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How Did the Rains Fall over Kerala? Watch This NASA Video to Find Out
NASA recently published a video which was created using satellite data that demonstrates the intensity of rainfall over the states of Kerala and Karnataka. The video shows two bands of heavy rainfall...
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Need to Claim Insurance After The Kerala floods? Here’s What You Will Have To Do
With the floods in Kerala receding, people are leaving the shelters they were housed in, to return to their homes. In one case, the occupants of a shelter left it so clean that it was tough to believe...
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The Road Ahead: What This Daman IAS Officer Did is What Kerala Needs Right Now
After a week-long downpour, the rains are finally halting their tyranny in Kerala. While on the one hand, the receding floodwaters have brought relief, it is essential to note that they are also...
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Kerala Couple Donates 2 Acre Land for Families Left Homeless by the Floods!
Now that flood victims in Kerala who were temporarily living in relief camps are slowly moving back to their homes; new challenges need to be overcome. Read the TBI article about what steps Kerala...
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In Historic Rescue Mission, Kerala IAS Officer Evacuated 2 Lakh People in...
On the night of 16 August 2018, Dr Thomas Isaac, the finance minister of Kerala, was in a meeting with Krishna Teja Mylavarapu, the sub-collector of Alleppey (Alappuzha). Deep in a discussion about...
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Despite Fewer Resources, This State Went Out of Its Way to Help Kerala in...
The months of July and August will forever remain engraved in the minds of people in Kerala, because the massive effect of the calamity on life and infrastructure was not only devastating for the state...
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Exclusive: Meet Maj. Hemant, the ‘On Leave’ Soldier Who Saved Hundreds in...
A soldier is never off-duty, they say, and exemplifying this belief is Major Hemant Raj, who was on leave, but spent it saving thousands of lives in Kerala. Major Raj was on his way to his hometown in...
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This Onam, Let’s Rebuild Kerala: People Open Hearts & Pockets To Help Flood...
Onam, the harvest festival most beloved in Kerala, will be a low-key affair this year due to the devastating floods that claimed lives of more than 350 people and ravished homes of more than a thousand...
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Latur Earthquake to Kerala Floods: IAS Officer’s Unique Link to Maharashtra’s...
Over the past few weeks, The Better India has covered the intense flood relief and rehabilitation efforts in Kerala, following the devastating floods. Despite all the negative political discourse that...
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When Gandhiji Collected Rs 28 Lakhs for Kerala: Remembering the ‘Great Flood...
Most reports about the recent Kerala floods described them as “the worst floods that the state faced in a century.” Thousands of people were displaced, hundreds of lives were lost, and estimates of...
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UNICEF Lauds Kerala Relief Camps as ‘Exemplary’: We Found out What Makes Them...
What was life like for the 8.69 lakh people in Kerala who were temporarily shifted to relief camps after the floods ravaged the state? Leaving your homes to the mercy of floodwaters while moving,...
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We Shall Overcome: Supreme Court Judges Croon Melodies For Kerala Flood Relief!
As the Kerala government seeks additional funds from the Centre for relief and rehabilitation following the recent floods, contributions are pouring in from all corners and this time from the highest...
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Rs 714 Crore in 14 Days: Nation Opens Its Heart, Donates Generously to...
Of all the lessons that can be learnt from the devastating floods that ravaged Kerala, one that will be remembered for a long time to come is that a spirit of solidarity is critical in times like these...
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Kerala Floods: These Heroes Made Sure Aluva’s Cancer Patients Weren’t Abandoned!
August 17 was a surreal day for Mujeeb Kuttamassery, a 40-year-old sales manager of a cement and steel company. He left home for the Anwar Memorial Pain and Palliative Care Society clinic in the...
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This New Tech By Kerala Architects Could Build Post-Flood Houses Under Rs 5...
It has been an uphill climb for Kerala after the floods that ravaged the state killed many and left scores homeless. The state has slowly started embracing normal life, and the Cochin International...
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Watch: Amidst Devastating Floods, Keralites Queue For 1 Km in Perfect Civility!
Slowly recovering from the devastating deluge that has destroyed a great deal of its infrastructure, Kerala and its people are now beginning to find their feet. Besides broken houses, roads and places...
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Rebuilding Kerala: This Nation’s Brilliant Flood Control System Has Many...
On the morning of 31st January 1953, the North Sea brew up a storm which would severely affect the Netherlands, Belgium, England and Scotland. The prediction for the Netherlands looked worst. The...
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Kerala Needs Our Help to Get Back on Its Feet. Let’s #RebuildKerala Together
In August 2018, heavy rains and subsequent flooding in Kerala wreaked havoc in the state. The floods led to over 350 deaths, affected a population of over 50 lakh people, and over 2 lakh people have...
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IIT Delhi’s New Anti-Venom Cuts Cost from Rs 500 to Rs 70, Spells Boon for...
Scientists in IIT-Delhi, in association with the San Jose State University, USA, have developed a cheaper, much more effective anti-venom to snake bites. Incidentally, this invention in Delhi will be a...
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Kerala Floods: After Immense Devastation, Farmers See A Glimmer of Hope
The rains in Kerala over the second half of August wreaked havoc, causing mass-scale destruction. While the damage to life and property are the immediate consequences, we must also take stock of the...
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