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The Pashan lake in Pune. Image Source: Nikhil12sutar via Wikimedia Commons

From Himalayas to Deccan: How droughts and glacial melt reshape India's water reservoirs

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

05 Sep 2026

8 min read

Flooding of a Himalayan river in Kathmandu, Nepal. Image Source: Thapaliyashreeram via Wikimedia Commons.

Nepal flood: Assessing cross-border resilience and risks along shared Himalayan river

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

30 Aug 2026

7 min read

The flood swept away homes, roads and bridges in Nepal's Rasuwa district, along the Bhote Koshi River/ (Image: AFP, Wikimedia Commons)

Nepal’s disaster is a warning: The Himalayas need GLOF action now

30 Aug 2026

5 min read

Himalayan water loss & seismicity: How hydrological shifts stress the crust (Image: Chief Hira, Wikimedia Commons)

The weight of water: How Himalayan hydrological shifts are quietly reshaping seismicity

28 Aug 2026

6 min read

A 25-year study reveals Mumbai’s nighttime temperatures are rising by up to 5°C. (Image: Logan King; Flickr)

Mumbai’s nights are getting hotter: What a new study reveals about urban heat and the future of Indian cities

22 Aug 2026

7 min read

Mizoram's forest fires are predictable. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

Mizoram wildfire hotspots: Geospatial science predicts forest fires before they start

06 Aug 2026

7 min read

A landslide in a village in south Tripura triggered by heavy rainfall.

Not the rain, but the rage: How extreme rainfall is redrawing North-East India's geography

02 Aug 2026

6 min read

Assam, in the grip of floods. Source: IWP Flickr photos.

From disaster to design: Rethinking Assam’s flood future

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

01 Aug 2026

10 min read

A shepherd is guiding a large herd of sheep through dry pastureland in Kashmir.

Kashmir’s mountains are getting harder for its pastoralists to read

31 Jul 2026

7 min read

Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Wayanad landslide-affected area. Credit: Ahemadh Jewadh

When hills give way: What Wayanad and 'Wounded Hills' reveal about water, land, and resilience

15 Jul 2026

6 min read

Bhopal: Concrete and asphalt trap daytime heat, worsening the urban heat island effect in dense neighbourhoods. Credit: Deepak Sankat (Wikimedia Commons)

Bhopal’s bold experiment: Can smart surfaces cool India’s hottest cities without air conditioners?

09 Jul 2026

7 min read

Women and their unvoiced health needs. Credit: Simon Williams / Ekta Parishad

When climate disasters become health crisis for women in India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

08 Jul 2026

6 min read

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