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The Sutlej, from Bilaspur (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Glacier melt threatens water reserves in Satluj basin

A new study finds that 55% of the glaciers in the Satluj basin could disappear by 2050 and 97% by 2090 due to climate change.

Villages under water which gushed in as Cyclone Aila struck south 24 Parganas. Image credit: Anil Gulati from IWP Flickr. Image used for representational purposes only.

How can forecasting of extreme rainfall events be improved?

Greater precision in forecast of extreme events is critical.

Image credit: Sourabh Phadke from India Water Portal on Flickr

Urbanization, changing cropping patterns contributing to temperature rise

Study shows land use changes responsible for higher temperatures

A rainwater harvesting set up in a school in Chickmangalur district (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Combating water crisis needs people's participation: PM Modi

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Digging an open well that had some water at lesser depths ranging from 5-10 m using local technology in which a motor run winch draws up the dug up mud from the well bottom. (Image: Rahul Banerjee)

The need for survival edge technology

Decentralised communitarian technology can mitigate the water crises facing us today.

Jal Shakti Abhiyan launched to battle water crisis (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Government launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan to tackle water crisis

Policy matters this week

Millets. Image source: Wikimedia Commons

How millets can make India’s food basket climate-resilient

Study reveals millets can mitigate effects of climate change on rainfed agriculture, thus improving food security.

Coping with droughts, a challenge for farmers (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Digging deeper to cope with droughts

A study finds that farmers in south India continue to rely on borewells rather than investing in water conservation structures or demand management strategies to cope with droughts.

A woman from the Ahir tribe at Chapredi village, east of Bhuj with cotton husks. (Image: Meena Kadri, Flickr Commons, CC BY-ND 2.0

Women hold the key to water for food security and nutrition

Study reveals women are central to both food production and preparation, as well as to domestic water provisioning.

Image for representational purposes only. Image credit: India Water Portal on Flickr

Nal se Jal: hit or miss?

An analysis of the new Nal se Jal scheme, promising drinking water to every household in India by 2024.

Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar with representatives of UNCCD, IUCN and other panelists at the June 17th meeting. (Photo: DD News Hindi)

Economics of land degradation: India’s new environment targets

What are India's plans for managing its natural resources, undertaking sustainable land management and combating droughts?

The stretch below the Koyna dam in Satara district looks parched at the end of the summer of 2014 as the reservoirs went dry (Image: Ashwin Arun Yadav, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Temperatures in India becoming more extreme

A study found that intensification of croplands through replacement of forests can impact long term temperature trends.

Chennai reels under acute water crisis (Source: India Water Portal on Flickr)

High Court takes note of acute water crisis in Chennai

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Image used for representational purposes only. Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr

Slow monsoon causes countrywide rainfall deficit of 44 percent

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Gorgonians, one of the highly traded species, which is protected under WLPA (Photo : Vardhan Patankar)

Engage local communities to protect marine life: study

Study shows need for awareness, involvement of local stakeholders to protect marine life

Increasing desertification, a challenge India needs to tackle. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Twenty-six states under threat of desertification

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Ten thousand litres overhead tank to supply piped water (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Piped water to all rural households by 2024: Government

Policy matters this week

WOTR’s holistic approach integrates environmental, social and development challenges. (Image Source: WOTR)

From water to agriculture, well-being and beyond

While WOTR’s work has contributed to improving SDG outcomes, what are the learnings from the efforts made by the organisation to map and identify the pathways that have brought about this change?

A cyclonic storm that hit India in 2016 (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)

India, in the eye of a storm!

The incidence and intensity of tropical cyclonic storms during monsoons is increasing in India. Can historical analysis help understand and cope with them better?