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State of drinking water supply schemes in Rajasthan

The CAG’s performance audit on Rajasthan observes various deficiencies in the implementation of drinking water supply schemes. arathi posted 6 years 1 month ago

Water schemes are not planned properly affecting their performance in Rajasthan. (Photo: IWP flickr photos)

Global warming impacts on India to be huge

The latest report from the UN's climate change panel says that world is already witnessing the consequences of one-degree global warming. arathi posted 6 years 1 month ago

Extreme weather events like floods indicate climate change. (Photo: IWP flickr photos)

Glacial lake keeps disaster managers on toes in Sikkim

An experiment to siphon off water from glacial lakes to avoid floods from lake outbursts may soon prove to be successful. arathi posted 6 years 1 month ago

UP needs to treat its sewage

An RTI application reveals huge gaps in sewage treatment infrastructure in UP. arathi posted 6 years 1 month ago

Excess sewage from the Bhairon nala (drain) in Agra flows into the brimming Yamuna. (Photo courtesy: Sumit Chaturvedi)

Is it drought after flood for Kerala?

Kerala has begun to see the result of years of environmental neglect and mindless exploitation of natural resources. arathi posted 6 years 2 months ago

A house flooded during the recent floods in Kerala. (Photo courtesy: Smibinozone via Wikimedia Commons)

Linking weather extremes with climate change

Detection and attribution in case of extreme weather events play an important role in understanding climate change better. arathi posted 6 years 2 months ago

Whether an extreme weather event can be attributed to climate change or not is a question that has been on the minds of scientists for long. (Photo: IWP Flickr photos)

Dealing with disasters in the Valley

Frequent disasters the Kashmir Valley witnesses are both man-made and natural. What’s the solution? arathi posted 6 years 2 months ago

Destruction caused by September 2014 floods at a posh locality in Jammu and Kashmir, Rajbagh. Over 300 people lost their lives, thousands were rendered homeless and property worth billions was damaged during the floods. (All photos courtesy: Afsana Rashid)

More water for crops

Subsidies given for irrigation efficiency may have a negative impact on water use. arathi posted 6 years 2 months ago

Subsidies for irrigation efficiency lead to a decrease in water availability at the watershed level because of increased irrigated areas and water withdrawals. (Pic: IWP Flickr photos)

Climate change affects hydropower generation

A study reveals that hydropower generation from top seven hydropower projects has suffered due to climate variability in the past six decades. arathi posted 6 years 3 months ago

Efficiency of hydropower projects affected by climate change. (Photo: IWP Flickr photos; photo for representation only)

Antibiotic-resistant genes in Kerala mangroves

Researchers believe there could be serious consequences if antibiotic-resistant genes move from harmless microbes to pathogens. arathi posted 6 years 3 months ago

Mangrove forest located in the coastal regions of Kerala. (Pic courtesy: India Science Wire)

Trash out: People get together to clean the Himalayas

The Himalayan Cleanup where people collected and sorted trash threw up useful information on the main culprits behind trash piles in the Himalayas. arathi posted 6 years 3 months ago

Volunteers sort plastic trash during the cleanup. (Pic courtesy: Zero Waste Himalaya)

Mudflats erosion changes Gulf of Khambhat shoreline

Researchers find out that a total of about 28.66 sq km area of high tidal mudflats has got eroded within a span of just three-and-a-half years. arathi posted 6 years 4 months ago

Erosion in high tidal mudflats. (Pic courtesy: ISW)

Breeding climate resilience

Scientists come up with two variables to assess resilience of indigenous breeds of goats against climate change. arathi posted 6 years 4 months ago

Osmanabadi breed, one of the breeds of goats studied for its climate resilience. (Pic courtesy: ISW)

Safe water to fight fluorosis

What Basubai and her children needed to fight fluorosis was access to safe drinking water. arathi posted 6 years 4 months ago

Village woman shows her fluorosis-affected teeth. (Pic courtesy: PSI)

Setting safe sanitation example

Villager builds twin pit latrine and sets example for others on behaviour change and safe sanitation. arathi posted 6 years 4 months ago

Manohar's twin pit latrine gets constructed. (Pic courtesy: PSI)

Solar water purifier with a difference

With no electricity required and no wastewater, the new purifier works even under cloudy conditions and diffused solar radiation. arathi posted 6 years 4 months ago

NARI solar water purifier (Pic courtesy: ISW)

Indian villages look to Bhutan for water

No water supply from India, four remote villages in West Bengal are forced to depend on the neighbouring Bhutan for water. arathi posted 6 years 4 months ago

Damini Minj cycles long distance to collect water from Aiba basti. (Pic courtesy: Gurvinder Singh)

Polar effect on global climate

Researchers working in polar regions are coming together to study climate change and its effect on the regions. arathi posted 6 years 4 months ago

Polar regions affect the climate of the entire planet. (Pic source: Pixabay)

Sawdust to treat wastewater

Researchers have come up with a low-cost method to help remove toxic dyes in wastewater. arathi posted 6 years 5 months ago

Sawdust from teak wood is found to be useful in removing gentian dye. (Source: IWP Flickr photos, photo used for representation only)

Learning from the past

Scientists study 65-million-year-old rainfall trends to predict future. arathi posted 6 years 5 months ago

Researchers collect samples at Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. (Photo courtesy: India Science Wire)