Rainfall and other forms of Precipitation

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January 25, 2024
Decoding the moody monsoon
This report by CEEW discusses the findings of a study on India’s first sub-district -level monsoon variability assessment to decode changing rainfall patterns across India during the southwest and northeast monsoon.
The moody monsoon (Image Source: Mayank Makhija via IWP Flickr photos)
August 16, 2023
Raindrops and Ripples
India Water Portal is hosting a photo competition on World Photography Day. Hurry, send us your photos before 31st August!
May 8, 2023
Adaptation and mitigation for monsoon extremes in the Indo Gangetic Plains
Warming will not only lead to a decline, but also trigger monsoon extremes in the Indo Gangetic Plains.
A woman wades through knee-deep water with her belongings. (Picture courtesy - 101Reporters) (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
May 4, 2023
The changing face of monsoon
Climate change is expected to have significant impacts on the Indian monsoon
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), instances of heavy rainfall have increased by almost 85% in the country since 2012 (Image: Marina, 2009,Wikimedia Commons)
April 4, 2023
Forests, water fountains of the skies
Forests greatly help in maintaining the water balance of nature by storing water during monsoons and making this water available during dry seasons. India urgently needs to save its forests to prevent droughts and the adverse effects of climate induced global warming.
Forests and soil moisture can act as buffers to store water during dry spells (Image Source: India Water Portal)
September 13, 2022
Chaos in a concrete jungle
Heavy rains and floods have battered Bengaluru yet again. Uncontrolled and unregulated development and concretisation of the city that pays no heed to the ecology and hydrology of the region needs to stop!
Urban flooding in Bangalore (Image Source: Thejas via Wikimedia Commons)
Madhya Pradesh leads in tree plantations under green credit programme
News this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 23 Apr, 2024 09:02 AM

Madhya Pradesh emerges as a top performer in tree plantation under green credit programme
India's green credit programme (Image Source: Johannes Plenio/Stocksnap/CC0 1.0 DEED)
Understanding drought impacts and strategies: Orange growers in Vidarbha
Discover the systematic strategies employed to mitigate water scarcity and adapt to climatic adversities
Vishwas Dohale
Navonil Mustafee
Magesh Nagarajan
Posted on 19 Apr, 2024 03:50 PM

Drought, a climatic phenomenon marked by insufficient rainfall over an extended period, severely impacts livelihoods by causing water shortages for essential activities like farming. This leads to reduced agricultural income, livestock mortality, food insecurity, and health issues.
Examining orange growers' perceptions and strategies to mitigate drought impacts (Image: Needpix)
Mapping groundwater in drought prone Marathwada
Mapping groundwater potential zones (GWPZ) can greatly help in efficient groundwater management through careful use and identifying areas for construction of recharge structures to improve groundwater resources in the region.
Uttam Pawar
Worawit Suppawimut
Upaka Rathnayake
Posted on 12 Apr, 2024 10:16 AM

As high as  0.6 million Indians suffer from high to very high water stress because of insufficient availability of freshwater.
Groundwater, a valuable resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)
A Public Information System to map unplanned urbanisation in Bengaluru unveiled
News this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 22 Mar, 2024 09:10 AM

Scientists from IISc unveil a Public Information System to map unplanned urbanisation in Bengaluru  
The growing concrete jungle in Indian cities (Image Source: Amita Bhaduri)
Decoding the moody monsoon
This report by CEEW discusses the findings of a study on India’s first sub-district -level monsoon variability assessment to decode changing rainfall patterns across India during the southwest and northeast monsoon.
Shravan Prabhu
Vishwas Chitale
Posted on 25 Jan, 2024 12:24 PM

Indian monsoon, crucial for the economy
The moody monsoon (Image Source: Mayank Makhija via IWP Flickr photos)
Bengaluru citizens join hands to save their lakes 
News updates this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 03 Oct, 2023 10:07 AM

Bengaluru citizens work together to save their lakes 
Jakkur lake in Bengaluru (Image Source: Mike Prince via Wikimedia Commons)
Changing crop types and water scarcity: The case of Marathwada
What are the reasons for enhancement of drought like conditions in Marathwada in recent years? A study provides answers.
Sneha Kulkarni
Vinay Kumar
Vinayak Bhanage
Shirishkumar Gedam
Posted on 27 Aug, 2023 04:57 AM

Marathwada is one of the most drought-prone regions of India and the increasing severity of droughts and their adverse impacts on socioeconomic conditions in the region have been of major concern in recent years. Majority of the area of Marathwada is under rain-fed agriculture and the summer monsoon rainfall is crucial for agricultural production in the region.
Sugarcane, the water thirsty crop of Marathwada (Image Source: Azhar Feder, Wikimedia Commons-CC-BY-SA-3.0)
Raindrops and Ripples
India Water Portal is hosting a photo competition on World Photography Day. Hurry, send us your photos before 31st August!
Posted on 16 Aug, 2023 09:57 PM

The India Water Portal is hosting a photo competition on World Photography Day. It is open to all age groups. Hurry and send us your photos before 31st August 2023.

Fill out this google form here to send.
Wading through stagnant waters can be risky
Walking unprotected through stagnant or accumulated waters in urban as well as rural areas can expose you to diseases such as leptospirosis. What is leptospirosis? What are its causes? 
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 27 Jul, 2023 10:15 AM

The monsoon can drench besides forcing you to wade through flooded stagnant waters in cities or make you to start working happily in the rice fields in rural areas. Rainwater puddles in the fields or stagnant waters in cities are often mixed with water from animal and rodent waste, and sewage in urban areas. Do you know that this can cause diseases such as leptospirosis? 
Working for long hours in collected waters can increase the risk of leptospirosis (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Adaptation and mitigation for monsoon extremes in the Indo Gangetic Plains
Warming will not only lead to a decline, but also trigger monsoon extremes in the Indo Gangetic Plains.
Pant
M.
Bhatla
R.
Ghosh
S.
Das
& Mall
R. K.
Posted on 08 May, 2023 12:46 PM

India is heating up
A woman wades through knee-deep water with her belongings. (Picture courtesy - 101Reporters) (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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