India Archives - Engagement and Impact

Desert winds bring drought to India when the monsoon fails

Dry air flowing from deserts and other arid regions thousands of miles away causes hiatuses in monsoon rains in India, which often lead to water shortages for more than a billion people. Scientists from the University of Reading...Read More >

Monsoon storms will bring heavier rains but become weaker

Climate change will make monsoon storms in South Asia wetter and weaker, with more storms pushing further inland across India. Scientists from the University of Reading used 13 climate models...Read More >

Building the case for natural farming in India

An innovative interdisciplinary approach combining soil and social sciences has revealed new understanding about the effectiveness of Zero Budget Natural Farming. By providing a holistic approach to support the case...Read More >

Flower-powered farming boosts biodiversity and crop yields

Planting insect-friendly flowers alongside crops is helping smallholder farmers in India improve fruit and vegetable yields while using fewer damaging agrochemicals, thanks to research co-developed by Reading ecologists, alongside Indian...Read More >

Discovering land for housing migrant workers in Kochi, India

By working with public policymakers in the Indian city of Kochi, researchers at Reading are improving access to affordable housing for the city’s migrant workers. Kochi is the most densely...Read More >

Venomous snakebites: rapid action saves lives

Lack of knowledge about snakes and snakebite envenomation (SBE) is a major factor that increases disabilities and deaths and the economic hardship they cause, particularly in agricultural communities in developing...Read More >