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Social media data has great potential for near-real-time reporting of landslide events and their associated impacts (Image: Eurico Zimbres, Wikimedia Commons)
Disasters

New landslide reporting tool uses social media and artificial intelligence

Vanessa J Banks
4 min read
The system can detect landslide reports with a precision of 76%
Parkachik glacier, a part of the Zanskar region, Ladakh (Image: Mahua Sarkar, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Climate

Global warming leads to vanishing glaciers

Santosh Nepal
4 min read
Glacier melt in Himalayas to increase rapidly till 2050, then may decrease, says study by IIT
As a part of the campaign, work is being done on various interventions such as water for productive use, improving irrigation practices, creating water recharge structures (Image: Pikist)
Farm

Banking on rainwater harvesting

National Water Mission
5 min read
National Water Mission’s campaign aims at creating rainwater harvesting structures in various parts of India.
Water conservation measures invariably have a positive effect on water quality and the environment (Image: Joel Bassuk / Oxfam; Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Drinking Water

Facing up to the water crisis

Qazi Syed Wamiq Ali
5 min read
Conservation measures such as rainwater harvesting and recharging of groundwater need to be generally well established in both rural and urban areas.
Farming sector has a lot to worry about.
Farm

Seeds of discontent

Moin Qazi
8 min read
There are various reasons why India’s small and marginal farmers are unhappy.
Paddy is one of the thirsty crops. (Photo: IWP Flickr photos)
Farm

Thirsty crops drain India dry

Moin Qazi
7 min read
As the country runs out of water fast, India needs to change its game for sustenance. Replacing water-intensive crops with sustainable ones in dry areas is a step in the right direction.
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India Water Portal
www.indiawaterportal.org