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Droughts and Floods
Making the invisible, visible
Posted on 26 Apr, 2022 11:10 PMExcessive dependence and unregulated use of groundwater is draining India dry with 84 percent of groundwater being used for irrigation and 90 percent for drinking in rural areas.
![Groundwater, a fast disappearing resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/Groundwater.jpg?itok=vzUDbBRi)
34 percent of India's coastline suffers from erosion, West Bengal worst affected
Posted on 18 Apr, 2022 10:00 AMWest Bengal's coastline suffers the worst erosion while Goa's remains stable
![Coast along the southern tip of the country (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/8559555996_6b4731492d_c.jpg?itok=V0c-WcPi)
JJM coverage low in rural households of several large states: Parliamentary panel
Posted on 06 Apr, 2022 03:38 PMSeveral large states have low coverage of JJM in rural households: Panel expresses displeasure
![Drinking water provision in rural school and hygiene (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/8047878848_cf144bfcf8_c%20%281%29.jpg?itok=C6mLZO2X)
Options for flood risk reduction
Posted on 02 Apr, 2022 10:54 AMParticipatory flood risk mapping is a well-recognized and widely implemented tool for meaningful community involvement in disaster risk reduction.
![Need to enhance community participation through participatory flood risk mapping (Image: Ronie, Pixahive)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-04/City-streets-during-flood-179707-pixahive-1024x734.jpg?itok=nYC88jBB)
Delhi, sinking?
Posted on 18 Mar, 2022 10:28 AMDelhi is facing the risk of land subsidence. And uncontrolled and illegal groundwater extraction is to blame!
What is land subsidence
![The rapidly urbanisisng Delhi (Image Source: Lokantha at English Wikipedia via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-03/Smog_in_the_skies_of_Delhi%2C_India.jpg?itok=UhNBzXaD)
The tale of two disasters: Role of science communication for disaster risk reduction
Posted on 15 Mar, 2022 10:43 AMOver the years, the Himalayan climate has grown warmer, there are higher incidences of short but intense monsoon and hailstorms.
![Aftermath caused by cloud burst and flood in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand (Image: Rahul Dixit, EGU)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-03/kedarnath.jpg?itok=p4WNVwdF)
87% of India's districts vulnerable to droughts: IMD
Posted on 10 Feb, 2022 06:31 PMIndia Meteorological Department (IMD) has recently come up with a ‘Climate hazards and vulnerability atlas of India’ which provides districts maps on hazard events and vulnerability for all the calendar months and at annual scale in India.
![(Image: J Surya, CC-SA-4.0 International)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/Climate_of_India.jpg?itok=i0d3NPTi)
Goa’s mangrove cover increases while Sunderbans’ shrank: ISFR 2021
Posted on 19 Jan, 2022 01:48 PMGoa’s mangrove cover increases while Sunderbans’ shrank, reports India State of the Forest Report (ISFR) 2021
![Mangroves in Sunderbans (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/28432793050_42160dacf9_c.jpg?itok=y3tc-_9R)
From 58 percent in 2004, groundwater extraction rises to 63 percent in 2017: CAG
Posted on 05 Jan, 2022 03:34 PMGroundwater extraction increased from 58 percent in 2004 to 63 percent in 2017: CAG
![Country's groundwater scenario is in a grim state (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/14685896416_3402c76959_c.jpg?itok=qAQy-x-y)
Climate change and community resilience: Insights from South Asia
Posted on 15 Dec, 2021 04:06 AMThe risks posed by climate change are no longer distant. Many countries have already started experiencing extreme climate events due to global warming.
![Joining hands to cope with climate change (Image Source: Usha Dewani Das)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-12/Aila.jpg?itok=E-xYYHG0)