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Mist and clouds are atmospheric aerosols. Image used for representational purposes only. Image from India Water Portal Flickr photostream
Aerosols increase drought severity over the Indian subcontinent
Study finds aerosols - suspended fine solid or liquid matter in the atmosphere - are adding to El Nino, which already deters the Indian monsoon.
Community pond in Doja after the first pre-monsoon rain. Pic credit: Rajat Kumar
How local democracy is solving water issues in southern Rajasthan
People come together to dig community ponds in Dungarpur, to fight water scarcity.
With water outages, shortages and availability, one sees these pots in every home, village, by the rainbow-hued hundred in shops, and even in precarious bundles balanced on the bikes of travelling wallah pot-sale vendors in Chennai. (Image: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0)
Gujarat tops NITI Aayog’s water index for second time
India’s water crisis likely to worsen as demand projected to exceed supply by 2050, says report
A view of cold desert in Ladakh (Photo: Annu Anand)
Experts say cold desert regions need special attention
Desertification at high altitudes increasing due to melting of glaciers, causing concern and a push to devise preventive adapation strategies.
India urgently needs to address increasing desertification. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
India to restore 5 million hectares of degraded land by 2030
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Image used for representational purposes only. Photo credit: Shree Padre, water journalist from India Water Portal on Flickr
Centre promises 43 to 55 litres water per person per day to 15 crore rural households by 2024
Policy matters this week
Hirakud, India's oldest dam (Image Source: India Water Portal on Flickr)
Dams, in distress?
It is time water policies in India acknowledge that many large dams have aged and can no longer be looked upon as the only path to water security.
Studies indicate that more children stunted in India than in sub-Saharan Africa (Image: MOSPI)
What’s shit got to do with child health?
Open defecation plays a key role in solving the puzzle of persistent childhood malnutrition in India, says study
A street in the city of Poonah [Pune] in 1871 (Image: Lester John Frederick, Wikimedia Commons)
Water in Pune’s urban quagmire
A study develops a peri-urban and rurban water and sanitation index for Pune.
Picture for representational purposes only. Picture courtesy India Water Portal on Flickr
Monsoon set to abate: SkyMet Weather
Rainfall likely over central, western India; Mumbai & Chennai to receive no rains; light to moderate rainfall in Delhi this week; no extreme weather events expected across India.
Silverbill enjoying the cool feeling of breeze on the wet feathers in the scorching heat (Image: Koshy, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)
Vanishing water bodies behind Ahmedabad’s warm climate
A study shows how the open space on the western bank of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad acts as a heat sink.
Gori river in Uttarakhand in spate during 2013 floods (Source: Chicu Lokgariwar, India Water Portal)
Heavy rain and floods hit North India
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Women filling water from a tap (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Government to spend Rs 3.5 trillion to provide potable water
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Hydel project near Kullu (Image: Nadir Hashmi, Flickr Commons)
Hydropower in the Himalayas: Potential and risks
Study highlights significant hydropower opportunities in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.
Parthasarathy temple in Triplicane has the biggest tank. Recently, volunteers belonging to the Central Industrial Security Force cleaned the tank. Pic: Laasya Shekhar
In photos: How temple tanks are helping Chennai conserve rain water
During the monsoon, temple tanks in Chennai fill to the brim with water, helping in groundwater recharge.
Flash floods following extreme rainfall left Vadodara inundated in Early August. Pic: Concerned Citizens of Vadodara
When crocodiles roamed city streets: The real reason behind Vadodara floods
Urban flooding in Gujarat has led to some strange developments in recent weeks.
Floods in Majuli Assam. Photo credit: Mitul Baruah
Beyond the death toll: The everyday violence of Assam’s floods
Mitul Baruah from Ashoka University narrates personal experiences of people affected by floods in Majuli, Assam.
CCMobile App compatible with Android and iOS, tends to connect farmers with their crop (Image: YourStory)
Growing crops, one byte at a time
Mobile agri-advisory services provide timely and relevant advice to farmers. But do they translate to practice in the field?
A cluster of mangroves on the banks of Vellikeel river in Kannur, Kerala (Image: Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0)
Mangroves: Powerhouses of carbon storage the planet desperately needs
Mangroves are carbon-dense ecosystems that can play an important role in carbon storage, study suggests.
Rescue efforts underway during the floods in Chennai in 2015 (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Floods claim 227 lives; Centre proposes river basin management bill to check floods
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