Nidhi Jamwal

Nidhi Jamwal is an independent journalist based in Mumbai.

northeast monsoon, southwest monsoon, drought, water crisis, groundwater depletion, water shortage, Nalgonda, India Meteorological Department, El Nino, Bay of Bengal, farmer suicide, water reservoirs, water cuts, Chennai, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, statistical models, weather prediction,

Northeast Monsoon Flops, Triggering Drought-Like Conditions Across South India

Nidhi Jamwal 30/01/2019

Analysis of monsoon data suggests South India is headed...

Pichavaram mangrove forest, Kollidam river, Vellar river, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Irula tribe, scheduled tribe, MG Ramachandran, 2004 tsunami, climate change, sea level rise, sedimentation, freshwater, fishing, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute,

They Helped the Forest Grow. But in the Face of Climate Change, They’re Helpless.

Nidhi Jamwal 19/01/2019

The Pichavaram mangrove forest near Chidambaram, Cuddalore, is the...

Panzara river, Dhule, Maharashtra, Public Works Department, National green Tribunal, National Water Policy 2012, Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act 1974, floodplains, submersible roads, encroachment, river flow,

NGT Okays New Road Project on Floodplains of the Panzara River in Dhule

Nidhi Jamwal 03/01/2019

The Public Works Department, which is building the road,...

Bharon Ghati, clean energy, Clean Ganga Mission, dams, energy sufficiency, Ganga river, Ganga river basin, GD agarwal, hydroelectric project, IIT Kanpur, India Rivers Week, Jairam Ramesh, Loharinag Pala, Manmohan Singh, Namami Gange, National Ganga River Basin Authority, National Thermal Power Corporation, Nitin Gadkari, Pala Maneri, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sand Mining

Gadkari Not on the Side of the Angels Where Ganga Is Concerned: Jairam Ramesh

Nidhi Jamwal 24/11/2018

An interview with the former Union environment minister about...

Akhnoor, Asian Development Bank, BJP, Chenab river, groundwater, groundwater contamination, groundwater depletion, groundwater recharge, Indus Water Treaty, Indus Waters Treaty, Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Urban Sector Development Investment Program, Jammu city, Kathua, MEA, MHA, Pakistan, PDP, Public Health Engineering department, Tawi river

Centre Approves Diversion of Chenab’s Water to Jammu but Plan May Not Be Feasible

Nidhi Jamwal 30/10/2018

As many areas of J&K's winter capital are already...

A boy walks through a damaged jetty as pre-monsoon clouds gather above the Vembanad Lake in Kochi, India, May 11, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Sivaram V/Files

A ‘Normal’ Monsoon With Droughts and Floods?

Nidhi Jamwal 03/08/2018

In spite of the seemingly ‘normal’ monsoon scenario in...

Credit: ssoosay/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Heat Waves Could Kill – Partly Thanks to an Outdated Definition

Nidhi Jamwal 13/04/2018

The India Meteorological Department is clear about the conditions...