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May 8, 2024
Ecosystem-based approach to water management: Key to Karnataka’s water future
What is the ecosystem based approach to water management? How can it help in solving the water woes of states in the Deccan Plateau?
An ecosystem based approach to water management (Image Source: India Water Portal)
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)
India’s tryst with climate change
Dr. Aradhana Yaduvanshi, a hydro meteorologist at WOTR, talks to us about what current research on global warming shows, and possible adaptation and coping mechanisms.
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 06 Dec, 2019 04:23 PM

Global warming has given rise to unprecedented extreme events such as cyclones, floods, heatwaves and droughts in India. Why are these threats increasing?
Flooding in Mumbai during the monsoons (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Looking back into history to understand droughts
The 2015­-2018 drought, the longest, but less severe of droughts experienced by India raises alarm on the negative effects of future droughts on water security in the country.
Vimal Mishra
Posted on 04 Dec, 2019 02:53 PM

Droughts in India: types, causes and effects

Droughts are greatly feared in India, impacting food production, the economy and the livelihoods of millions of farmers. 60% of India’s population is engaged in agriculture.
India will see more droughts in the future. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Wind energy development and policy in India
A study highlights the barriers to harnessing India's potential for wind energy.
Prem Kumar Chaurasiya
Vilas Warudkar
Siraj Ahmed
Posted on 02 Dec, 2019 12:55 PM

Wind energy is a renewable, inexhaustible, non-polluting and popular alternative source of clean energy. India stands fourth in the world in wind energy conversion and utilization, with an installed capacity of about 34,605?MW as of September 2018.
Windmills in Karnataka, India. Picture credit: India Water Portal
Cyclone Bulbul devastates West Bengal and Odisha
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 13 Nov, 2019 10:45 AM

Cyclone Bulbul causes devastation in West Bengal and Odisha
A cyclonic storm that hit India in 2016. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
300 million people will be vulnerable to annual coastline flooding by 2050
The number of people vulnerable to floods triggered by climate change by 2050 is triple that of previous estimates, according to a new study.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 06 Nov, 2019 12:28 PM

A new research study by Climate Central, a US-based non-profit research group has projected that 300 million people could face annual coastal flooding triggered by climate change by 2050.
Aerial view of Chennai during floods 2015 (Image: Veethika, Wikimedia Commons, CC-SA 4.0 International)
Mapping Pune’s aquifers
Groundwater use has doubled in Pune. Comprehensive mapping of groundwater resources and better management and governance is the need of the hour.
Himanshu Kulkarni
Manoj Bhagwat
Posted on 25 Oct, 2019 01:13 PM

Pune continues to face a water crisis every summer despite having sufficient water, thanks to its geographical location and plentiful natural water assets. While enough of its water needs are taken care of by water supply from the Khadakwasla dam, the use of groundwater to meet the needs of the population continues to increase.
Groundwater, an exploited resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)
How farm ponds in Madhya Pradesh are building agricultural resilience
An intern with Watershed Organisation Trust narrates his field experience from the villages of Madhya Pradesh, where farmers are using farm ponds to conserve water.
Apoorv Nandwana
Posted on 24 Oct, 2019 12:33 PM

Madhya Pradesh, promoted as 'The Heart of India' by the state's tourism board is aptly named so because of its central location. The campaign made me keen to visit the state, for the last many years.
A farm pond constructed by Sheshrao Dhurve in Karaghat Kamti village of Madhya Pradesh
Arrival of northeast monsoon & retreat of southwest monsoon coincides this year; Salt lake and several metro cities shrinking at alarming pace
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 23 Oct, 2019 01:36 PM

Soon a national framework for e-flows in all major rivers
Yamuna river in Delhi (Source: Sudhanshu Malhotra via IWP Flickr Photos)
Goa fights to protect its khazans; Coonoor cleans its river; Punjab gov scrambles to clean Kali Bein River before Gurupurab
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 10 Oct, 2019 11:36 AM

Goa government, farmers against MoEF for proposing re-designation of the state’s low lying lands
Aerial view of a Khazan in the Zuari river, Goa.
Monsoon withdrawal delayed; more extreme weather events the new trend
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 02 Oct, 2019 11:01 AM

Monsoon’s withdrawal likely to begin around October 10: IMD
Image used for representational purposes only. Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr
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