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Climate and Weather
Go green this Van Mahotsava
Posted on 08 Jul, 2019 12:44 PMVan Mahotsava is an annual tree planting festival which was initiated by Shri Kulapati Kanaiyalal Munshi, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Food, Government of India, in 1950 to create awareness about the importance of trees and conservation of forests.
![Chilepata core forest area in Buxa, Alipurduar district of West Bengal (Image: Tridib Choudhury, Wikimedia Commons, CC-SA 4.0 International)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chilepata_core_forest_area.jpg?itok=h7L2XO5x)
Glacier melt threatens water reserves in Satluj basin
Posted on 08 Jul, 2019 12:28 PMRiver Satluj, the powerhouse of the Himalayas
![The Sutlej, from Bilaspur (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sutlej_from_bilaspur.jpg?itok=B1YG5VcT)
How can forecasting of extreme rainfall events be improved?
Posted on 05 Jul, 2019 12:00 AMMumbai, July 5 (India Science Wire): On July 2, the Maharashtra government decided to close private and public schools in Mumbai based on IMD’s rainfall forecast which predicted "intermittent rain in city and suburbs, with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places for the next 24 hours." The 24-hour period from 8:30 am of July 1 to July 2 saw a total of 375 mm of rain and it
![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.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3582509644_ef64b6998f_z.jpg?itok=z1vVMt_1)
Urbanization, changing cropping patterns contributing to temperature rise
Posted on 03 Jul, 2019 02:51 PMNew Delhi, July 3 (India Science Wire): Warming induced by changes in land use and land cover is contributing to rise in temperature in Eastern India, according to a new study.
![Image credit: Sourabh Phadke from India Water Portal on Flickr](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8357660792_7a1400afb9_z_2.jpg?itok=2Rh8EVpu)
Combating water crisis needs people's participation: PM Modi
Posted on 03 Jul, 2019 01:06 AMPrime Minister Modi pitches for a collective effort to overcome water crisis in the country
![A rainwater harvesting set up in a school in Chickmangalur district (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3864313130_d643fc8d6e_z.jpg?itok=ZlDNjffT)
Government launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan to tackle water crisis
Posted on 02 Jul, 2019 04:59 PMCentre launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan
![Jal Shakti Abhiyan launched to battle water crisis (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/17285080046_69d2e8c3d3_z_2.jpg?itok=oruylkkc)
How millets can make India’s food basket climate-resilient
Posted on 02 Jul, 2019 03:38 PMNew Delhi, July 1 (India Science Wire): Increasing temperatures, changing monsoon and more frequent extreme climate events are posing a threat to food security in India.
![Millets. Image source: Wikimedia Commons](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/640px-millet_grains_india.jpg?itok=kFrfTZOG)
Digging deeper to cope with droughts
Posted on 01 Jul, 2019 09:14 PMIndia is witnessing the second driest pre-monsoon season in the last 65 years. As the country eagerly eyes the monsoon clouds, the delay so far has now widened the rain deficit to 43%.
![Coping with droughts, a challenge for farmers (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/droughts_a_0.jpg?itok=yYAVyVoF)
Economics of land degradation: India’s new environment targets
Posted on 28 Jun, 2019 09:38 AMManaging natural resources, the sustainable way
![Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar with representatives of UNCCD, IUCN and other panelists at the June 17th meeting. (Photo: DD News Hindi)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/desertificaion1.jpg?itok=RB1KmjKq)
Temperatures in India becoming more extreme
Posted on 26 Jun, 2019 03:51 PMThe frequency and severity of heatwaves have risen considerably in India. Our cities are facing periods of ‘extreme’ weather as urbanization continues to modify the landscape.
![The stretch below the Koyna dam in Satara district looks parched at the end of the summer of 2014 as the reservoirs went dry (Image: Ashwin Arun Yadav, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/summer_heat.jpg?itok=pjtkIGxb)