Inadequate rainfall adds to misery of farmers in Maharashtrawada

Absence of proper rainfall has risked the farmlands of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra and lack of subsequent effective government intervention is leaving farmers with n...

Extreme wet, dry spells up drought, flood risks in India

In an alarming research, a team of scientists at Stanford University have identified significant changes in the patterns of extreme wet and dry events that are increasing t...

Hydro-power plants blamed for deadly floods in India

Badly managed hydro-power projects in northern India were partly to blame for devastating floods last year that killed thousands of people and caused extensive damage, an e...

India may witness poor monsoon this year

India may witness poor rainfall this monsoon season, scientists said Wednesday. This has been linked to the El Nino, a weather phenomenon characterized by unusually warm oc...

Climate Change Clouds Farmers

Indian farmers are keeping fingers crossed. Will the monsoon this kharif (south-west monsoon season) be normal, above normal (like last year), or sub-normal? One has receiv...

Never Thought A Billboard Could Be Used This Way!

This is nothing less than a revolution generation of water from nothing but thin air (and of course the most innovative advertising technique ever!). UTECH designed a billb...

Is climate change responsible for the hail storms and unseasonal rainfall in Maharashtra?

Is climate change responsible for the hail storms and unseasonal rainfall in parts of Maharashtra? Or is it a one-off phenomenon?

The South Asia Network on Dams, Ri...

Climate change unites fishermen in Kutch, Sundarbans

Being conducted by UK-based research body STEPS Centre, the study on climate-induced uncertainties takes the perception of people into account, which is often overlooked in...

Climate change means UK will have to get used to flooding

The political blame-game is in full swing over who is at fault for the current flooding crisis. But ministers debating local dredging operations in Somerset is a sideshow.<...