Ramasastri, K. S.(National Institute of Hydrology, 1987)
Methods of estimating evaporation from free water surfaces are discussed. The status of Pan and lake evaporation studies carried out in India is reviewed and the procedure for the estimation of free water surface ...
Reddy, P. Bhaskar; Venkataraman, P.(National Institute of Hydrology, 1987)
Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh is chronically drought prone. The climate is generally dry with very low annual rainfall. R, laseama region comprises four districts viz., ...
Sikka, A. K.; Lohani, Vinay K.(National Institute of Hydrology, 1987)
The .drought situation can be described by a selected set of variables depending upon the particular water user or interest. For agricultural drought particllarly the soil moisture status in the root zone can be ...
Prasad, Rajendra(National Institute of Hydrology, 1987)
The Dry Farming Region of India, characterised by 40 to 100 cm annual rainfall, stretches from extreme north to the southern tip of the country and comprises of 87 districts. Rainfall is the
prime ...
Kumar, C. P.; Singh, Surjeet(Scientific Planet Society, 2015)
Climate change is normally defined as any change in climate over time, whether due to natural
variability or from human activities. It poses uncertainties to the supply and management of water
resources. Although climate ...
Verma, P. K.; Sikka, A. K.; Singh, R. D.(National Institute of Hydrology, 1987)
Drought is generally viewed as the occurrence of below normal natural water availability for the place & time, To a hydrologist, it means below average content in streams, reservoirs, lakes, tanks, ground water ...
The surface water and groundwater resources of the country play a major role
in agriculture, hydropower generation, livestock production, industrial activities, forestry,
fisheries, navigation, recreational activities, ...
Kumar, C. P.(Indian Geographical Committee of International Water Resources Association, 2016)
Climate change poses uncertainties to the supply and management of water resources. The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that the global mean surface temperature
has increased 0.6 ± 0.2 oC since ...
Ground-water modeling has become an important methodology in support of the planning and
decision-making processes involved in ground-water management. Ground-water models provide an analytical
framework for obtaining ...
Kumar, C. P.(International Journal of Scientific Research and Reviews, 2012)
The use of models to assess the risk to the subsurface environment from contaminants is
becoming increasingly popular and a wide range of modelling software is readily available.
Inconsistent and inappropriate approaches ...
Kumar, C. P.(International journal of research -GRANTHAALAYAH, 2016)
Women play a central part in the provision, management and safeguarding of water. This pivotal role of women as providers and users of water and guardians of the living environment has seldom been reflected in institutional ...
The coastal regions, particularly deltaic regions, are the most developed and most densely populated regions all over the world.
These regions are facing many hydrological problems both due to natural conditions and man's ...
We are in a period of climate change brought about by increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have continually increased since the 1950s. The continuation of this ...
Groundwater is used for a variety of purposes, including irrigation, drinking and manufacturing. Groundwater
is also the source of a large percentage of surface water. Accurate and reliable groundwater resource
information ...
Groundwater is of fundamental importance in water
resources planning, development and management.
Groundwater flow has many applications, among which
are agricultural developments, domestic use such as
supply of drinking ...
Climate change and agriculture are
inter-related processes, both of which take place on
a global scale. Global warming is projected to have
significant impacts on conditions affecting
agriculture, including temperature, ...
High arsenic concentrations in groundwater in different states of India have become
a major cause of concern in recent years. The groundwater in the past was considered to be safe for drinking purposes, but
now it is ...
Unsaturated zone transport models are indispensable tools for analyzing complex environmental pollution
problems, and for developing practical management strategies. A quantitative study of water flow and contaminant
transport ...
The annual replenishable groundwater resources of India have been estimated as 431 BCM.
In addition to the annual replenishable groundwater resources in the active recharge zone,
there exists a huge groundwater resource ...
Singh, Omkar; Jain, C. K.(Institute for Environmental Nanotechnology, 2013)
In this study, water quality and eutrophication aspects of Mansar, Surinsar, Tsokar, Tsomoriri
and Renuka lakes have been discussed. The water quality parameters were compared with BIS standards
for drinking purposes. ...