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Climate Change
Idol immersions choke Yamuna again
Posted on 03 Oct, 2017 08:50 AMNon-biodegradable waste clogs Yamuna river after festival immersions
![Garbage at the ghat of Yamuna river in Delhi. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2935403892_ba0f30ab05_z_0.jpg?itok=ijJ5EEXc)
River basins not climate resilient
Posted on 03 Oct, 2017 08:15 AMClimate change remains a matter of concern globally. A new study by Indian researchers has shown that only six out of 22 river basins in the country have the potential to cope with the threat of climate change, particularly droughts.
![Dr Manish Goyal (right) and Ashutosh Sharma with the ecosystem resilience map they developed.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dr_manish_goyal_right_and_ashutosh_sharma_left_with_ecosystem_resilience_map.jpg?itok=Pp3NO2HG)
Bihar canal collapses before inauguration
Posted on 27 Sep, 2017 11:47 AMBhagalpur canal in Bihar collapses during trial run
![Bhagalpur canal after collapse. (Source: Press Trust of India)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1505918251-3772.jpg?itok=eOHbMjuS)
Western Ghats: The green gold of India
Posted on 25 Sep, 2017 05:19 PMThe Western Ghats is one of the eight hotspots of biological diversity in the world and is spread across six states—Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The forests in the Western Ghats are the water towers of peninsular India.
![Western Ghats as seen from Gobichettipalayam. (Source: www.wikipedia.org)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/640px-western_ghats_gobi.jpg?itok=oJDecdes)
Everyday monsoon’ foxes Mizo farmers
Posted on 21 Sep, 2017 01:52 PMAs the debate around climate change rages on with the growing intensity of hurricanes like Harvey and Irma, climate change is already becoming a ground reality for scores of farmers in the hill state of Mizoram.
![Mizo farmers are shifting to crops like dragon fruits to survive changing weather patterns.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dragon_fruit_cactus_cultivation_in_mizoram.jpg?itok=zSIqpySz)
Ousteri lake needs help!
Posted on 19 Sep, 2017 12:04 PMOusteri lake is the largest water body in the Puducherry region.
![Ousteri lake (Source: Screenshot from the film Ousteri Lake)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ousteri_lake.jpg?itok=MyEKXX0V)
Flood and after: Water recedes, worries mount
Posted on 12 Sep, 2017 12:39 PMIn August this year, the states of Bihar and Assam witnessed the worst flooding in a long time. The water level is slowly receding now but it is not giving much respite to people as the aftermath of the devastating floods has brought upon miseries of its own.
![A boy stands in front of houses destroyed by flood in Karimganj district, Assam.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/after_floods_picture_from_kisanganj.jpeg?itok=Tth66VP0)
Let’s buck up and deal with deluge
Posted on 12 Sep, 2017 06:00 AMIt was supposed to be a normal monsoon as Indian Meteorological Department had predicted. But barring the central plateau, the rest of India may be forgiven for thinking that the Biblical deluge has come a second time.
![Members of the national disaster response force evacuate residents of a flooded village in Bihar. (Source: NDRF)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ndrf_in_bihar_flood_0.jpg?itok=Px5CuqAS)
Small Himalayan glaciers more sensitive to climate change
Posted on 04 Sep, 2017 08:36 PMGlaciers in the Himalayas, which store large amounts of water in the form of glacial ice, have an intricate relationship with climate change. A new study in an important basin in the Indian Himalayas shows that low-altitude glaciers are more sensitive to climate change and have lost a significant amount of water in the past three decades.
![A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation purpose only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/11446516223_0cd23d50dd_z.jpg?itok=LAg4nw90)
Mangroves: The green coast guard
Posted on 23 Aug, 2017 07:09 PMIn our effort to make space for infrastructural developments, India's green cover is declining at an alarming rate. The overall mangrove cover in the country stands at 4,740 sq. km., which is 0.14 sq. km of India’s overall geographical area.
![Mangrove nursery (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mangrove_nursery_0.jpg?itok=bf68a-Aa)