Earth Sciences 
Water Resources in Jhelum Basin: planning for climate resilience
(0)The Jhelum is a perennial river because of snow and glacier melt. If the climate changes as predicted by climate models, what will happen to the glaciers in the basin? What should we anticipate in terms of water resources? Researchers from Kashmir investigated recently. Sheikh Aneaus reports from Srinagar, Kashmir.
Nitrous oxide in groundwater: based on land use?
Chemical nitrogen fertilisers increase nitrous oxides in atmosphere leading to climate warming. Besides atmosphere, nitrous oxide accumulates in groundwater also. Researchers from NIO and IISc examine the extent of the problem in groundwater under land used for agriculture, in coastal areas, banks of estuaries and forests of India.
Predicting Induced Seismicity
Akshat Goel, an economist, teams up with Denise Gorse, a computer scientist, to compare machine learning models designed to predict seismicity in a gas field in the Netherlands. The work may provide clues for predicting seismicity in some parts of India too. Read on for more.
Tectonic Assessment in Meghalaya: river morphology as proxy
By analysing the drainage of stream networks in Meghalaya, researchers from the Shiv Nadar University deduce tectonic activity in the region and map earthquake hazard zones, suggest caution for people living in areas around Khasi, Jaintia and the Garo Hills.
Winter Productivity in the Arabian Sea
IIT Delhi has created a biophysical model to explain the influences of the Indian Ocean Dipole and El-Niño on the algal blooms in the Arabian sea. Simulations can now help predict algal bloom in the area – a boon for fishers to identify potential fishing sites.
Cyclone Intensity: eddies, heat potential, and more
When cyclones pass over eddies formed by ocean currents, energy can be transferred between eddies and cyclones. Researchers from IIT Bhubaneswar investigate the dynamics of 60 cyclones from Indian Ocean to elicit the relationships between cyclones and eddies.
Groundwater Quality Assessment: Udhampur District
As Udhampur district is becoming more urbanised, the groundwater resources may become unsustainable and contaminated. Researchers from the University of Kashmir draw a baseline for monitoring groundwater quality.
LIGO overcomes seismic noise
LIGO can detect gravitational waves caused by celestial events millions of kilometres away. But quakes caused by events a few kilometres under the earth can mess up the results. Read on to see how scientists overcame the problem.
Gondwana Sandstones of Arunachal
Researchers from the Dibrugarh University and the Geological Survey of India dig up the past history of the Gondwana sandstones in Arunachal Pradesh. They enquire into the conditions when these sandstones were deposited.
Local Magnetic Field: Earthquake precursor?
The disturbances in the horizontal component of the earth’s magnetic field are not the same in different magnetic field stations. Researchers from the University of Kerala suggest that monitoring the correlations in the ratio of signals from magnetic field stations can help forecast earthquakes.
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