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More farmers to benefit from weather services

Government plans to expand weather services, agromet advisories to reach 40 million farmers from July. arathi posted 7 years ago

Better weather services to benefit farmers. (Pic courtesy: Rajarshi Mitra/Wikimedia Commons)

New weather prediction systems for better forecast

New systems will have a resolution of 12-km grid scale and will be based on a 20-point ensemble system that would generate a range of forecasts using slightly varying initial conditions. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago

Two new systems to soon make weather forecasts more accurate. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Hangul needs better protection

Look beyond protected areas for conservation of endangered hangul in Kashmir, says a study. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago

Efforts are underway to conserve hanguls. (Photo courtesy: Intesar Suhail, ISW)

Tree cover against pollution

A study reveals deciduous trees with compound leaves more tolerant to air pollution. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago

Various trees respond differently to air pollution. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Rise in sea surface temperature kills corals

A recent study shows coral bleaching of 2016 caused severe mortality in Gulf of Mannar. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago

Coral Montipora Digitata. (Pic courtesy: ISW)

Darjeeling tea faces climate risk

Increasing temperatures, decreasing rainfall and change in relative humidity adversely affect the famous Darjeeling tea production. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago

Climate change affects the quantity and quality of Darjeeling tea produced. (Pic courtesy: ISW)

Village swims in desperation

Livelihood and education affected, villagers of a marooned land look for solutions. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago

A girl oars a boat to go to college. (Pic courtesy: Gurvinder Singh)

Sewage to blame, Dal turns dull

Years of indiscriminate dumping of sewage turns Kashmir’s beautiful Dal Lake into an eyesore. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago

A Kashmiri boy on a boat among lotus leaves on Dal Lake. (Pic courtesy: Safeena Wani/101Reporters)

Emission inventory for Delhi

Scientists and students come together to map air pollution sources in the capital. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago

Team collects data for emission inventory. (Pic courtesy: ISW)

Western Ghats a source of moisture for monsoon

A new study points out that the evapotranspiration from the vegetation over the Western Ghats accounts for one-quarter of the rainfall over peninsular India. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago

Western Ghats provides moisture for rainfall. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Treating waste with worms

Earthworm gut may offer new ways of efficient recycling of organic waste. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago

Organic waste can be efficiently decomposed with the help of earthworms. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Detecting lead in water with nanoparticles

Super tiny particles derived from table sugar can detect lead in water which is harmful for human consumption. arathi posted 7 years 1 month ago

Nanoparticles from table sugar can be used as sensors to find lead in water. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Uttarakhand braces itself for dry days

More than 1000 villages of the state are expected to be affected by a severe water crisis. arathi posted 7 years 2 months ago

Lokesh Verma at his farm. (Pic courtesy: 101Reporters)

Locks down, barrage scares Durgapur

Ruined lock gates of Durgapur barrage call for immediate attention and repair to avert another water leak. arathi posted 7 years 2 months ago

Durgapur barrage. (Pic courtesy: Gurvinder Singh)

Treating sewage with plants

Neknampur lake serves as a fitting example of how low cost but effective natural techniques can be used to clean city lakes that are choking with pollutants. arathi posted 7 years 2 months ago

Floating treatment wetland at Neknampur lake. (Pic courtesy: 101Reporters)

Indian monsoon recovers after decades of decline

Even if the total rainfall recovers, there is no indication that heat waves, droughts, extreme events and widespread floods are about to go away. arathi posted 7 years 2 months ago

Recovering rainfall is a good sign. (IWP Flickr photos)

IMD predicts a normal monsoon

The country had recorded a rainfall of 97 percent in 2016 and 98 percent last year during monsoon which runs from June to September. arathi posted 7 years 2 months ago

A normal monsoon is good news for India's economy. (IWP Flickr photos)

Tourism increases black carbon in air

A study finds an increased concentration of black carbon in Gangotri region during tourist seasons. arathi posted 7 years 2 months ago

Black Carbon Monitoring Station at Chirbasa near Gangotari. (Photo credit : Dr P.S. Negi, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun)

Yak faces threat of climate change

Nomads are beginning to notice increasing heat stress among yaks in the Indian Himalayas. arathi posted 7 years 2 months ago

Yaks are used to very cold temperature and exhibits heat stress when the temperature increases. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

There’s no better gift, Daan Toilet!

Assam’s Jorhat district inches closer to being open defecation-free, thanks to a novel initiative by the administration. arathi posted 7 years 2 months ago

Baghmoria resident Bitul Gogoi poses in front of a newly constructed ‘Daan' toilet donated by Dr Richa Agarwala of Jorhat.