About Us
WELL Labs is transforming water systems at scale across India through research, partnerships, and collective action. We take on audacious challenges, tackling complex problems by designing comprehensive solutions that provide large social returns.
Our work is science-led and community-focused. We address the interconnections between water, environment, land, and livelihoods. To create impact at scale, we embed solutions within governments, work with the private sector, and collaborate with civil society and active citizens. Based in Bengaluru, WELL Labs is part of the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) Society.
In the News
India’s Share of Indus Waters Can Recharge Punjab Aquifers
Published in Hindustan Times
Bring Back Nature to Bengaluru’s Rescue
Published in Deccan Herald
Unpredictable Rainfall Makes Farming in Marathwada Even Harder
Published in The Hindu
Why Farmers’ Control on Canal Water Is Key to Solving Agrarian Distress in Raichur
Published in The Wire
Making Every Drop Count
Published in The Water Digest
Why do parts of Maharashtra experience different water stress levels?
Published in The Hindu
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Raichur Roundtable: Equitable Water Sharing for Sustainable Transitions in Agriculture
A group photo of all the participants at the roundtable.
Raichur Roundtable: Equitable Water Sharing for Sustainable Transitions in Agriculture
Participants discussing equitable water sharing for sustainable transitions in agriculture.
Roundtable on Systematising Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning in the Water Sector
A group photo of all the participants at the Roundtable on Systematising Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning in the Water Sector.
Roundtable on Systematising Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning in the Water Sector
(From left) Veena Srinivasan, WELL Labs; Ann Haydon, Environmental Defense Fund; Gopal Penny, EDF at the roundtable.
State of the Science Workshop: Climate and Water Resources Modelling in India
A group photo of all the participants at the workshop.
Workshop on ‘Drafting Future Development Scenarios for Decentralised Water Reuse in Bengaluru’
As a part of the WaterReuseLab project, WELL Labs and Eawag organised a scenario workshop to address the question ‘What share could high-quality treated wastewater from decentralised STPs contribute to Bengaluru’s water provision in 2030?’
WELL Labs launch, New Delhi, 2023
(From left) Dr Veena Srinivasan, Executive Director, WELL Labs, speaks with Dr Alok Sikka, Dr Shambu Prasad and Mr Amandeep Panwar at India International Centre.
WELL Labs launch, New Delhi, 2023
Dr Alok Sikka, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Representative – India, launches the report ‘Farmer Responses to Solar Irrigation in India’
WELL Labs launch, New Delhi, 2023
Dr Ashok Gulati, leading agricultural economist and Distinguished Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) delivers the keynote address.
WELL Labs launch, New Delhi, 2023
Mr Kapil Viswanathan, President of IFMR and Vice-Chairman, Executive Committee, Krea University, speaks about WELL Labs as he launches the centre.
Water Workshop at EAWAG, Zurich, 2023
Shreya Nath speaks with other experts at a water workshop in EAWAG, Zurich
United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress 2022
(From left) Dr Ashish Sinha Lakshmi Pranuti Choppakatla and Craig Dsouza at UNWGIC.
United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress 2022
Our team members explain Jaltol to attendees at UNWGIC.
United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress 2022
(From left) Dr Ashish Sinha, Craig Dsouza and Lakshmi Pranuti Choppakatla at UNWGIC.
Raichur visit – Baseline assessment study, 2022
A WELL Labs team member studying natural resources during a visit to rural Karnataka
Raichur visit – Baseline assessment study, 2022
WELL Labs teams member studying natural resources during a visit to rural Karnataka
Raichur visit – Baseline assessment study, 2022
WELL Labs team listening to villagers during a visit to Rural Karnataka
Traditional farming – Akkadi saalu
G. Prabhakar, a farmer who practices a traditional form of intercropping called Akkadi Saalu, demonstrates to WELL Labs researchers.