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<loc>https://www.indiawaterportal.org/climate-change/disasters/mizoram-wildfire-hotspots-geospatial-science-predicts-forest-fires-before-they-start</loc>
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<image:caption>Mizoram's forest fires are predictable. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Forest fire susceptibility zones by FR (a), EBF (b), and IOE(c) methods. (Image: Authors)</image:caption>
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<news:title>Mizoram wildfire hotspots: Geospatial science predicts forest fires before they start </news:title>
<news:keywords>Mizoram forest fires, Geospatial fire prediction, Wildfire susceptibility zonation, Evidential Belief Function (EBF) model, GIS fire hotspot mapping, Shifting cultivation jhum fire risk, Northeast India climate resilience, Satellite imagery Landsat-8 ASTER, Vegetation moisture NDVI mNDWI</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.indiawaterportal.org/groundwater/springs/natures-tiny-inspectors-how-bugs-confirm-the-health-of-uttarakhands-rawasan-stream</loc>
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<image:caption>A stream in Uttarakhand. Source:  TanayaPrapti via Wikimedia Commons .</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Location of the stream and sites selected.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Mayfly found in Kanjirapally, India.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Caddisfly larva in the water.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-06T07:51:25.724Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Nature's tiny inspectors: How bugs confirm the health of Uttarakhand's Rawasan stream </news:title>
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<loc>https://www.indiawaterportal.org/agriculture/smart-water-scheduling-can-save-millions-of-cubic-metres-and-reduce-groundwater-dependence-in-india</loc>
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<image:caption>Smart Irrigation in India (Image: Joice Rivas)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-06T06:07:48.753Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Smart water scheduling can save millions of cubic metres and reduce groundwater dependence in India</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.indiawaterportal.org/people-and-culture/conflicts/the-kaveri-flashpoint-of-2026-an-old-river-dispute-in-new-political-weather</loc>
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<image:caption>River Kaveri in Kodagu. (Image: Rameshng/Wikimedia Commons)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-06T05:03:23.568Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The Kaveri flashpoint of 2026: An old river dispute in new political weather </news:title>
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