By डॉ दीपक आचार्य
By Ashwani Nigam
By Nidhi Jamwal
Spring did not show up this year, but there has been fresh snowfall in April and May in some of the Himalayan states. Heatwaves are rising, lasting up to 36 days a year! But the monsoon rainfall over the Indo-Gangetic plains has reduced. India annually loses 101 billion work hours, equivalent to about 23 million jobs, due to the heat stress.
Spring did not show up this year, but there has been fresh snowfall in April and May in some of the Himalayan states. Heatwaves are rising, lasting up to 36 days a year! But the monsoon rainfall over the Indo-Gangetic plains has reduced. India annually loses 101 billion work hours, equivalent to about 23 million jobs, due to the heat stress.
By Subrata Chakrabarty
By taking steps to reorient Assam’s development to mainstream climate concerns, the state can heed the warning from the floods of May 2022 and emerge stronger and more resilient to future climate risks.
By taking steps to reorient Assam’s development to mainstream climate concerns, the state can heed the warning from the floods of May 2022 and emerge stronger and more resilient to future climate risks.
By Pratyaksh Srivastava
The onset of the southwest monsoon is delayed this year. Meanwhile, a cyclonic storm is brewing in the Arabian Sea which has raised concerns about the arrival of the monsoon. Gaon Connection approached experts to know how the cyclone will impact the arrival of the monsoon rainfall. Here’s what we learnt.
The onset of the southwest monsoon is delayed this year. Meanwhile, a cyclonic storm is brewing in the Arabian Sea which has raised concerns about the arrival of the monsoon. Gaon Connection approached experts to know how the cyclone will impact the arrival of the monsoon rainfall. Here’s what we learnt.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences admitted in the Parliament that the rainfall pattern in the country is getting erratic. It mentioned that the top paddy producing states such as West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are witnessing declining trends in rainfall in between 1989-2018.
The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences admitted in the Parliament that the rainfall pattern in the country is getting erratic. It mentioned that the top paddy producing states such as West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are witnessing declining trends in rainfall in between 1989-2018.
By Puspanjalee Das Dutta
Pre-monsoon showers are not uncommon in Assam but the intensity with which they have unleashed destruction in the northeastern state hasn't been witnessed by its residents in the months prior to the arrival of the monsoon. Here is how the state population is coping up with the mayhem caused by heavy rainfall, floods and landslides. Details here.
Pre-monsoon showers are not uncommon in Assam but the intensity with which they have unleashed destruction in the northeastern state hasn't been witnessed by its residents in the months prior to the arrival of the monsoon. Here is how the state population is coping up with the mayhem caused by heavy rainfall, floods and landslides. Details here.
By Nidhi Jamwal
More than 33 million people in Pakistan have been affected by floods since June this year. Bangladesh is grappling with both floods and drought. And in India, early heatwaves, followed by early floods, and now drought-like conditions in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, have affected our main food crops – wheat and paddy. Meanwhile, wildfires are raging in Oregon (USA), and Europe is battling the worst drought in 500 years.
More than 33 million people in Pakistan have been affected by floods since June this year. Bangladesh is grappling with both floods and drought. And in India, early heatwaves, followed by early floods, and now drought-like conditions in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, have affected our main food crops – wheat and paddy. Meanwhile, wildfires are raging in Oregon (USA), and Europe is battling the worst drought in 500 years.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
As per the findings of a recent study, water bodies in and around the drought-prone Marathwada region of Maharashtra are fast diminishing which is causing a dip in the groundwater levels. The experts mention that the situation poses serious challenges for the agrarian communities susceptible to catastrophic effects of droughts on various crops such as sorghum, pearl millet, sugarcane, and others.
As per the findings of a recent study, water bodies in and around the drought-prone Marathwada region of Maharashtra are fast diminishing which is causing a dip in the groundwater levels. The experts mention that the situation poses serious challenges for the agrarian communities susceptible to catastrophic effects of droughts on various crops such as sorghum, pearl millet, sugarcane, and others.
By Gaon Connection
Andhra Pradesh’s community managed natural farming project is a gamechanger that covers 850,000 farmers who grow multiple crops on small landholdings without using any chemical fertilisers or pesticides.
Andhra Pradesh’s community managed natural farming project is a gamechanger that covers 850,000 farmers who grow multiple crops on small landholdings without using any chemical fertilisers or pesticides.