-The Hindu No agency provided any prior warning about the massive Floods in Jammu and Kashmir "What suddenly caused Jammu and Kashmir to be ravaged by Floods?" is now the raging question. As families of victims struggle to come to terms with the large-scale impact of the tragedy and as people all over the country attempt to understand the reasons for it, it remains to be seen how deep this concern really...

-The Hindu Omar Abdullah directs officials to mobilise boats in Srinagar New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday proposed that boats should be mobilised to send medicines to the people of the Flooded areas of Srinagar. These "floating clinics" can be used to deliver medicines, first aid and other supplies to those areas where Floodwaters are yet to recede and boats are the only mode of access. After returning from his...

-Deccan Chronicle We are faced with two crises on a planetary scale - climate change and species extinction. Our current modes of production and consumption, starting with the Industrial Revolution and aggravated by the advent of industrial agriculture, have contributed to both. If no action is taken to reduce greenhouse gases, we could experience a catastrophic 4°C increase in temperatures by the end of the century. But climate change is not just...

-The Telegraph Bihar: The statewide torrential rain in mid-August caused Flood conditions in 16 districts but came as a boon for standing paddy crop. Figures say the overall kharif transplantation coverage went up by nearly 40 per cent during August. It was 54 per cent on August 1 and touched 93 per cent on September 1. It came as a major relief for farmers and the state government, as, till the first week...

-Down to Earth Floods destroy standing crops; in July, hailstorm had damaged farms and orchards As Floods washed away belongings of Flood-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre has intervened to ensure food availability to them. Union food and public distribution minister, Ram Vilas Paswan, has directed senior officials of Food Corporation of India (FCI) to camp at Srinagar and closely monitor the availability of food grains in the affected areas...