : 22 Aug 2018 | 12:46 PM IST

With Rs 200-bn floods loss, Kerala to ask Centre to raise borrowing limit

Kerala to approach Centre for a special package of Rs 26 bn

With Rs 200-bn floods loss, Kerala to ask Centre to raise borrowing limit
Updated On : 22 Aug 2018 | 12:02 AM IST

Kerala floods: As forces stepped up rescue ops, IOC kept ATF supply going

At the Cochin Naval Base Airport, Indian Oil undertook 272 refuellings of rescue aircraft and choppers in a span of three days

Kerala floods: As forces stepped up rescue ops, IOC kept ATF supply going
Updated On : 21 Aug 2018 | 10:06 PM IST

Centre says Kerala floods 'calamity of severe nature': An explainer

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

Centre says Kerala floods 'calamity of severe nature': An explainer
Updated On : 21 Aug 2018 | 3:32 PM IST

Centre declares Kerala floods 'calamity of severe nature', toll at 370

Over one million people are currently sheltered in relief camps

Centre declares Kerala floods 'calamity of severe nature', toll at 370
Updated On : 20 Aug 2018 | 9:23 PM IST

Kerala floods: IndiGo to operate flights from Kochi naval base from Tuesday

IndiGo said it would continue to operate eight round-trip relief flights from Kozhikode, Bengaluru, Coimbatore and Trivandrum

Kerala floods: IndiGo to operate flights from Kochi naval base from Tuesday
Updated On : 20 Aug 2018 | 8:23 PM IST

Kerala floods take a toll on small businesses, NBFCs brace for losses

The state government pegged initial loss at around Rs 200 billion, but industry says it will be much bigger

Kerala floods take a toll on small businesses, NBFCs brace for losses
Updated On : 20 Aug 2018 | 2:04 AM IST

The Kerala havoc

Govt must focus on man-made causes of floods

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Updated On : 20 Aug 2018 | 12:45 AM IST

Kerala floods: How online firms like Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm are helping

Amazon and Flipkart are putting all their on-ground resources to use, especially in the southern states for relief work.

Kerala floods: How online firms like Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm are helping
Updated On : 18 Aug 2018 | 10:31 PM IST

Kerala is facing its worst flood in 100 years; death toll climbs to 324

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

Kerala is facing its worst flood in 100 years; death toll climbs to 324
Updated On : 18 Aug 2018 | 1:47 AM IST

In pics: Kerala battered by heavy rains, death toll reaches 26

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.

In pics: Kerala battered by heavy rains, death toll reaches 26
Updated On : 10 Aug 2018 | 1:22 PM IST