Rainfall and other forms of Precipitation

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Deficient rainfall results in low storage in reservoirs of north, central India

Four more wetlands get the Ramsar tag

Odisha’s Puri first city in the country to provide safe drinking water while

Vegetation in peninsular India is dominated by large tracts of grasslands, mainly savanna vegetation.

Maharashtra faces an increasing risk from climate change which is likely to impact the production of four major crops - Soybean, Cotton, Wheat and Gram, grown in the State according to a study by the Institute for Sustainable Communities.

A recent study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) found that very few (less than 4 percent) of Indian farmers have adopted sustainable agricultural practices and systems.

Even before the monsoon sets in, collective stock in 130 major reservoirs 27 percent of total capacity

The years 2016 to 2018 saw a major drought in the South of India due to low winter rainfall from the northeast monsoon – rainfall crucial for water availability, agriculture and livelihoods for the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.