How can forecasting of extreme rainfall events be improved?
Greater precision in forecast of extreme events is critical.
Villages under water which gushed in as Cyclone Aila struck south 24 Parganas. Image credit: Anil Gulati from IWP Flickr. Image used for representational purposes only.
Urbanization, changing cropping patterns contributing to temperature rise
Study shows land use changes responsible for higher temperatures
Image credit: Sourabh Phadke from India Water Portal on Flickr
The need for survival edge technology
Decentralised communitarian technology can mitigate the water crises facing us today.
Digging an open well that had some water at lesser depths ranging from 5-10 m using local technology in which a motor run winch draws up the dug up mud from the well bottom. (Image: Rahul Banerjee)
How millets can make India’s food basket climate-resilient
Study reveals millets can mitigate effects of climate change on rainfed agriculture, thus improving food security.
Millets. Image source: Wikimedia Commons
Digging deeper to cope with droughts
A study finds that farmers in south India continue to rely on borewells rather than investing in water conservation structures or demand management strategies to cope with droughts.
Coping with droughts, a challenge for farmers (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
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