The toll in rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu rose to 48 on Thursday even as the MeT office forecast another spell of heavy showers next week following formation of a new trough of low pressure.
Modi said that these problems are 'deep-rooted' and must be addressed collectively for which he is open to suggestions.
Unless we act dramatically and quickly, science tells us our climate and our way of life are literally in jeopardy, says Kerry.
The prime minister addressed a gathering at Hussainiwala.
As many as 48 persons were injured in these incidents and 25 still missing, while so far, 2,29,074 persons have been evacuated from the flood and rain-affected affected areas and moved to safer places, the government said in a statement in Mumbai.
Once famous for its gardens and flowers, a still submerged Srinagar city now presents a grim and nauseating picture of the destruction caused by floods.
'A lot of unauthorised encroachments have taken place in our forest area.' 'The landslides are partly because of such encroachments.' 'The other factor is deforestation.' 'Protection of forest resources is not on the agenda of any government.' 'The damage caused by the rain in Kerala is a man-made factor.'
Departmental proceedings have also been initiated against him.
Consumer food price inflation eased to 6.14%.
The finance ministry on Tuesday cited "green shoots" of recovery in agriculture, manufacturing and services sectors, and said the prompt policy measures taken by the government and RBI have helped reinvigorate the economy with minimal damage. Stating that the agricultural sector remains the foundation of the Indian economy, the ministry said that a normal monsoon, as has been forecast, should support the rebooting of economy.
The highway was closed on Saturday due to heavy snowfall and landslides.
'At this time, staying in the game is more important.' 'If we do that, then wealth can be generated.'
Months after the devastating flood ruined their life, the people of Poonch are today totally isolated. They feel they have been left unheard, once again.
Flood in the rice bowl: Keralites who lost everything stare at uncertainty.
Around six lakh people have been housed in over 2000 relief camps in the two states.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announces Rs 4 lakh compensation for the kin of dead.
Shutters of at least 22 reservoirs in the state have been opened to drain out excess water.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu all possible assistance as Cyclone Hudhud made landfall leaving five persons dead in the state and neighbouring Odisha.
A 'mini-cyclone' coupled with torrential rains tore through northwest Pakistan's Peshawar Valley.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Residents in Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra continue to struggle as floods leave them in a watery hell.
'In this country, if any government acquires one of these images -- anti-farmer, or anti-poor or corrupt -- the government doesn't survive.' 'The Modi government is fast acquiring that anti-farmer image, that is why it is nervous.'
At present, the Met department is often unable to provide exact information on the exact amount of rain over a localised area.
'A little old man who has renounced personal possessions, walking with bare feet on the cold earth in search of a great human ideal'.
Torrential rains in north Gujarat have caused flood in Banaskantha and Patan districts.
Nothing is going to dramatically open up on May 3. There will be too many ifs and buts and terms and conditions and guidelines in leading one's life in various zones, reveals Sheela Bhatt.
More than 100 people have died in rain-hit Jammu and Kashmir, which is witnessing its worst flood in 50 years.
India will require new technical solutions and approaches to solve environmental problems.
Leading British-Indian MP Keith Vaz on Tuesday took his fight against the European Union's impending ban on the import of Indian mangoes to the Prime Minister's office in London.
Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN reiterated that he is not going to contest the next Lok Sabha elections.
The industry began to upgrade its practices even before the NGO alleged Indian tea contained harmful pesticides.
For all the blame-game over the flood preparedness in Chennai and elsewhere in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, this is not the first of its kind. Nor would it be the last, given the nature of the north-east monsoon, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The biological weapons convention is a non-starter in spite of the efforts of many states in the world for the last five decades mainly because the US is not ready to accept the 'verification protocol' which could allow the formation of some official mechanism for inspections, says Ajay Lele.
BJP President Amit Shah -- arguably the second most powerful politician in the nation -- granted a rare television interview to the Network 18 group of news channels. Rediff.com's Rajesh Alva checks out what the BJP boss said in this word cloud assessment of the interview.
'There are 25 million farmers in India with at least 2 to 3 cows each.' 'If all them use biogas to cook, millions of LPG units and firewood can be saved.'
Congress gets into the opposition groove but still has miles to go, says Saroj Nagi.
