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Droughts and Floods
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
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
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.
India in the grip of floods - yet again!
Posted on 27 Nov, 2021 11:49 AMThe states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu are in the news since the last few days because of the heavy rains that have left the region battered by flooding and water-logging at several places leading to reports of death, destruction and displacement of large
Will flash droughts affect India?
Posted on 25 Nov, 2021 01:25 PMFlash drought is a critical sub-seasonal phenomenon characterized by a period of rapid drought intensification. It exhibits multifaceted challenges to agriculture, water resources, ecosystems, and the human environment.
Managing disasters in the hills
Posted on 24 Nov, 2021 06:59 PMJust like another day, the mountainous village of Honzar in Dachhan Tehsil in Kishtwar district in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was approaching dawn when the entire village was hit by a deadly cloudburst around four in the morning on July 28
First digital flood inventory (IFI) in geospatial format created for India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2021 06:56 PMIndia’s first digital flood inventory (IFI) in modern geospatial format created
Increase in extreme flooding events in the Upper Ganga Basin post 1995
Posted on 21 Nov, 2021 04:57 PMClimate change and anthropogenic activities pose serious threats to river basin hydrology worldwide. The Ganga River is the lifeline for close to half a billion people in the northern Indian region.
Improving access to climate finance critical
Posted on 04 Nov, 2021 10:32 AMMore than 80% cent Indians live in climate-vulnerable districts, according to a recently released report ‘
Four major rivers in Uttarakhand change course after heavy rains
Posted on 02 Nov, 2021 02:06 PMAfter heavy rains, four major rivers change course in Uttarakhand