The interaction being planned by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in October will have experts deliberating on how cities that face floods should equip themselves to deal with the challenge.
The large number of landslides and massive floods had left a trail of destruction in the state.
The UN chief said last year, climate-related disasters were responsible for thousands of deaths and USD 320 billion dollars in losses.
A grace period of 60 days till September 30 has been given for payment of health insurance premium
While the Kerala CM relief fund has received Rs 1,000 crore already, the state needs at least Rs 4,000 crore for rehabilitation, Issac said.
Under this scheme, SBI offers loan of up to Rs 10 lakh at a reduced interest rate of 8.45 percent per annum along with waiver of processing fee
With the festive sales period of Onam being a subdued one, coinciding with the floods timeline, Edelweiss said that the impact in near term could be acute.
The tax department too has extended the last date to file income tax returns by 15 days to September 15 for all assessees in Kerala.
Pampa is the base station from where pilgrims trek to the famous Lord Ayyappa temple atop Sabarimala.
Experts are of the opinion that the GST architecture should not be tampered with as it will lead to demands from other states as well
Reports of taking on debt from multilateral agencies like the World Bank come at a time when the Centre has refused foreign aid
Architects, urban planners and environmentalists suggest that as Kerala starts rebuilding homes and infrastructure, it needs to seriously look at preserving its environment.
The Rs 600 crore released by the Centre to the state was only the advance assistance, Modi informed the Kerala Governor
If the present rain fury has claimed over 290 lives and displaced over 10 lakh people, the massive floods that crippled the state in July 1924 are believed to have claimed a large number of lives and caused widespread destruction.
A total of 42 types of relief materials, including rice, grains, medicines and essentials worth Rs 4 crore has also been sent.
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The emergency grant aims to bolster government efforts and initiatives by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the enormous task of assisting displaced.
The accused opened an account with SBI under a fake name and collected Rs 60,000 in the name of Kodava Samaja Flood Relief Fund
Though industry contributes only 26 per cent of the state GDP, as 66 per cent come from services.
The statement said that all officers of the Indian Revenue Service (IRSS) Association will contribute at least one day's salary towards the disaster relief for the affected people of Kerala.