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May 18, 2024
Empowering women through socio-technical innovations
A case study of women-led climate resilient farming by Swayam Shikshan Prayog
Building the resilience of women farmers (Image: ICRISAT, Flcikr Commons)
April 25, 2024
The heat is on: Invisible, unprecedented, and screaming for new solutions
Understanding the impact of heat on our world
Rising temperatures, rising risks (Image: Kim Kestler, publicdomainpictures.net)
March 30, 2024
India needs gender responsive strategies to cope with climate change impacts
A recent study finds that climate change induced extreme weather events such as droughts can increase the vulnerability of women to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
Droughts affect women the most (Image Source: Gaurav Bhosale via Wikimedia Commons)
January 22, 2024
Baseflows contribute to river floods in Peninsular India
This study finds that baseflows have a stronger triggering effect on river floods in Peninsular India as compared to rainfall and soil moisture.
River floods and groundwater, the connection. Image for representation purposes only. (Image Source: India Water Portal)
July 14, 2023
Fourteen Indian states have better resilience to floods
These states are at the forefront of flood early warning systems
Previously drought-prone areas are now facing floods (Image: Needpix)
July 7, 2023
How to increase climate resilience in semi-arid farming systems
WOTR study throws important new findings
The study by WOTR and Wageningen University researchers emphasizes the need to prioritize adaptive capacities alongside agricultural productivity (Image: WallpaperFlare)
Himalayan springs drying up: Niti Ayog
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 29 Aug, 2018 09:43 AM

Nearly 30 percent of springs in the Himalayas are drying up: Niti Ayog
Many springs in the Himalayas have reduced discharge. (Source: India Water Portal)
Kerala battles the worst flood since 1924
As Kerala comes to grips with the worst floods in its recent history, here’s a look at what led to the calamity and what can be done to avoid it in the future.
Amita Bhaduri
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 25 Aug, 2018 05:34 PM

When the five overflow gates of the Cheruthoni dam, a part of the Idukki reservoir comprising Cheruthoni, Kulamavu and Idukki arch dam were opened one by one on August 9, 2018, a torrent of water and mud gushed out. Heavy, unceasing rains had led to the dam reaching close to its maximum capacity, forcing the dam authorities to open all its gates.
The floods in Kerala have taken nearly 400 lives and have displaced around 1.2 million people. (Image: Ranjith Siji, Wikimedia Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0)
Centre calls Kerala floods a 'calamity of severe nature'
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 22 Aug, 2018 09:00 AM

Kerala floods: Death toll rises to 373
A house submerged in water during floods in Kerala. (Source: Ranjithsiji via Wikimedia commons)
Desertification: Not just a North Indian problem
A new study finds that manmade activities such as deforestation and mining are to blame for the rise in desertification in the south of India.
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 16 Aug, 2018 10:30 AM

India is highly vulnerable to desertification.
Increasing desertification is a challenge India needs to tackle. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Floods wreak havoc in Kerala
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 15 Aug, 2018 10:03 AM

Kerala floods take 38 lives, severe loss reported
An aeriel view of the flooded locality of Aluva after heavy rains in Kerala. (Source: India TV)
Yamuna river at its healthiest due to floodwater: Experts
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 07 Aug, 2018 06:58 PM

Yamuna river water quality improves, thanks to floodwater: Experts
Yamuna river in Delhi (Source: Sudhanshu Malhotra via IWP Flickr Photos)
Groundwater contamination adds to India's water woes
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 31 Jul, 2018 01:29 PM

India's water woes increase due to depleted and contaminated groundwater: Government
A well in Rajasthan. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
The mystery of the monsoon
While scientists try to understand this unique phenomenon, the moody and often mysterious monsoon continues to challenge us to explore its different facets.
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 30 Jul, 2018 07:38 PM

Monsoon, 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)
Not enough rain, Bihar stares at drought
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 24 Jul, 2018 12:45 PM

All districts but three in Bihar experience drought
Parched land during drought in India. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Chennai floods was man-made disaster: CAG
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 17 Jul, 2018 12:06 PM

CAG blames TN government for Chennai floods in 2015
Chennai floods in 2015 (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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