Live Breaking News & Updates on சமூகங்கள் அதிகாரம்

Stay updated with breaking news from சமூகங்கள் அதிகாரம். Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Weathering storms: The Hindu Editorial on disaster response


Cyclones are inevitable, but communities need fiscal rehabilitation for recovery
India’s capacity to withstand multiple, near-simultaneous shocks is being tested, with a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm, Yaas, striking Odisha, just a week after an even stronger Cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc along the west coast. Yaas, which put up an unnerving display of tornadoes and rain, smothered the north Odisha coast as it made landfall, but the preparatory mass evacuation from habitations appears to have limited the loss of life. Yet, thousands have lost houses and property. West Bengal and Jharkhand also bore the brunt of the weather system’s force, as it punched its way inland from May 26, weakening into a deep depression. All coastal States facing the Bay of Bengal have always been in the path of severe cyclones, the majority following the withdrawal of the monsoon, but their vulnerability may be growing as pre-monsoon and post-monsoon storms increase in frequency and strength. Moreov ....

Mamata Banerjee , Indian Ocean , World Meteorological Organization , Very Severe Cyclonic Storm , Cyclone Tauktae , Cyclone Yaas , Global Climate , Cyclone Amphan , North Indian Ocean , West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee , Chief Ministers , Weathering Storms , Fiscal Rehabilitation For Recovery , Justa Week After Cyclone Tauktae , West Coast Yaas , Tornadoes And Rain , North Odisha Coast , Preparatory Mass Evacuation From Habitations , Loss Of Life , Loss Of Houses And Property , West Bengal , Deep Depression , Coastal States Facing The Bay Of Bengal , Path Of Severe Cyclones , Withdrawal Of The Monsoon , Pre Monsoon And Post Storms ,

Culture, increasingly fractured and unplanned


Culture, increasingly fractured and unplanned
Updated:
Updated:
May 28, 2021 01:14 IST
Under the Central Vista project, the urban planning for a single, linked cultural district seems to have been tossed out
Share Article
Under the Central Vista project, the urban planning for a single, linked cultural district seems to have been tossed out
We have been given to understand from the publicly known plans for the “Central Vista Redevelopment Project”, that the National Museum of India is to occupy what are currently the South Block offices of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Defence, and the Ministry of External Affairs, as well as the North Block offices of the Home and Finance Ministries. These buildings were designed by Herbert Baker. The Parliament House building designed by Edwin Lutyens is to be turned into another museum, apparently a ‘museum of democracy’. The national capital could, in that case, potentially have a grand plaza of thre ....

Red Fort , Andhra Pradesh , Uttar Pradesh , New Delhi , India General , Raisina Hill , Kingsway Rajpath , Queensway Janpath , Herbert Baker , Edwin Lutyens , National Museum , Los Angeles County Museum Of Art , Ashmolean Museum In Oxford , Ministry Of Defence , Parliament House , National Archives , Jawaharlal Nehru University , Supreme Court , National Museum Of India , Indira Gandhi National Centre For The Arts , Archaeological Survey Of India , National Museum Institute , Ministry Of External Affairs , Vista Redevelopment , South Block , Prime Minister ,