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22 oppn parties call upon Centre to declare Cyclone Amphan as national calamity
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 22, 2020 06:00 PM IST
The leaders of the 22 parties, who met through video-conferencing, passed a resolution in this regard and said relief and rehabilitation should be the topmost priority at this juncture.

PM Modi dedicates UN’s Champions of Earth award to ‘invisible’ conservation heroes
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 03, 2018 11:13 PM IST
PM Modi has been recognised for his work in championing the International Solar Alliance, a global coalition of countries committed to harnessing solar energy.

Centre declares Kerala floods a ‘calamity of severe nature’
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi, Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON AUG 20, 2018 08:49 PM IST
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has pegged the value of losses during Kerala floods at roughly Rs 19,200 crore — nearly a fifth of what the state spent the entire year in 2017-18.