Rainfall and other forms of Precipitation

The looming water scarcity in the Deccan Plateau states

Climate 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 controversial tree plantations under the green credit programme

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.

As high as  600 million Indians suffer from high to very high water stress because of insufficient availability of freshwater.

Scientists from IISc unveil a Public Information System to map unplanned urbanisation in Bengaluru  

Indian monsoon, crucial for the economy

Bengaluru citizens work together to save their lakes 

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.

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.

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