Rainfall and other forms of Precipitation

The report title 'Turn down the heat: Climate extremes, regional impacts and the case for resilience' published by the World Bank, highlights the risks posed by climate

Chitradurga district in Karnataka receives the lowest rainfall in the state. According to the Drought Monitoring Board, most borewells are dry and where there is water, its quality is poor. According to Chitradurga-based Devaraja Reddy who is a hydrogeologist,150-200 borewells were drilled in 2013, with an unfortunate success rate of 2%.

An interactive tool to monitor progress of toilet construction launched

A recent World Bank report on climate change has predicted a grim outlook for India by outlining its impacts that include:

The Uttarakhand floods last year, cyclones Phailin and Hud Hud, the untimely hailstorms in central India and the Malin tragedy in Pune – all examples of the many disasters that have hit the country.

“In gram crops to control gram-pod borers, use pheromone traps”. While a statement like that most likely won't make sense to average people, it does to the farming community in the Sangamner taluka of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. They have been trained to make sense of the agro-advisory provided by Vasundhara Sewaks.

Kerala's Ashtamudi lake recognised for sustainable clam fishing

Raujibhai came to Dholavira with the excavation team of the Archeological Society of India when he was 19 years old.

First 'India Rivers Week' to be held in Delhi from November 24-27

Chitradurga district in southern Karnataka is infamous for drought. People here constantly suffer from water shortage and in the last few years, the problem has escalated due to poor rainfall.