Droughts and Floods
Lessons from the Uttarakhand disaster
posted 4 weeks 2 days agoIn the aftermath of the Chamoli disaster of 2021, the spotlight turned to the area’s proliferating development that made it particularly vulnerable to disasters.
Testing of drinking water gets easy for users
posted 1 month agoTesting drinking water gets easy thanks to JJM and ICMR
Telangana among states ensuring tap water supply to schools, anganwadis
posted 1 month 2 weeks agoTelangana joins a group of states which have ensured tap water supply to schools, anganwadis
Revival of Ganga wetlands gets government's attention
posted 1 month 2 weeks agoJal Shakti Ministry draws focus towards revival of Ganga wetlands
The Uttarakhand disaster: A warning to be better prepared!
posted 2 months 1 week agoUttarakhand's Chamoli district experienced massive floods on the morning of 7th February 2021.
Should we bet more on historians than engineers to sort flooding?
posted 3 months 2 weeks agoRaging floods swarming great expanses have been a common occurrence in the 21st century in South Asia.
Over 97 million Indians were currently being exposed to extreme floods: Report
posted 3 months 4 weeks ago75 percent districts in India are hotspots of extreme climate events: Report
Submit report on the need for clearance of National Waterway-1: NGT to MoEF
posted 3 months 4 weeks agoNGT seeks report on the need for clearance of inland waterway projects in Ganga
Crafts bloom in the parched Thar desert!
posted 4 months agoThe parched land of great Indian Thar desert stands out invariably for its hue and colours. And the communities from one of the harshest regions in the country continue to show their remarkable pliability to calibrate with the demographic difficulties and still bring out the most from the available resources!
Madhya Pradesh’s recurring droughts: Measuring, responding and reducing the vulnerabilities
posted 4 months 2 weeks agoClimate change has been a popular buzzword for the last two decades in the international policy arena, stimulating multitude of ideas and a few action commitments at different levels of governments.
