During boreal summer, the troposphere over southern hemisphere is warming at a faster rate compared to that over northern hemisphere, and the intensity of the general atmospheric as well as the Asian-Indian monsoon circulation ...

Water quality in lakes is significantly affected by stormwater. After first rains, the lake water quality deteriorates due to washing up of municipal waste from the catchment area. In our country, the management of municipal ...

The drought-prone areas in India suffer from spatial and temporal variations in agricultural productivity. Traditional subsistence agriculture in vogue in these regions further enhances their vulnerability to drought. ...

Rainfed agriculture is important globally (80%)) with varying regional importance (95% in sub-saharan Africa and 60% of the farmed land in South Asia) and is also the hotspot of poverty, hunger, and water stress. Occurrence ...

In a river basin with predominantly agricultural activity, management of limited water resources is very vital for sustainable development. Here drought research plays an important role in studying water deficits, so that ...

Reservoirs are an important means for regulation of natural streamflows. Benefits from the structural facilities, such as dams, barrages. hydropower plants, etc.. largely depend on how well these are operated and managed. ...

After prolonged drought Or three years in the Bundelkhand and other surrounding regions in Uttar Pradesh and allowed by continuous rainfall in early June 2008, there had been several incidences of deep earth cracking. These ...

An exhaustive study was conducted as part of the National Communication (NATCOM) project undertaken by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, to quantify the impact of climate change on the water ...