Droughts and Floods

J&K reels under the worst flood in 60 years

The name of a place can tell one much about its history. Take Mokla talab, a village 62 km southeast of Udaipur for example. Mokla means sufficient in Rajasthani and talab means pond. The village was named after its overflowing talab. But what happens when the talaab is overflowing no more?

Ken-Betwa river link to take away 10% of MP's Panna Tiger Reserve

High food Inflation has been pinching Indians for the last few months and with the current monsoon not being very generous to farmers, the situation is only expected to worsen. As of August 29th, rainfall deficiency in the country was 18 per cent, a much improved figure from the 41 per cent deviation recorded at the start of monsoon.

In the early hours of Saturday, August 2, 2014 a large landslide struck part of the Sunkoshi river – a tributary of the Ganga – in Nepal. The landslide killed 156 people and affected the livelihoods of countless others. The Nepalese government responded swiftly to the disaster and was careful to manage the large lake that formed upstream of the debris blocking the river.

Heavy rain causes floods in Uttarakahand, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Odisha reels under floods as Mahanadi crosses danger mark

Massive landslides occur in Nepal and Pune's Malin village

It is difficult to make small talk with a woman who has lost her all.

Parliament passes the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill