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Rainfall and other forms of Precipitation
Can climate smart agriculture help India cope with droughts?
Posted on 28 Apr, 2024 10:19 AMClimate related natural disasters and agriculture in India
Climate related natural disasters are predicted to threaten crop productivity and thereby food security in the future in India where the damage would be severe with more than 50 percent people being directly dependent on agriculture and with about 43 percent of cultivated lands being rainfed.
Madhya Pradesh leads in tree plantations under the controversial green credit programme
Posted on 23 Apr, 2024 09:02 AMMadhya Pradesh leads in controversial tree plantations under the green credit programme
Understanding drought impacts and strategies: Orange growers in Vidarbha
Posted on 19 Apr, 2024 03:50 PMDrought, 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.
Mapping groundwater in drought prone Marathwada
Posted on 12 Apr, 2024 10:16 AMAs high as 0.6 million Indians suffer from high to very high water stress because of insufficient availability of freshwater.
A Public Information System to map unplanned urbanisation in Bengaluru unveiled
Posted on 22 Mar, 2024 09:10 AMScientists from IISc unveil a Public Information System to map unplanned urbanisation in Bengaluru
Bengaluru citizens join hands to save their lakes
Posted on 03 Oct, 2023 10:07 AMBengaluru citizens work together to save their lakes
Changing crop types and water scarcity: The case of Marathwada
Posted on 27 Aug, 2023 04:57 AMMarathwada 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.
Raindrops and Ripples
Posted on 16 Aug, 2023 09:57 PMThe 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.
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Wading through stagnant waters can be risky
Posted on 27 Jul, 2023 10:15 AMThe 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?