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August 10, 2024
Changing waterscapes trigger the spread of Zika in urban India 
While citizens need to play their part to prevent diseases such as Zika, municipal bodies/urban area authorities need to pull their socks up and set right the poor governance mechanisms that are slowly turning cities into hotbeds of diseases, filth and mismanagement.
The Aedes aegypti mosquito, the culprit for causing Zika (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Rivers in the sky are triggering extreme flood events in India
Did you know that atmospheric rivers - rivers in the sky influence the monsoon and occurrence of floods? Let us understand how. 
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 11 Aug, 2024 05:32 PM

The summer monsoon rainfall, the lifeline for agriculture and water resources in India brings along with it heavy bursts of showers from the moisture-laden winds that originate near the equator. But extreme rainfall events are now increasing in the Indian subcontinent during the monsoon season - leading to massive flooding causing deaths and damage to property, resources and livelihoods. 
Rivers in the sky can cause extreme flooding in India (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Changing waterscapes trigger the spread of Zika in urban India 
While citizens need to play their part to prevent diseases such as Zika, municipal bodies/urban area authorities need to pull their socks up and set right the poor governance mechanisms that are slowly turning cities into hotbeds of diseases, filth and mismanagement.
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 10 Aug, 2024 09:45 AM

The erratic monsoon and the increasing cases of Zika
The Aedes aegypti mosquito, the culprit for causing Zika (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Traditional water mills to solve Arunachal's growing power crisis
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 04 Mar, 2024 03:01 PM

Traditional water mills can be a promising solution to Arunachal's growing power crisis
A traditional watermill in Himachal Pradesh. Image for representation purposes only. (Image Source: India Water Portal)
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