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Droughts and Floods
India-Bangladesh floods change course of children’s lives as entire districts submerged
Posted on 23 Jun, 2022 05:55 PMAssam relief operations: Over 5 lakh people impacted so far
Posted on 28 May, 2022 05:46 AMReports of immense damage are continuing to emerge from Assam as the state is reeling under floods followed by incessant rainfall and landslides across many districts. Around 5,75,470 people including 1,15,314 children have been impacted so far.
Droughts reduce India's GDP by 5 percent in twenty years
Posted on 24 May, 2022 08:37 PMDroughts reduced India’s gross domestic product by 2-5 per cent over 20 years from 1998-2017: Report
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.
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
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
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.
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 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.
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.