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Over the next week, super heavy showers are set to hit the Indian subcontinent, especially in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, South Interior Karnataka, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, and Gujarat, the IMD (<keyword id="19963725" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Meteorological-Department" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Indian Meteorological Department" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Indian Meteorological Department">Indian Meteorological Department</keyword>) has predicted. Yesterday, India's financial capital, Mumbai was hit by a surprise, albeit hefty deluge of rain. Consequently, a yellow alert was issued for Thane, Pune, Palghar and other areas near to Mumbai. Between October 13-16, very heavy rainfalls are also expected in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. It's no secret that incessant rains also bring about significant economic damages. As seen very often in the past, a constant barrage of torrential rains can also quickly create a flood-like situation, which can wipe away houses, vehicles and everything that comes in its way. Per media reports, the average economic impact on India due to <keyword id="19912527" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="floods" source="keywords">floods</keyword> between 2011 and 2021 has been a staggering Rs 25,805 crore. Imagine this-your entire se is flooded. Water has seeped into everything—your walls, furniture, and even the plumbing. Without a <keyword id="22058670" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="home-insurance" source="keywords">home insurance</keyword>, you'll have to spend a hefty amount towards repairs and to get your life and home back on track. <h2>Getting your home insured</h2>So, if you are wondering how to protect your hard earned material but immovable assets like house, the answer is right in front of you- Home Insurance. Says Dilip Baba, Head of Commercial and Speciality Underwriting, Go Digit General Insurance, "People usually spend their entire life savings on purchasing a home. However, people rarely think about how to protect their investment. By investing in the safety of home insurance, you can enjoy peace of mind knowing that your property is covered in case of unforeseen events. With home insurance, you can opt for three types of coverage-structure, content and comprehensive. While structure simply insures the physical, immovable formation of your house (walls, roofs), content coverage goes a step ahead and takes care of damage caused to your movable items like furniture, electronics and other items due to natural calamities, theft and more, up to a certain limit. This can also include any valuable artwork or antiques, or additional installation like solar panels you might have at your home. A comprehensive home insurance brings together both structure and contents in its insurance ambit. Having a home insurance can not just protect you from natural calamities like floods, but also from unforeseen events like theft, fire and more. The annual premium of a home insurance policy can range between Rs 2,000 to Rs 10,000 depending on the type and extent of coverage taken. Before buying a policy, be sure to clarify whether it offers actual cash value, which considers depreciation, or replacement/reinstatement cost, which covers the full replacement without depreciation deductions. To be on the safe side, you can also choose additional covers like accidental death insurance, or rent coverage, if you lose out on rental income due to damage caused to your property. You can use the carpet area of your house to get a sense of your home insurance requirements. Other covers you can opt for include valuable contents (on agreed value basis under home contents cover), additional living expense cover, tenant liability insurance, among others. Says Amit Bhandari, Chief Technical Officer at Magma HDI General Insurance, "When selecting a policy, it’s crucial to assess the unique risks that your home may face, particularly if you live in an area susceptible to <keyword id="19922196" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="natural-disasters" source="keywords">natural disasters</keyword>. You should tailor your coverage to address these risks while considering premium reduction strategies, such as excluding unnecessary coverages".

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<ul><li>The National Disaster Response Force evacuated around 75,000 flood-affected people.</li><li>At least nine persons drowned on 8 August 2019 when a rescue boat capsized at Brahmnal village in Maharashtra's Sangli district. </li><li>Around 22 National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force teams are deployed in flood affected regions </li></ul> In one of its biggest rescue operations, various government agencies and the armed forces helped evacuate around 75,000 flood-affected people. This includes 66,000 people from Kolhapur and Sangli districts. More than 54,000 people were shifted from Sangli, another 12,000 were moved from Kolhapur. Also, 3,000 people from Pune and 6,000 others from Solapur, Raigad, Ratnagiri and other districts were also moved from their flood-affected homes, said the officials. 
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Watch India's National Disaster Response Force saving thousands of lives from ravaging floods in Maharashtra

<ul><li>The recent <keyword id="48088" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="floods">floods</keyword> in <keyword id="13126" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</keyword>, <keyword id="6354780" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Karnataka">Karnataka</keyword>, and Kerala have already claimed 147 lives, and over a million people might turn homeless. </li><li> People claim that they have not seen such destruction in the last 40 years.</li></ul>The recent floods in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala have already claimed 147 lives, and over a million people might turn homeless. They are entirely cut off from the outside world because of the high water level. The worst-hit areas were Kerala, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. However, floods have also affected Gujarat, Assam and <keyword id="30033" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bihar">Bihar</keyword>. The locals have no clue when they are going to get their normal life back. People claim that they have not seen such destruction in the last 40 years, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCWqknq8zLs">reported BBC</a>. The opposition party, Congress, has reached out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide relief assistance to the flood-affected area. 57 dead in Kerala <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/floods-live-updates-karnataka-kerala-maharashtra-bengaluru-amit-shah-kochi-2266985.html">In Kerala, as many as 57 have died and 165,000</a> are living at relief camps, said authorities. Chief Minister Pinaray Vijayan who assessed the flood-affected areas said that many houses are under 8-19 feet of mud, which is delaying rescue operations. Last year, floods killed 200 in Kerala and displaced as many as five million. All the 14 districts in the state, except Kollam, are in trouble. Many of them now live at 1,600 relief camps. Malappuram district with over 54,000 people has the largest number of people living in makeshift camps. 67 dead in Karnataka The death toll in Karnataka is now at 67, and as many as 227,000 were displaced. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCWqknq8zLshttps://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/monsoon-rains-flood-live-updates-news-kerala-maharashtra-gujarat-karnataka-1579879-2019-08-12">According to</a> State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, "Since August 1, 2019, 40 people have lost their lives, 14 are missing, 5,81,702 people have been evacuated. As many as 1168 number of relief camps are operational as 17 districts and 2,028 villages are affected." Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa that said the government would provide a compensation of ₹500,000 to families of the deceased. 30 dead in Maharashtra, but flood’s receding The death toll in Maharashtra stood at 30. However, the government said the situation is improving. Over 203 roads and 94 bridges were closed in advance to avoid vehicular movement. The water level is significantly going down in Maharashtra, <a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/maharashtra-flood-toll-rises-to-40-amit-shah-conducts-aerial-survey-4320751.html">said the government. </a> The water level is significantly going down in Maharashtra, <a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/maharashtra-flood-toll-rises-to-40-amit-shah-conducts-aerial-survey-4320751.html">said the government. </a> Floods in Bihar and monsoon floods in Assam too <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/bihar-floods-and-assam-floods-death-toll/articleshow/70329643.cms">killed 166 in July</a>. As many as 5 million people were displaced as well. However, the situation has been improving since then. Water level in four river in Bihar was receding with no fresh casualty reported.

Floods kill 140 in Maharashtra, Kerala, and Karnataka — and there is no end in sight

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<ul><li>The Maharashtra government declared a public holiday on June 2, for schools and government offices </li><li>Navi <keyword id="6358070" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai">Mumbai</keyword> and Western suburbs experienced heavy rains overnight and Versova and Andheri are water logged. </li><li>Over 50 flights have been cancelled and 50 others are diverted from the city. </li><li>Weather forecaster Skymet said that there could be flooding in the city between July 3-5 as the city might see 200 mm of rainfall.</li></ul> The <keyword id="758932" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="rains-in-Mumbai">rains in Mumbai</keyword> have not taken a break since the monsoons started on Thursday, with incessant rains overnight in many areas of the city and its suburbs. The overnight downpour has already claimed 22 lives due to wall collapse, according<a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mumbai-rains-live-updates-weather-forecast-maharashtra-monsoon-1560089-2019-07-02"> to reports</a>. To avoid more such incidents, the city has deployed the Indian Navy, which helped shift around a thousand people from low-lying areas in the city. The Maharashtra government declared a public holiday on June 2, for schools and government offices, since if rains continue, the city might experience flooding as it so often does in monsoons. Apart from online warnings, Kalyan and Dombivili municipal corporations have gone offline and into the public with speakers on autorickshaws playing a message asking people to stay safe and at home. 
	
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 Apart from a bevy of volunteers, all of city’s emergency services are chipping in to aid stranded people --- like Fire Brigade, National Disaster Response Force (NRDF) too are in high alert mode, in case the city floods like it did in 2006. The worst flood of the city had then claimed as many<a href="https://www.ndtv.com/photos/news/26july-2005-the-day-mumbai-stopped-11000"> as 5,000 people</a>. In Navi Mumbai and Western suburbs too experienced heavy rains overnight. Western express highway is flooded with Versova and Andheri are water logged already. Low lying areas of Dadar and Sion are also water-logged. Lifeline Stalled The train service which is referred to as ‘Mumbai’s lifeline’, has stopped early morning today as all the three lines—Western, Central and Harbour lines have been shut down. In fact, around 11:52 am, the city is expecting a high tide of 4.5 meters by 11:52 am. Over 50 flights from the Mumbai airport have been cancelled and over 50 others are diverted due to heavy rains, <a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/mumbai-rains-live-updates-waterlogging-suburban-local-trains-traffic-monsoon-4148461.html">say reports</a>. While the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted intermittent to moderate rains this week, private weather forecaster Skymet sounded off an alarm saying that there could be flooding in the city between July 3 to 5 as it expects 200 mm or more of rainfall. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/mumbai-must-brace-for-floods-this-week-says-a-private-weather-forecaster/articleshow/70029004.cms">Mumbai must brace for floods this week, says a private weather forecaster</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/5000-it-employees-in-chennai-are-working-from-home-because-offices-have-run-out-of-water/articleshow/69771864.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" style="">5,000 IT employees in Chennai are working from home because offices have run out of water</a>

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<keyword id="19905655" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="celebrations" source="keywords">Celebrations</keyword> erupted Saturday night across cricket-crazy <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="India" source="keywords">India</keyword> as its <keyword id="19920398" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="team" source="keywords">team</keyword> won the <keyword id="19921630" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="T20-World-Cup" source="keywords">T20 World Cup</keyword>, with fans flooding the streets carrying the tricolour in their hands. Chants of 'India, India' reverberated in the air as crowds gathered at city centres in different parts of the country to cheer for the ''Men in blue". Whether it was Jammu, Hyderabad, Patna or Pune, people were seen hugging and dancing as the nation's 13-year wait for a world title ended for crores of fans of cricket, who religiously follow the game and idolise its players. Taking to X soon after India defeated South Africa in a nail-biter in Barbados, Prime Minister <keyword id="19895781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="keywords">Narendra Modi</keyword> said the cricketers have won the hearts of crores of Indians. "CHAMPIONS! Our team brings the T20 World Cup home in STYLE! We are proud of the Indian Cricket Team," he said on X, calling the match historic. As soon as the match ended in Barbados at around 11.30 PM IST, joyous fans flooded the streets and burst firecrackers as the cricket-loving nation revelled in the glory, with celebrations continuing for hours after midnight. In Delhi, a large number of people gathered at India Gate to celebrate the occasion. At Mumbai airport, fans were seen dancing to the beats of drums, and out on roads, many revellers climbed atop vehicles. Streets in Kolkata were lit with firecrackers and shouts and whistles of irrepressible fans. In Bengaluru, many fans wearing Team India's attire were seen dancing in pubs and outside eateries. Social media was flooded with congratulatory messages and images of celebratory scenes as the star-studded Indian team outwitted South Africa by seven runs in a see-saw final that went down to the wire. "We are very ecstatic. I was a child when we last won. My throat is sore from shouting but we will celebrate for two days," a cricket fan told PTI. In Jammu, young and old celebrated with fireworks and chants of ''Bharat Mata ki Jai". "The whole country is celebrating. It is like a Diwali for us," said a reveller. Euphoric scenes were witnessed outside the state secretariat in Hyderabad as fireworks dazzled the sky. People climbed on top trucks, cars, and other vehicles which honked cheerily. Many praised the contribution of all players of Team India and coach <keyword id="19923639" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rahul-dravid" source="keywords">Rahul Dravid</keyword>. In an emotional message on X, one of cricket's greatest icons Sachin Tendulkar said, "Every star added to the Team India jersey inspires our nation's starry-eyed children to move one step closer to their dreams. India gets the 4th star, our second in @T20WorldCup. "Life comes full circle for Indian cricket in the West Indies. From our lows in the 2007 ODI World Cup to becoming a cricketing powerhouse and winning the T20WC in 2024. Very happy for my friend Rahul Dravid, who missed out on the 2011 World Cup win but his contribution to this T20 World Cup victory has been immense. I am so so happy for him.... "It was wonderful to see Team India excel under the guidance of this class of '96. A total team effort. Hearty congratulations to all the players, coaches, support staff, and @BCCI," he said.

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The Indian cricket board could soon get richer by at least ₹5000 crore with the addition of two new franchises during the 2022 edition of <keyword id="1777211" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Premier-League-" source="Orion">Indian Premier League.</keyword> The <keyword id="6354312" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL" source="Orion">IPL</keyword>, which is currently an eight-team tournament, will become a 10-team affair from the next edition and during a recent governing council meeting, the modalities of the bidding process were chalked out. "Any company can buy the bid document paying ₹10 lakh. Earlier top brass was thinking about keeping the base price for two new teams at ₹1700 crore but later it was decided to keep the base price at ₹2000 crore," a senior <keyword id="6354756" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="BCCI" source="Orion">BCCI</keyword> source told PTI on the condition of anonymity. The source, who has dealt with the financial side of IPL in the past, said that the BCCI stands to gain at least ₹5000 crore if the <keyword id="48985" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bids" source="Orion">bids</keyword> go as per plan with plenty of large business conglomerates showing active interest in bidding. "The BCCI is expecting anything in the range of 5000 crore if not more. There will be 74 IPL games next season and it's a win-win situation for everyone." It is learnt that only companies with an annual turnover of ₹3000 crore will be allowed to bid for the teams. In a welcome news, the BCCI is planning to allow a consortium to bid for teams as it makes the bidding process more vibrant. "I think more than three business entities won't be allowed to form a consortium but if three business come together and wants to jointly bid for a team, they are welcome to do so," he said. Among the venues where the teams could be based include Amedabad, Lucknow and Pune. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, with bigger capacities, could be the choice for franchises. Some of the names that are doing the rounds include the Adani group, RPG Sanjeev Goenka group, noted pharma company Torrent and a prominent banker who has shown active interest in buying teams. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/two-wheeler-financing-company-oto-raises-6-million-to-offer-services-in-15-indian-cities/articleshow/85794223.cms">Two-wheeler financing company OTO raises $6 million to offer services in 15 Indian cities</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/news/the-floods-in-assam-have-so-far-affected-21-districts-with-950-villages-affected-in-total/articleshow/85792970.cms">Pictures of devastation due to Assam floods that has killed two and displaced people in nearly a thousand villages in 21 districts</a>

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