Climate Change Affecting Hydropower Generation in India: Study
By Dinesh C Sharma A new study has suggested that the government must consider changes occurring due to climate change while planning new hydropower projects. The […]
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Why a good monsoon won’t make food any cheaper in India
By Sriram Iyer This year, India expects its third consecutive normal monsoon, brightening the prospects for the country’s agricultural sector. However, it may be too […]
Indian agriculture lacks a vision. Why this is a bigger problem than floods and droughts
By R Jagannathan The distress caused to India’s farmers by drought and floods often gets blotted out by the macro statistics on agricultural growth It has […]
Most river basins in India not climate resilient: Study
By UMASHANKAR MISHRA NEW DELHI : A new study by Indian researchers has shown that only 6 out of 22 river basins in the country have the […]
India getting hotter, says Met study
New Delhi : India is two-and-a-half times more likely to experience a deadly heat wave than a half century ago, and all it took was […]
Reservoir levels: More water than expected, more expected
by Amitabh Sinha New Delhi : Key reservoirs in the country, except those in the south, are showing comfortable storage levels for this time of […]
India expects farm output growth to remain stable at 4% in 2017-18 crop year
BY MADHVI SALLY NEW DELHI: India expects its farm output growth to remain stable at 4% in the 2017-18 crop year, penciling in normal rains […]
Beyond monsoon forecasts: India must learn to manage its bounty of water
New Delhi : It is reassuring that as per current data projections, the India Meteorological Department expects the monsoon to be “normal”, with likely rainfall […]
Possible El Nino unlikely to impact food prices in India
By Hitisha Jain New Delhi : Weather forecaster India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that India will witness normal monsoon this year. It said […]
Why is India getting hotter?
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) says the country is on an average 0.6 degree Celsius hotter than a century ago. 2016 was the warmest year […]