Nidhi Jamwal

3 weeks ago | downtoearth.org.in | Nidhi Jamwal

Akshvi, an acronym for Aapda Kshati Vivaran (Disaster Damages Description), places disaster-affected families at the heart of recovery efforts. The world’s most populous country India ranks first in economic and human losses due to extreme weather events and climate-induced disasters in the South Asia region. Home to 1.4 billion people, the country suffered damages of over $56 billion due to weather-related disasters in the five years between 2019 and 2023, as per the latest data.

1 month ago | kashmirtimes.com | Nidhi Jamwal

Rising lightning strikes in IndiaAccording to a paper by Sanjay Srivastava, Chairperson of Climate Resilient Observing Systems Promotion Council (CROPC), and Convener of Lightning Resilient India Campaign, studies by CROPC and India Meteorological Department (IMD) show a 57 per cent rise in lightning in the country between April 2019 and March 2024. According to him, with a 1 degree Celsius rise in temperature, the rise in lightning in the country has risen from 7 per cent to 18 per cent.

1 month ago | downtoearth.org.in | Nidhi Jamwal

Anantapur, an arid and backward district in southwestern part of Andhra Pradesh, is often in the news for recurring droughts. But a first-of-its-kind initiative that maps 103 farm ponds in Bandlapalle village in the district with the help of drones is providing useful insights in the assessment and rejuvenation of water bodies across India.

1 month ago | shorturl.at | Nidhi Jamwal

Photograph by Nidhi JamwalAnantapur, an arid and backward district in southwestern part of Andhra Pradesh, is often in the news for recurring droughts. But a first-of-its-kind initiative that maps 103 farm ponds in Bandlapalle village in the district with the help of drones is providing useful insights in the assessment and rejuvenation of water bodies across India.

1 month ago | kashmirtimes.com | Nidhi Jamwal

Forest fires are on the rampage across the globe. In South Korea, massive wildfires erupted in different locations in March, last month. They have destroyed ancient temples and thousands of people had to be evacuated. Japan reported the ‘worst wildfire in 50 years’, while our neighbouring country, Nepal, is fighting fires that have destroyed hundreds of acres of forests at multiple locations, and covered its capital Kathmandu in acrid smog.