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Droughts and Floods
Floods wreak havoc in Kerala
Posted on 15 Aug, 2018 10:03 AMKerala floods take 38 lives, severe loss reported
![An aeriel view of the flooded locality of Aluva after heavy rains in Kerala. (Source: India TV)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kerala-floods-1533912282.jpg?itok=_gjyYmyr)
Yamuna river at its healthiest due to floodwater: Experts
Posted on 07 Aug, 2018 06:58 PMYamuna river water quality improves, thanks to floodwater: Experts
![Yamuna river in Delhi (Source: Sudhanshu Malhotra via IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2935403870_3529afab93_z_1.jpg?itok=AQYC_11o)
Groundwater contamination adds to India's water woes
Posted on 31 Jul, 2018 01:29 PMIndia's water woes increase due to depleted and contaminated groundwater: Government
![A well in Rajasthan. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/27560459605_dd7aeae4a2_z_0_3.jpg?itok=kLjmUaCk)
The mystery of the monsoon
Posted on 30 Jul, 2018 07:38 PMMonsoon, the season of rains, has a unique place in the heart of the people of India. This passionate burst of showers has been extensively documented, observed and studied by travellers, poets, scientists, farmers and more.
Extremely vital for agriculture and survival in India, the monsoon continues to be a mystery. But why?
![Monsoon remains a mystery even now. (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/normal_monsoon.jpg?itok=5prTrGjU)
Not enough rain, Bihar stares at drought
Posted on 24 Jul, 2018 12:45 PMAll districts but three in Bihar experience drought
![Parched land during drought in India. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3204443460_8d38ce367a_z_0_0_1.jpg?itok=xuqOGg9u)
Chennai floods was man-made disaster: CAG
Posted on 17 Jul, 2018 12:06 PMCAG blames TN government for Chennai floods in 2015
![Chennai floods in 2015 (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23431905981_443a72901a_z_2.jpg?itok=-JqGxEjZ)
Climate hotspots to affect India's economy
Posted on 04 Jul, 2018 10:35 AMA study by the World Bank indicates that due to rising temperatures and changing monsoon rainfall patterns from climate change, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) may dip by 2.8 percent (amounting to $1177.8 billion) by 205
![Tribal and poverty hotspots coincide with climate hotspots. (Pic courtesy: Yann, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/640px-young_indian_girl_raisen_district_madhya_pradesh.jpg?itok=oU0a1JGq)
Maharashtra may exempt certain plastic items from ban
Posted on 03 Jul, 2018 11:14 AMMaharashtra mulls exemption on 'certain' plastic items following crackdown on plastic
![Maharashtra bans plastic. (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/wastepune.jpg?itok=XwXUDcRN)
Five percent rainfall deficit recorded in June
Posted on 03 Jul, 2018 10:30 AMMonsoon shows a deficit of five percent in June
![Agriculture needs to be made climate resilient. (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/agri1_0.jpg?itok=Lc6bl5nj)
Creating community leaders to tackle disaster
Posted on 25 Jun, 2018 05:01 PMTired from the Baidyanath dhamyatra (pilgrimage) in the nearby town of Deoghar, Nunlal Kamath is stealing a quick nap on a charpoy outside his house. His house is right on the western bank of Kosi, north Bihar’s river of sorrow, in a particularly flood-prone area where there are no high grounds or flood platforms nearby.
![Village disaster management committee has built sand and boulder spurs to deflect floods at spots where bank erosion takes place. (Pic courtesy: GEAG)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/porcupine_0.jpg?itok=06ysgjM6)