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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)
Understanding farmer suicides in India
An analysis finds that the problem of farmer suicides is concentrated in a few states and not an all-India phenomenon
Deepankar Basu
Debarshi Das
Kartik Misra
Posted on 11 Jun, 2016 10:48 AM

Farmers and the agricultural crisis (Source: India Water Portal)
Bye bye El Nino; more rains this year!
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 01 Jun, 2016 10:02 PM

Above normal rainfall for India as El Nino comes to an end
Downpour in Bihar (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
‘Bharat Mata’ weeps in dry Marathwada
Women reel under the dual onslaught of unprecedented drought and failed public policy in Marathwada. The government must wake up to this reality.
Seema Kulkarni
Posted on 30 May, 2016 09:25 AM

The image of a woman walking for miles with a pot of water on her head, another pot in one arm and a frail child clutching on to the other arm does not surprise anyone in Marathwada.
Women wait for water in Latur (Source: Roshan Rathod)
Cyclone Roanu: Wanes off India but creates havoc in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 24 May, 2016 09:44 PM

India escapes impact of cyclone Roanu while it creates havoc in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Tropical cyclone of 2013 (Source: NASA WorldView)
Identify and notify wetlands in 5-10 districts: NGT to States
Policy matter this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 24 May, 2016 10:22 AM

NGT gets tough over wetland notification
Deepor Beel in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Formulate National Plan on drought management: SC to Centre
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 17 May, 2016 05:28 PM

SC directs Centre to prepare National Disaster Plan, implement MGNREGA, Food Security Act to tackle drought
Drought affected area in Karnataka (Source: Pushkarv via Wikipedia)
Delayed by a week, monsoon to reach Kerala by June 7: IMD
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 17 May, 2016 01:57 PM

Monsoon delayed by a week, to reach Kerala by June 7: IMD
Rainfall in India (Source: Varun Duta Gupta via IWP's Flickr Photos)
Mangrove nurseries protect coasts and livelihoods
Mangrove plantations in coastal Odisha are not just protecting people from storms and cyclones, but also opening up new livelihood possibilities.
Jagannath Chatterjee
Posted on 13 May, 2016 01:40 PM

Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur are among the most vulnerable districts affected by cyclones and climate change in coastal Odisha. In the last few decades, the coasts of Odisha have witnessed three major devastating storms.
Mangrove Nursery at Naupal ( Source: Regional Centre For Development Cooperation)
Water management for climate resilient agriculture
Water management should be given number one priority in agricultural policy to prevent droughts, minimise risks due to droughts and build a climate-resilient agriculture.
S Mahendra Dev
Posted on 12 May, 2016 11:04 AM

Although agriculture is the largest source of livelihood for people in India, its share in the gross domestic product (GDP) has been declining over time with

Agriculture and climate change (Source: India Water Portal)
Drought-hit States seek more funds from Centre
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 10 May, 2016 02:21 PM

UP, Maharshtra and Karnataka seeks more funds from Centre to tackle drought
Nation suffers from one of the worst drought (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
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