Droughts and Floods
Best practices on flood resilience from Indian and global cities
Posted on 21 Dec, 2022 02:20 PMUrbanization in India has led to 31% of its total population residing in cities and urban areas contributing to 63% of the national GDP in 2011.
Water storage in river basins dips in 2021, drier than normal conditions to blame: WMO
Posted on 15 Dec, 2022 05:57 PMSignificant drop in the volume of Ganga river water and groundwater in the river basin, reveals WMO report
Why farmers are not adopting crop insurance in India?
Posted on 12 Dec, 2022 10:58 AMFarmers in India continue to face production risks due to climate abnormalities, resulting in low productivity and fluctuating agricultural incomes.
Slow disaster: Political ecology of hazards and everyday life in the Brahmaputra valley, Assam
Posted on 30 Oct, 2022 07:19 PMThe accumulation of capital and misery go hand in hand, concentrated in space.
― David Harvey, The Limits to Capital, 2006 [1982]: 418
What causes tropical cyclone driven floods in India?
Posted on 22 Oct, 2022 05:40 PMTropical cyclones are intense circular storms that originate over tropical oceans and are among the most significant threats to human life and property in the world. Tropical cyclones are associated with heavy rainfall and strong winds, which cause hazards such as storm surges and inland flooding.
Minimising the impact of floods: The role of income and governmental response
Posted on 20 Oct, 2022 02:27 PMIndia is one of the most flood-affected country following China and floods account for 53 percent of the disasters followed by cyclones (21 percent), landslides (10 percent), cold waves (6.4 percent), earthquakes (4.2 percent), and droughts (2 percent).
UN's Human Development Report calls for a shift in direction
Posted on 15 Sep, 2022 02:17 PMGlobal Human Development Index declines for two years in a row: UN Report
While floods occur, states fail to enforce floodplain zoning laws
Posted on 15 Sep, 2022 12:26 AMFloodplain zoning law: Only three states and one UT enacted the law to mitigate floods
Chaos in a concrete jungle
Posted on 13 Sep, 2022 06:32 PMBengaluru, once a city of lakes - is in crisis.
India creates history, sets up first floating water quality testing lab in the Indian Ocean
Posted on 26 Aug, 2022 09:46 AMIndia launches a floating wet lab for water quality tests in the Indian Ocean