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Droughts and Floods
Karnataka to launch floating solar energy parks on its lakes
Posted on 21 Jul, 2024 11:13 AMKarnataka to launch 'water surface solar energy parks' on its lakes
Three government departments of Karnataka, namely the minor irrigation, water resources and Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL) have come together to create the first-ever ‘water surface solar energy parks’ in southern India.
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How can India break the disaster cycle?
Posted on 12 Jul, 2024 01:33 PMSince the beginning of 2024, some parts of India have been reeling under the cycle of unpredictable weather and natural disasters due to climate change.
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India experiments with parametric insurance to mitigate costs of disasters
Posted on 03 Jul, 2024 11:18 AMIndia experiments with parametric insurance to mitigate costs of disasters
India has experienced the third most number of natural disaster events in the world between 2000 and 2019 and it has been predicted that the frequency and intensity of natural disasters will continue to increase leading to huge losses and damages that the states may be unable to pay for.
![Life during floods in Assam (Image Source: Kausika Bordoloi via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-07/Assam%20floods.jpg?itok=XC3TTXmO)
Bihar's Nagi and Nakti wetlands recognised as Ramsar sites
Posted on 17 Jun, 2024 12:02 PMNagi and Nakti wetlands in Bihar get recognition under the Ramsar convention
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Bioengineered slopes save Nog village in Himachal from floods
Posted on 24 May, 2024 04:01 AMAn innovative bioengineering technology implemented under the PMGSY has saved Nog village in Himachal from floods
When heavy rainfall led to floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, one village stood out. This is the village of Nog where landslides and floods did not have an impact because of the innovative soil bioengineering approach implemented in the area.
![Floods in Himachal. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: Pinakpani via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-05/Himachal%20floods.jpg?itok=LWFn1Sof)
Empowering women through socio-technical innovations
Posted on 18 May, 2024 08:49 AMSwayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) was founded in 1998 in Maharashtra, following a collaborative venture with the state government in the aftermath of the Latur earthquake reconstruction project, encompassing 1200 villages.
![Building the resilience of women farmers (Image: ICRISAT, Flcikr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-05/woman%20farmer.jpg?itok=USOpI57a)
Tribals in Niyamgiri revive climate resilient varieties of rice and millets
Posted on 06 May, 2024 02:56 AMVillages in the forested foothills of Niyamgiri revive climate resilient paddy and millets to become food secure
![Traditional Rice Kosla of Niyamgiri Hills (Image Source: Pankaj Oudhia via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-05/Niyamgiri_rice.jpg?itok=L35JLKX5)
Shaping river policies with updated environmental flow methods
Posted on 01 May, 2024 09:30 AMCWRDM to formulate implementing a revised approach to environmental flow calculations
![Water necessary to maintain the ecological integrity of rivers (Image: pickpik)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-05/stream.jpg?itok=Z4idOnhH)
Saving tropical riverine grasslands of the Brahmaputra floodplains
Posted on 25 Apr, 2024 12:00 PMWhat are grasslands
![Grassland in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam (Image Source: Debabrata Phukon via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-04/Kaziranga%20grassland.jpg?itok=AgNh0_hr)
The heat is on: Invisible, unprecedented, and screaming for new solutions
Posted on 25 Apr, 2024 11:55 AMThe world is heating up like never before. According to NOAA's 2023 climate report, the combined land and ocean temperature has increased at an average rate of 0.11° Fahrenheit (0.06° Celsius) per decade since 1850, or about 2° F in total.
![Rising temperatures, rising risks (Image: Kim Kestler, publicdomainpictures.net)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-04/effects-of-climate-change%20%281%29.jpg?itok=zEbB2cWE)