Is the Indian monsoon turning into a string of extreme weather events

The regularity of the monsoon is getting lost in the recent years, and what we seem to have is a string of extreme weather events. MORE ...

Kerala was flooded in 20118 and 2019.

Did the budget miss the bus for building climate resilience for agriculture?

In the second innings of the NDA Government, the first budget missed the opportunity for building climate resilience for Indian agriculture. MORE ... 

Impact of weather shocks on agriculture. Courtesy: Economic Survey 2017-18.

[Interview] Kerala agriculture minister: Organic and natural farming will give farmers self reliance and climate resilience

In mid-August 2018 there was a massive flood in Kerala. Two years ago, the state went through a drought. In an interview to Mongabay-India, Kerala Agriculture Minister V.S. Sunil Kumar said that the state will move to organic and natural farming to strengthen farmers' self reliance and climate resilience. MORE ... 

A farmer returns home from his fields. 

Kerala floods: Time for introspection and amends as the water recedes

In middle of August 2018, Kerala had a once-in-a-century floods. The sorrow and suffering will be wasted if there isn't improved environmental understanding. MORE ... 

The cascade of dams in the Chalakudy, Periyar and Pampa river valleys.

Extreme rainfall leaves cities floundering

Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Chandigarh are among the cities that received heavy, sharp rainfall over a few hours that left streets flooded and cars floating. The images reminded of the serious flooding in Chennai during November-December 2015. Research is now proving that such extreme rain events are becoming more frequent. Flooding is caused by the heavy rains and problems on the ground. How can India cities strengthen their climate resilience? MORE ...

With the Mumbai rains update, in India Spend ...

Mumbai flood picture published in India Spend.

Amaravati site floods thrice a year

Amaravati, the new capital city being planned for Andhra Pradesh, is at a site which alternates between floods and dry season. In this it shares the characteristics which Chennai, which went through devastating floods recently. The difference, however, is that the Krishna is a larger river when compared to the Adayar. MORE ...

Why Chennai drowned this monsoon

The extremely heavy monsoon rain in Chennai this November highlights the city's vulnerability to climate change and also the skewed development that has upset the fragile environmental balance and made it prone to floods. MORE ...