Eight states to get calamity relief are: Kerala, Maharashtra, Bihar, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, West Bengal and KarnatakaCentre approved the additional assistance for floods, landslides, cyclone, drought during 2019
1 min read27 Mar 2020Insurers have been asked to fast track the claims settlement process by appointing nodal officers in the flood-hit regions and by setting up toll-free numbersPolicyholders must intimate the insurer about the loss immediately either by writing or calling on the toll-free number
2 min read12 Aug 2019The finance minister levied Re 1 per tonne customs or import duty on crude oilSitharaman raised excise duty and road and infrastructure cess on the auto fuels by ₹2 per litre each to raise over ₹28,000 crore
2 min read5 Jul 2019A man named R Durga Rao aged 28 was killed when a loosened soil hurtled down a hillock following heavy rains in Vijayawada city, according to sources
2 min read18 Dec 2018TN CM announces 10 lakh for kin of deceased, 1 lakh for the severely injured, and 25,000 for those with minor injuries
1 min read16 Nov 2018Elderly depending on medicines are most affected during natural calamities
2 min read10 Sep 2018Kerala has faced the sort of natural calamity that should allow for a one-time easing of fiscal constraints
3 min read22 Aug 2018Insurance companies expect claims in flood ravaged Kerala to cross 1,000 crore as the government declares the deluge as 'calamity of severe nature'
2 min read21 Aug 2018The Centre said Cyclone Ockhi, which wrecked havoc in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep, cannot be declared a national calamity as there is no such scheme
1 min read3 Dec 2017As the relief work is ceaselessly being carried out in the flood affected districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the overflowing of several rivers and constant rains tend to slow down rescue operations
2 min read24 Aug 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared