Surface water as a source of drinking water requires costly treatment to make it free from physical, chemical, and bacteriological contamination. Therefore, the managers of various water utilities are exploring the other ...

Runoff is one of the most important variables used in planning and design of hydraulic structures and assessing the water yield potential of a watershed. Runoff is a function of many variables such as rainfall duration ...

In the Himalayan region, snow and glaciers are apex natural water resource reservoirs which release large quantity of freshwater round the year. The water yield from high Himalayan basin is considered as a dependable ...

Availability of good quality water is an indispensable feature for irrigation to improve the quality of agriculture and crop production, as well as for livestock and human drinking purposes to prevent the diseases through ...

Water is regarded as the important natural resource for the well-being of Society and existence of life on the earth. Increasing population and industrialization reduces the water supply for agricultural and domestic ...

Limited and deteriorated land resources coupled with the change and variability of climate, associated impact and vulnerabilities are the growing environmental issues of the world in the 21st century. It is accountable for ...

Water is one of the most essential components of the environment and requires proper planning and management to achieve its sustainable utilization. Changes in climate and land use have significantly influenced the ...

The global population is rising and demand for protein-rich diets are increasing pressure to maximize the agricultural productivity. At the same time rising atmospheric CO2 altering the global temperature and precipitation ...

The growing economy with corresponding increase in power demand causes more challenges in power sector of developing countries. In India, the increase in peak power demand necessitates energy storage schemes over and above ...

Before any long-term planning and management of water resources, the assessment of climate change impacts at catchment level is essential to the living being and are of the first and foremost priority. Previous studies ...