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Enhancing Sundarbans' early warning for disaster preparedness
Posted on 11 Apr, 2023 10:32 AMDue to its geographic location and low-lying coastal morphology, India's Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (SBR) is extremely susceptible to cyclones and tidal surges. This deltaic region frequently sees cyclones that cause property damage and human casualties.
Forests, water fountains of the skies
Posted on 04 Apr, 2023 11:30 AMForests world over are under threat.
Tall and deep clouds will trigger intense spells of rain in India
Posted on 31 Mar, 2023 07:30 PMExtreme rainfall events in India can not only have a massive impact on the agricultural output, but also create havoc in urban areas of the country by affecting lives and livelihoods and destroying property and infrastructure. And India needs to be climate ready to deal with these in the future.
Market value of treated wastewater will rise to rupees 1.9 billion in 2050
Posted on 29 Mar, 2023 07:26 PMThe market value of treated wastewater in India will be INR 830 million in 2025 and INR 1.9 billion in 2050 if we have the mechanism to sell it to select sectors, according to an independent study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).
Jharkhand's agroforestry potential
Posted on 16 Mar, 2023 12:29 PMIn order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including enhancing livelihood, decreasing poverty, preserving the environment and biodiversity, and reversing climate change, agroforestry areas should be expanded in a variety of ways.
Water tankers help, but not “all” women
Posted on 07 Mar, 2023 12:11 PMAccessing water for daily needs has culturally and socially been considered as gendered domestic work and the task of collecting water in rural areas where water is scarce and fetching water is extremely tedious and time consuming.
Poisoned waters of Kashmir
Posted on 27 Feb, 2023 03:15 PMPesticides and fertilisers have been used indiscriminately to increase crop yields and agricultural output in India and their excessive use has been feared to threaten human health as well as biodiversity through contamination of surface and groundwater resources.
Locally comprehensible and actionable forecasts
Posted on 09 Feb, 2023 06:00 PMA recent study dealing with the Indian Sundarbans, the cyclone capital of India, uncovers how and why advances in scientific knowledge and technological developments are failing to enhance resilience of the marginal and vulnerable populations, instead continually unmaking their lived environments.
Study reveals Indian dams to lose 26% water storage capacity by 2050
Posted on 08 Feb, 2023 05:13 PMReservoir sedimentation is often seen as a site-specific process and is usually assessed at an individual reservoir level. At the same time, it takes place everywhere in the world. However, estimates of storage losses globally are largely lacking.
Heavy metals poison Veeranam lake in Tamil Nadu
Posted on 25 Jan, 2023 02:26 PMWetlands in India, under threat!