{
  "id": 1865923,
  "title": "Onam festive rush triggers surge in flower prices in Keralam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/onam-festive-rush-triggers-surge-in-flower-prices-in-keralam",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T03:38:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/onam-festive-rush-triggers-surge-in-flower-prices-in-keralam/article71360036.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Merchants say that acute water scarcity and adverse weather in key cultivation hubs across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh have severely pinched supply lines, pushing retail rates past last year’s figures",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}