Quantification and extent mapping of seawater intrusive zones are extremely critical for coastal aquifers, especially for those impacted with anthropogenic stress. In this regard, the present study has attempted to evaluate, ...

Floods affect a large fraction of the Indian population during the monsoon (June-September) every year. Floods disrupt all aspects of the socio-economic conditions and cause enormous damage to infrastructure and agriculture. ...

Groundwater plays a vital role in food security, water availability, and economic growth of more than 1.3 billion people in India. Notwithstanding the development of irrigation schemes based on surface water, groundwater ...

Vegetation growth plays a crucial role in the carbon cycle and climate change mitigation. However, the relative contribution of hydroclimatic variables (relative humidity, terrestrial water storage, day and night?time land ...

Human activities associated with intensive irrigation, reservoir storage, and groundwater pumping have substantially altered the hydrological cycle, environment, and regional climate in India. However, the role of human ...

Rapid unplanned urbanization has led to a deterioration in green cover in Indian cities and an increase in urban temperatures due to the urban heat island (UHI) effect. With India�s urban population set to double from 400 ...

Flash droughts cause rapid depletion in root-zone soil moisture and severely affect crop health and irrigation water demands. However, their occurrence and impacts in the current and future climate in India remain unknown. ...

Droughts in South Asia pose substantial challenges to water resources, agricultural, and socio-economic growth of more than two billon people. However, the most detrimental soil moisture droughts, their impacts, and ...

Microplastics in aquatic ecosystem are an emerging environmental threat, primarily aggregating into sediments and living biota besides providing active transportation to toxic pollutants. Recent studies have revealed that ...

Rapid groundwater depletion due to anthropogenic pumping for irrigation poses enormous challenges on socio?economic, agricultural, and financial spheres of India. However, the role of groundwater depletion on flood potential ...