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December 12, 2022 Study looks at behavioral biases in crop insurance adoption
Adoption rate of crop insurance low in India despite government efforts (Image: PxHere, CC0 Public Domain)
September 13, 2022 Heavy rains and floods have battered Bengaluru yet again. Uncontrolled and unregulated development and concretisation of the city that pays no heed to the ecology and hydrology of the region needs to stop!
Urban flooding in Bangalore (Image Source: Thejas via Wikimedia Commons)
August 11, 2022 This could lead to water quality crisis reinforcing the need for basin-specific management strategies
Around the world, more than a fifth of nitrogen released by human activity ends up in aquatic ecosystems (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
May 14, 2022 Climate change is real. What are its implications for India? This book presents a first of its kind national forecast on the impact of global warming on climate in India.
Climate change is real. What does it mean for India? (Image Source: Robert Hensley/Wikimedia Commons)
March 29, 2022 The intensity and duration of heat waves is predicted to increase in India and human induced anthropogenic changes are to blame.
A man sits under the scorching heat of the sun in front of Amer fort in Jaipur (Picture courtesy: Prabhu B Doss, Flickr Commons: CC-By-NC-ND-2.0)
The need for a sound flood management policy and not another dam
The recent floods have once again confirmed that large dams like Hirakud have miserably failed in controlling floods, says Ranjan Panda. Posted on 24 Oct, 2011 12:58 AM

Article Courtesy : Water Initiatives Odisha (WIO)

Author : Ranjan Panda

These large structural engineering solutions not only are obsolete but undermine the importance of ‘integrated flood management’. Time we grow up and design ways to live with floods again.

Essay competition on green concepts for 10, 11 and 12 standard students, CESS, Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, and Calicut centres – Apply by October 15, 2011
Posted on 12 Oct, 2011 05:01 AM

Organization: Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) and State Bank Of Travancore.

Venue: Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, and Calicut centres. 

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The primary objective of CESS is to promote modern scientific and technological research and focus on developmental programmes relevant to the country in general and Kerala State in particular. CESS undertakes studies in tune with these objectives in the fields of geosciences, environmental sciences, marine sciences and atmospheric sciences.

Orissa, Bihar and Sikkim assess the damage done by floods and the earthquake - News Roundup (01 to 15 October 2011)
Orissa and Bihar are dealing with floods and their aftermath. While the floodwaters are receding, several villages are still marooned in both states. Posted on 12 Oct, 2011 02:13 AM

The work of repair and rehabilitation begins now. Assessments are being done of the assistance –and funds- needed in these two states.

Sikkim is beginning to assess the full extent of the damage caused by the 18th September earthquake. In addition to the loss of life, livelihoods have been severely impacted. The earthquake is also raising questions about the safety of the many dams planned on the Teesta.

Man-made floods in Orissa in September 2011- Key issues raised by Water Initiatives Orissa
The Orissa floods of 2011 point to the loopholes in river basin planning and management and calls for urgent attention of planners and policy makers. Posted on 06 Oct, 2011 10:24 AM

Orissa was hit by two spates of flood in September 2011, the first one being caused by heavy rains in the Mahanadi catchment and release of huge discharges from Hirakud dam. The second one was caused by heavy rains and flooding of Brahmani, Baitarani and Budhabalanga rivers. These floods point to the loopholes in river basin planning and management and calls for urgent attention of planners and policy makers. 

CRIDA invites applications for research associates for project NICRA, Hyderabad – Apply by October 5, 2011
Posted on 02 Oct, 2011 09:36 AM

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Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), Hyderabad requires Research Associates in the following disciplines to work in the project National Initiative on Climate Resilient Resilient Agriculture (NICRA).

Floods in Orissa wreck havoc and an earthquake in Sikkim leads to a trail of destruction - A comprehensive compilation of recent floods and disaster-related news articles
The month of September 2011, a range of events such as heavy floods in different parts of the country. Posted on 01 Oct, 2011 10:04 AM

Villagers tackling the flood waters in Godisaguda village in Puri district in Orissa. Photo: Ashoke Chakrabarty (The Hindu)A look at the news in the month of September 2011, indicates that the month has experienced a range of events such as heavy floods in different parts of the country with Orissa being the worst affected state, a major earthquake in the North East with Sikkim being the most affected, reports of flash floods and landslides in various parts of the country as well as  reports of heavy rainfall in different parts of the country with indications that the rainfall may further subside in the coming week.

Different designs, same management: A note from Water Initiatives Odisha on Rengali dam and flood management
‘Did we manage the Rengali dam the way we managed Hirakud?’ asks Water Initiatives Odisha Posted on 28 Sep, 2011 09:57 AM

Water Initiatives Odisha, brings out a special note on this issue in response to the latest spell of the flood disaster in northern Odisha Rivers.

Water conservation through better irrigation
What is required is a much more concerted efforts by all stakeholders to help farmers adopt efficient and modern water irrigation systems, as per India Water Review. Posted on 26 Sep, 2011 11:30 AM

Article and image courtesy: IndiaWaterReview

Haryana draft water policy focuses on water conservation

The agriculture sector in India, like elsewhere in the world, remains the largest consumer of water. As much as 80-85 per cent of India's available water resources are deployed annually in the agriculture sector, with industry being the second-most largest water consumer. But, contrary to the amount of efforts being put among industrial consumers to bring down their water consumption, agriculturists remain stuck on age-old methods and systems that lead to wastage of water.

So, while industry has been spending money on conducting in house research and development (R&D) to bring down their overall water consumption for making goods and products as well as deploying technologies that treat and reuse water and wastewater better, the agriculture sector has maintained status quo. Across India, farmers are still using flood irrigation methods for their crops. Most of them have not even head of drip irrigation or are so poor that they cannot afford to invest in drip irrigations systems.

Himachal Pradesh state policy on disaster management (2011)
This document presents the disaster management policy for the state of Himachal Pradesh. Posted on 25 Sep, 2011 04:28 PM

Main hazards that the state is prone to consist of earthquakes, landslides, flash floods, snow storms and avalanches, droughts, dam failures, fires – domestic and wild, accidents – road, rail, air, stampedes, boat capsizing, biological, industrial and hazardous chemicals etc.

"The water in springs of my hills is cool, do not migrate from this land, o my beloved" - Solving water shortages through ancient knowledge
Do the lyrics have the pull to stop mass migration from this Himalayan village to the cities like Delhi? Posted on 24 Sep, 2011 12:33 AM

Author: Anupam Mishra

"The water in springs of my hills is cool, Do not migrate from this land o my beloved.”

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