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Monsoon gathers pace, Kerala braces for extreme rain events

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala is bracing for extreme rain events with the southwest monsoon gathering pace. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red, orange and yellow alerts for many districts for the next four days. A red alert has been issued for Kannur and Kasaragod districts on Saturday. As per the forecast issued on Friday, a well-marked low pressure area has formed over the Arabian Sea and it is likely to intensify and move in a northerly direction and further intensify into

24 May 2025 8:25 am
Kannadi returns with night museum & cultural events

A museum is not just about artefacts or faded pages from the past. Its a mirror, one that reflects who we are, where we come from, and what we are slowly forgetting. And that idea sits at the heart of this years International Museum Day celebrations, as the Kerala History and Heritage Museum prepares to host a three-day cultural gathering from May 21 to 23. Titled Kannadi-2, the event promises more than a regular museum visit. According to R Chandran Pillai, executive director of the museum, in

20 May 2025 6:00 am
80K killed due to extreme weather events in 1993-2022 period: Study

NEW DELHI: India registered at least 80,000 fatalities in the past three decades, causing losses of nearly $180 billion (inflation-adjusted) between 1993 and 2023 due to climate change-induced extreme weather events, a study says. The study by Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2025, published on Wednesday by the environmental organization Germanwatch, shows that over the last 30 years, Global South countries have been particularly affected by the impacts of extreme weather events. India ranked 6th and ex

13 Feb 2025 8:19 am