Kerala Flood

Kerala Expects Rs 3,596 Crore World Bank Loan For Rebuilding After Floods

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday April 30, 2019

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, after a high level meeting here on Monday to discuss the 'rebuild Kerala' initiative in aftermath of the worst-ever floods that hit the state last year, indicated that the World Bank will provide a Rs 3,596 crore loan for rebuilding activities covering various sectors.

After 2018 Floods, Kerala Residents Want Climate Change To Drive Poll Narrative

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

With memories of last year's devastating floods still fresh in the minds of people of Kerala, they want the issue of climate change to be a dominant theme of the electoral discourse in the run-up to Lok Sabha polls beginning April 11.

Kerala Farmer Kills Self Over "Mounting Debts", Ninth Suicide In 2 Months

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 2, 2019

Apparently distressed by mounting debts and damage to crops due to the August floods, a 49-year-old farmer from Thrissur district allegedly killed himself on Friday, taking the total number of farmer deaths in Kerala in the last two months to nine.

Despite Floods, Kerala Tourism Nets Over Rs 36,000 Crore In 2018

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 14, 2019

The domestic and foreign tourist arrivals in Kerala has witnessed a healthy increase, coupled with a record revenue earning of over Rs 36,000 crore in 2018, indicating that tourism sector has rebounded quickly after the devastating August floods.

"Altruistic Spirit": Shashi Tharoor Nominates Kerala Fishermen For Nobel

Kerala News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Wednesday February 6, 2019

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today made a pitch to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee to consider the fishermen of Kerala for the honour in recognition of the bravery they have shown when floods devastated the southern state last year.

Kerala Gets 102 Crores Bill For Using Air Force Aircraft In Flood Rescue

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 5, 2019

The centre has forwarded a bill of Rs 102 crore to the Kerala government for using Indian Air Force planes and helicopters for flood relief operations in the state last year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.

For "New Kerala" A "Flood Cess" And Hike In Film Tickets, Alcohol Prices

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 31, 2019

Movie tickets, beer and wine prices are to be hiked and a ''flood cess'' implemented in cash-strapped Kerala as the CPI(M)-led LDF government presented its first post-flood budget on Thursday in an effort to mobilise additional resources to rebuild the state.

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Contributes Rs 5.49 Crores For Kerala Flood Relief

Education | NDTV Education Team | Wednesday December 26, 2018

This amount has been contributed by the employees of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS).

Engage All Stakeholders In Rebuilding Flood-Hit Kerala, Says UN Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 11, 2018

A top United Nations (UN) official has advised the state government to engage all stakeholders including the civil society and private sector in rebuilding Kerala after the devastating floods in August this year.

Germany Offers Rs. 720 Crore At Low Interest Rates To Rebuild Kerala

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday December 7, 2018

The German government has offered help in the form of grants, loans at low rates of interest and by participating in specific projects to rebuild Kerala, which was devastated after the worst ever floods in August, a diplomat said today. Addressing the media, Martin Ney, the German Ambassador to India, said Germany was ready to support the state by ...

Centre Announces Rs 3,048 Crore Flood Relief Fund For Kerala

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 6, 2018

Kerala, which was hit by massive floods in August, will be given Rs 3,048 crore as an additional assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), officials said. Besides, Rs. 539 crore will be given to cyclone-hit Andhra Pradesh and Rs. 131 crore to Nagaland, which was also hit by floods.

Kerala Government Gets Huge Bill For Flood Relief, Airlifting Ops

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday November 30, 2018

The Kerala government has received a bill of over Rs 33 crore to be paid to the Controller of Defence Accounts, and this includes the airlift services provided by the Indian Air Force during the massive deluge in August this year.

TM Krishna To Perform In Kerala University

Education | NDTV Education Team | Sunday November 25, 2018

TM Krishna, renowned Carnatic singer and Magsasay Award winner, will perform in Kerala University next month.

Kerala Floods Because Of Climate Change, Top Weather Official Tells NDTV

India News | Written by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra | Saturday November 24, 2018

The devastating floods in Kerala in August were an outcome of a chain of extreme weather events that climate change has triggered in India, the Director General of Indian Meteorological Department, KJ Ramesh, told NDTV in an exclusive interview. "Country has witnessed the evidence of significant changes in extreme weather events and the extreme rai...

Pinarayi Vijayan Hits Out At Centre For Denying Funds To Flood-Hit Kerala

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 23, 2018

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Friday lashed out at the centre for allegedly showing indifference in granting aid for the rebuilding initiatives of the state, which had suffered the deadliest flood of the century in August.