Shortfall in Centre’s assistance delayed flood management projects: CAG

Assam, one of the worst-hit states, witnessed a 60 per cent shortfall in release of central funds for implementing flood management programme

Geomorphologist Robert James Wasson discusses flood risk reduction in India

In this video, Robert James Wasson from National University of Singapore points out that India is the second most flood-prone country in the …

The black fever

While the nation's attention is focused on the caste killings in Jehanabad, a silent but deadlier killer is striking terror in Bihar. Kala-azar, …

Spurring people into action

Villagers of Bhuragaon in Assam no longer depend on the government for protecting their lands from the currents of the Brahmaputra. They have, …

COVID-19, floods: Bihar stares at twin challenge with onset of monsoon

Bihar Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar held a meeting with top officials on June 10 to review preparedness measures

Spawning grounds

Environmental changes have led to the emergence of kala-azar in new areas

Kosi flood again?

2022 too short, too far: A year of disasters

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 10, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

North India Deluge 2023: A water plan addressing urban floods can pull Chandigarh out of troubled waters

Rainwater harvesting structures along the stormwater drains will enable the use of rainwater endowment along with preventing floods

Most Asia-Pacific countries ill-prepared for natural disasters: ESCAP

Over the past 60 years, temperatures in the region have increased faster than the global mean

What’s stalling flood management projects? CAG points to lack of integrated approach

In at least eight out of 17 states and UTs studied, flood management works were executed without detailed project reports

Linking India’s rivers may not be a fruitful exercise, say environmentalists

The intrastate river linking concept has become popular with three projects allocated in Bihar for flood control

Where have we gone wrong?

With every monsoon, the extent of floods in the country and its ensuing misery increases. Is this suffering largely self-inflicted?

How did it get so bad?

Ostrich policy and bad science. In Bihar, embankments built by government to prevent floods have been counter-productive

Is the alarm justified?

Yes. The disease is spreading fast. Yet there is little scientific data to devise a strategy to deal with it

What fuelled this year's flood fury in Pune?

Unplanned development and erratic weather majorly caused the deluge, find experts

Heavy rains, flooding in north Italy claim 8 lives; thousands evacuated

An average of 200 mm of rainfall happened in the last 36 hours

Chennai needs an adaptive governance model to tackle climate change risks

Chennai needs continuous efforts to build the capacity of communities as well as existing institutions to enhance its resilience

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 13, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Nigeria floods: Expert insights into why they’re so devastating and what to do about them

Over 1.4 million people have been displaced, 500 died, thousands injured in floods in Nigeria

Bangladesh ravaged by floods

Even as annual monsoon floods devastate Bangladesh, a plan formulated by the World Bank to prevent flooding is bogged down in controversy

Wet century ahead: Extreme rainfall here to stay for Western Ghats, North East

Extreme rainfall events have become more frequent since the 1980s, the analysis noted

"Drowned and dammed: Colonial capitalism and flood control in eastern India

Disaster insurance gains traction in East Africa as small-scale farmers in Kenya receive flood compensation

300 households in Kenya’s Tana River receive over $90,000 as compensation