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A view of cold desert in Ladakh (Photo: Annu Anand)
Friday, 6 September 2019 10:38
Experts say cold desert regions need special attention
Desertification at high altitudes increasing due to melting of glaciers, causing concern and a push to devise preventive adapation strategies.
India urgently needs to address increasing desertification. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Wednesday, 4 September 2019 11:04
India to restore 5 million hectares of degraded land by 2030
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Image used for representational purposes only. Photo credit: Shree Padre, water journalist from India Water Portal on Flickr
Tuesday, 3 September 2019 22:07
Centre promises 43 to 55 litres water per person per day to 15 crore rural households by 2024
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A street in the city of Poonah [Pune] in 1871 (Image: Lester John Frederick, Wikimedia Commons)
Monday, 2 September 2019 12:01
Water in Pune’s urban quagmire
A study develops a peri-urban and rurban water and sanitation index for Pune.
Picture for representational purposes only. Picture courtesy India Water Portal on Flickr
Wednesday, 28 August 2019 11:49
Monsoon set to abate: SkyMet Weather
Rainfall likely over central, western India; Mumbai & Chennai to receive no rains; light to moderate rainfall in Delhi this week; no extreme weather events expected across India.
Parthasarathy temple in Triplicane has the biggest tank. Recently, volunteers belonging to the Central Industrial Security Force cleaned the tank. Pic: Laasya Shekhar
Wednesday, 21 August 2019 15:05
In photos: How temple tanks are helping Chennai conserve rain water
During the monsoon, temple tanks in Chennai fill to the brim with water, helping in groundwater recharge.
  • World Bank approves Rs 11,000 crore for dam safety
    World Bank to provide Rs 11,000 crore for dam safety Under the ongoing Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Programme (DRIP), the World Bank has approved Rs 11,000 crore for improving the safety and operational performance of 733 large dams across 18 states over the next 10 years. Besides operation, ...
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  • Income support: Budget 2019 showstopper
    The decline in public, as well as private investment, has led to a slowdown in the growth of agriculture and allied sectors in the last five years. The crisis in the agrarian sector had intensified over the last few years. It is now the political talking point with many farmers' rallies, marches and...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 6 months 4 weeks agoread more
  • Can we gain from changing rains?
    India is undergoing a major transition with changes in rainfall patterns leading to increased frequency of droughts, floods, heat waves amidst fear of a major water crisis in the years to come. Why are these threats increasing? Head of Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Climate Application a...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 7 months 4 days agoread more
  • Extreme rainfall events need not lead to floods
    It has been reported that extreme rainfall events are increasing over India and widespread floods have increased threefold over the last several decades from an average of two events per year to six events per year. But the link between extreme rainfall events and rising incidence of floods remains ...
    arathiposted 7 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Irrigation scheme inconsistent: CAG audit
    Inconsistencies in Centre's flagship irrigation scheme, reveals CAG audit A performance audit of the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) for the period 2008 to 2017, has revealed that the Centre's flagship irrigation scheme is laden with delays, deficiencies in ...
    swatiposted 7 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • When water kills
    Waterborne diseases are diseases transmitted through drinking water contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms such as protozoa, viruses, bacteria, and intestinal parasites. Most waterborne diseases are characterised by diarrhoea and can result in dehydration and even death in very serious cas...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 8 months 3 days agoread more
  • Manual scavengers get under-reported
    States resort to under-reporting of manual scavengers in the final verification stage The Centre has identified 54,929 people across 170 selected districts as manual scavengers. The state governments, however, have confirmed the involvement of only 25,015 people in the job in the final ve...
    swatiposted 8 months 5 days agoread more
  • Out of 41 study points, the Ganga clean at only one
    Out of 41 study points, the Ganga clean only at the Haridwar barrage location: CPCB In compliance with the Supreme Court order, the Central Pollution Control Board has released the “Biological Water Quality Assessment of the River Ganga” report. As per the report, out of the 41 locations monito...
    swatiposted 8 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Gujarat drought: Centre aid sought
    Gujarat seeks financial aid of Rs 1,725 crore from the Centre for drought relief works  In the wake of droughts in several parts of the state, the Gujarat government has sought Rs 1,725 crore from the Centre to take up relief works. This year, Gujarat received just 73.87 percent of the average...
    swatiposted 8 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • Green gold on fire
    Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India where forest fires are reported almost every season. As per Indian state of forest report 2017, India saw a 46 percent increase in the number of forest fires in the last 16 years. Forest fires not only affect the flora and fauna of the region bu...
    makarandpurohitposted 8 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • No water in the rice bowl
    Nikhil Bagdi has attempted suicide twice in the past one month. Fortunately, his neighbours came to his rescue whenever he tried to end his life by hanging from the ceiling of his room. Nikhil lives in Serorai village of Bardhaman district in West Bengal, a little over 120 kilometres from Kolkata.&n...
    arathiposted 8 months 4 weeks agoread more
  • The Birdman of Chorao
    Uday Mandrekar (40) is a popular boatman on the Chorao island of Goa. He is known for his formidable knowledge on birds in the area so much so that he is often referred to as the bird man of Chorao. He is a private boatman and a tourist guide who can take you deep into the mangroves and waterways of...
    makarandpurohitposted 8 months 4 weeks agoread more
  • Dealing with droughts
    Droughts are one of the most feared natural calamities in India impacting food production, the economy as well as the morale of millions of farmers in a country where agriculture is the livelihood of 60 percent of the population. This year too, 255 districts of the country have received deficient o...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 9 months 5 hours agoread more
  • NMCG clears projects to curb Yamuna river pollution
    Yamuna river pollution: NMCG approves projects worth Rs 1,573 crore With an aim to curb pollution in the Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved 10 projects worth Rs 1573.28 crore. A major part of the funds has bee...
    swatiposted 9 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Two states and a river: More power or more water?
    A new study, Mahanadi: Coal Rich, Water-Stressed sheds light on how both Odisha and Chhattisgarh have locked horns over the distribution of waters of the Mahanadi river. The 851-km-long river originates in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh, flows through the state and then Odisha before joi...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 9 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Can villages be made drought-free in 45 days?
    In Maharashtra, a “Water Cup competition” held annually by Paani Foundation started by film star Aamir Khan and his team is compelling everyone working in the water sector to take serious note of it. Paani Foundation was set up with the aim of making Maharashtra drought-free through water conse...
    Eshwer Kaleposted 9 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • New data shows Indian landmass warming
    Scientists are literally looking into the ground for clinching evidence of climate change. A new study of geothermal records across India has shown that the country has experienced about one degree of warming over the baseline mean temperature of the 19th century. The new study that combines data f...
    arathiposted 9 months 4 weeks agoread more
  • The unique Himalayan wetlands
    Wetlands are very important and productive ecosystems that support a wide range of plants and animals and provide livelihood opportunities to local communities in India. However, they are increasingly being threatened by rapid urbanisation, pollution, developmental interventions, unsustainable manag...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 10 months 1 week agoread more
  • Few districts in the country drought resilient: Study
    Human activities are taking a heavy toll on country's resilience to drought According to a recent study by the Indian Institute of Technology, Indore (IITI), out of the 634 districts in the country, only 241, that is 38 percent of the districts, are resilient to drought or dry conditions. The ...
    swatiposted 10 months 1 week agoread more
  • Vidarbha farmer's date with success
    In a drought-prone region like Vidarbha in Maharashtra, mostly in the news for water scarcity and farmer suicide, it is not every day that you hear the success story of a farmer. That's why the story of Savi Thangavel, 69, a resident of Mohegaon village which is just 22 km from Nagpur, is speci...
    makarandpurohitposted 10 months 2 weeks agoread more

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Wed, 2019-06-26 15:51
A study found that intensification of croplands through replacement of forests can impact long term temperature trends.

The frequency and severity of heatwaves have risen considerably in India. Our cities are facing periods of ‘extreme’ weather as urbanization continues to modify the landscape. The temperature moderation provided by soil and vegetation is being substituted with heat-absorbent construction materials.

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-06-26 11:36
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High Court raps Tamil Nadu government over water crisis in Chennai

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-06-26 10:53
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Monsoon makes slowest progress across India in 12 years (source: Times of India)

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) records show that this year's monsoon has so far been the slowest progressing monsoon in the past 12 years.

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Posted By : swati
Posted Date : Tue, 2019-06-18 20:23
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The threat of desertification increases in 26 of 29 states

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Posted Date : Tue, 2019-06-18 20:04
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Government to launch rural piped water scheme

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Posted Date : Mon, 2019-06-17 18:20
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?

Sustainable development, still an unfinished agenda

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Posted Date : Sun, 2019-06-16 19:51
The incidence and intensity of tropical cyclonic storms during monsoons is increasing in India. Can historical analysis help understand and cope with them better?

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Posted By : priyad
Posted Date : Fri, 2019-06-14 11:34
An analysis of the effectiveness of the Composite Water Management Index as a policy-making tool

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Posted By : swati
Posted Date : Wed, 2019-06-12 12:09
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Swachh Bharat Mission reduced groundwater contamination: UNICEF

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Fri, 2019-06-07 11:23
New drought and flood tolerant rice varieties can ease water constraints and ensure food security, study says.

In recent years, cycles of extreme drought and severe flooding have affected the country’s water availability and crop production. The trend can be attributed to climate change. Scientists have been exploring drought and flood tolerant crop varieties to offset stress conditions that significantly constrain rice production. With the development of new drought and flood-tolerant rice varieties, agriculture scientists hope to ease water constraints and ensure food security.

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