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Damodar river flows across some of the most mineral rich regions of India which could be a boon for states like Jharkhand and West Bengal. Image by Rahul Singh

The ‘sorrow’ of Damodar river continues for millions of people

Rahul Singh and Kundan Pandey 9 Sep 2021

Why are residents of low-lying Kuttanad abandoning their homes?

K.A. Shaji 25 Aug 2021
'Flood-hit villages relocating after flood in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. Photo by Madhav

Limitations in Bihar’s flood relief likely due to budget constraints

Pushyamitra 4 Aug 2021
A home that flooded in Kerala in 2018. Photo by Dilshad Roshan/Wikimedia Commons.

Floods, cyclones caused maximum deaths by extreme weather events in past 50 years

Sahana Ghosh 9 Mar 2021

Grassland burning, clearing imperils birds of Brahmaputra’s river islands

Chandrani Sinha 22 Feb 2021

There’s more to Kodagu floods than heavy rains

Arathi Menon 17 Aug 2020

Assam reels under flood as pandemic wears on

Nabarun Guha 29 Jul 2020

Study shows hungry rains gaining ground in India

Sahana Ghosh 26 Sep 2019

Extreme rainfall devastates Kodagu yet again

Arathi Menon 30 Aug 2019
A herd of elephants during floods in Assam. Photo by Arun Vignesh.

Kaziranga’s artificial highlands: Not the ‘real’ solution

Azera Parveen Rahman 26 Aug 2019
Meghalaya’s caves are some of the longest and deepest in India. Photo by Arkadeep Bhattacharya/Wikimedia Commons.

Stalagmite chemistry offers clues to northeast India’s rainfall variability

Sahana Ghosh 24 May 2019

Social media users as ‘environmental sensors’ to conserve Kerala’s wetlands

Sahana Ghosh 31 Jan 2019

Climate change increases India’s vulnerability to extreme weather events: Report

Mayank Aggarwal 4 Dec 2018

CWC report on Kerala floods: Dams not to be blamed

Mayank Aggarwal 18 Sep 2018

Early warning system for flash floods can save thousands of lives at risk

Karthikeyan Hemalatha, Mayank Aggarwal 19 Jul 2018

Waiting to heal: Five years since the Uttarakhand floods, the scars are still fresh

Mayank Aggarwal, Video by Kartik Chandramouli 4 Jul 2018