Page 4 - India Floods

Urad prices surge 20% in two months on incessant floods, crop damage

Other pulses follow suit; govt allows imports and release of buffer stock to cool prices

Responding to floods

India needs a holistic approach

What caused the floods in Maharashtra and why are they significant

Experts say the Arabian sea, which brought the bulk of the rains this time, has seen a rise in its surface temperature over the years, pointing to global warming

At 107,487, India accounts for 1/5th of global deaths from floods in 64 yrs

India is one of the world's most vulnerable regions to climate change

Graphic: Floods may cost South Asia $215 billion a year by 2030

Flooding accounted for 47 per cent of all weather-related global disasters between 1995- 2015