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India’s first digital flood inventory (IFI) in modern geospatial format created

Have you noticed short trees or bushes along coastlines with a dense tangle of roots hanging out that makes them look like they are standing on stilts? These are mangroves. Mangroves can be trees, shrubs, ferns and palms that occupy the boundary between the land and the sea.

Climate change and anthropogenic activities pose serious threats to river basin hydrology worldwide. The Ganga River is the lifeline for close to half a billion people in the northern Indian region.

India’s urban population is expected to grow around 800 million by 2050, which is predicted to create major challenges for urban water management.

The news of fish deaths in freshwater bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds is not new to India.

Over the last five decades, rapid increase in urbanisation has led to the deterioration of ecosystem health.

Bundelkhand, a geographical and cultural region in north-central India covering parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh is one of the hotspots of poverty and malnutrition.

As La Nina makes an appearance for the second time in a row and meteorologists expect an intense winter, North India can expect to see prolonged spells of pollution over the coming months.

More than 80% cent Indians live in climate-vulnerable districts, according to a recently released report ‘

After heavy rains, four major rivers change course in Uttarakhand