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87% of India's districts vulnerable to droughts: IMD
Posted on 10 Feb, 2022 06:31 PMIndia Meteorological Department (IMD) has recently come up with a ‘Climate hazards and vulnerability atlas of India’ which provides districts maps on hazard events and vulnerability for all the calendar months and at annual scale in India.
![(Image: J Surya, CC-SA-4.0 International)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/Climate_of_India.jpg?itok=i0d3NPTi)
Budgetary provisions for drinking water supply continue to get priority
Posted on 10 Feb, 2022 02:05 AMWater, sanitation and hygiene, which are major determinants of health and nutrition levels, have gained substantial visibility during the last two years because of the pandemic.
![Jal Jeevan Mission has picked up pace after two years (Image: Anita Martinz, Wikimedia Commons, CC-A-2.0 Generic)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/water-anita-martinz.jpg?itok=mpOLxNnu)
Women and men’s differentiated vulnerability to disasters
Posted on 06 Feb, 2022 10:28 PMExposure to disaster risk is often dictated by social constructs such as gender, class, race, sexual orientation, etc. The overlap and interconnectedness of these constructs are known as ‘intersectionality’.
![Woman trying to reach home during Cyclone Aila in 2009 (Image: Anil Gulati, India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/women-floods.jpg?itok=Srl0i28y)
A water warrior’s fight springs hope for springs!
Posted on 03 Feb, 2022 03:15 PMSprings, symbols of life, freedom, spontaneity draw unique images in our minds – of a bubbling rush of water rolling boisterously, snaking over rocks, picking up pebbles and sand along its path full of jumping fish, occasional frogs, insects, algae – surrounded by green wild bushes and thick vegetation.
Invest in organic and natural farming
Posted on 03 Feb, 2022 01:33 PMCentre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) new report ‘Evidence (2004-20) on holistic benefits of organic and natural farming in India: Evidence (2004-20)
![The agro-ecological movement has started gaining momentum (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/organic%20farming.jpg?itok=SumQchOE)
Social inclusion and behaviour change key to wetlands action for people and nature
Posted on 03 Feb, 2022 11:07 AMMarking the first World Wetlands Day (WWD) since official recognition at the United Nations, Wetlands International South Asia celebrated the global event in the form of a public webinar on the theme ‘Wetlands Action for People and Nature’. The webinar was attended by over 120 participants from all across India and abroad and was also live-streamed.
![Ramsar Site: Kabartal Wetland (Site no. 2436) - Kabartal Wetland, also known as Kanwar Jheel, covers 2,620 hectares of the Indo-Gangetic plains in the northern Bihar State. The Site is one of 18 wetlands within an extensive floodplain complex; it floods during the monsoon season to a depth of 1.5 metres. (Image: Credit: Wetlands International South Asia, 2015)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/kabartal_wetland.jpg?itok=JZVcAd3o)
Meghalaya's participatory water projects exhibit scale and community empowerment
Posted on 01 Feb, 2022 03:28 PMMeghalaya exemplifies participation at scale and community empowerment in participatory water projects
![A water body in Meghalaya (Image source: IWP Photo via Flickr Album)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/3204902920_f18df874d9_o.jpg?itok=14hMzCdb)
NGT stricter with Delhi, Haryana on restoring Najafgarh Jheel
Posted on 01 Feb, 2022 02:49 PMEnforce Najafgarh jheel restoration plan: NGT to Delhi, Haryana governments
![Aerial view of the Najafgarh drain. (Image: Sumita Roy Dutta, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/delhi_aerial_photo_08-2016_img1.jpg?itok=IdSLVXgC)
Combining nature, wisdom and science - to tackle climate change
Posted on 01 Feb, 2022 12:37 PMToday, rapid industrialisation, economic growth and migration to urban areas have changed how we relate to nature. The interconnection is now clearly exploitative.
![Combining nature, wisdom and science to cope with climate change (Image Source: Pankaj Oudhia via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/mahua.jpg?itok=468MO-7G)
Budget briefs by Accountability Initiative: Highlights from key programmes
Posted on 30 Jan, 2022 12:45 PMUsing government reported data, the briefs analyse trends in allocations, public expenditures, outputs and outcomes of key social sector programmes. These briefs are published in the run-up to the Government of India budget in February every year.
![A school boy from Tilonia drinks from a tap from a rainwater harvesting tank (Image: Barefoot photographers of Tilonia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/tap-lead.jpg?itok=wqBYa2lz)