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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)
Open drains and garbage attract dengue spreading mosquitoes in Delhi slums
A recent study from a low income setting in Delhi found that open drains, stored water and poor garbage management practices attracted dengue spreading mosquitoes in Delhi slums. However, community awareness and preventive steps helped to reduce dengue cases significantly.
Singh P S
Chaturvedi H K
Posted on 19 Aug, 2024 01:47 AM

Dengue cases have been rising in India over the last few years and battling the rise in cases due to the dual effects of climate change and uncontrolled urbanisation has been challenging.
Aedes aegypti mosquito, the primary vector for Dengue (Source: James Gathany via Wikimedia Commons)
Building community resilience to deal with landslides
Landslides occur in different parts of India every year. How can community involvement help in resilience building to landslides? What do real life experiences show?
M V Ramesh
H Thirugnanam
N K Mohanan
B Singh
H C Ekkirala
R Guntha
Posted on 05 Aug, 2024 02:55 PM

Landslides involve a massive movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope triggered by rain, earthquakes, volcanoes, or other events that make the slope unstable.
Landslides can destroy property and lives. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: Sridhar Rao via Wikimedia Commons)
Spatial variations of water poverty determinants in Maharashtra
This study from Maharashtra underlines the importance of exploring intra-district variations among components of water poverty to aid in local-scale policy-making for better water resource management.
Aishwarya Dhawan
Haripriya Gundimeda
Posted on 27 May, 2024 10:09 AM

Poverty and water scarcity: The linkages
Local level water poverty assessment important for better water resource management (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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?
Arjuna Srinidhi
Posted on 08 May, 2024 03:14 PM

The looming water scarcity in the Deccan Plateau states
An ecosystem based approach to water management (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Can climate smart agriculture help India cope with droughts?
This study found that mainstreaming climate adaptation practices/strategies helped farmers build resilience against droughts by increasing production, and raising incomes and livelihood opportunities equitably.
Josily Samuel
Rama Rao
C.A.
Pushpanjali
Anshida Beevi
C.N.
et al
Posted on 28 Apr, 2024 10:19 AM

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. 
Climate resilient agriculture to cope with droughts. Image for representation purposes only. (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Madhya Pradesh leads in tree plantations under the controversial green credit programme
News this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 23 Apr, 2024 09:02 AM

Madhya Pradesh leads in controversial tree plantations under the 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  600 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)
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