by WELL Labs Team | Jul 15, 2025 | Updates
Welcome Back to the Water Data Podcast! The Water Data Podcast is back with an all-new season. New episodes out from June 22, 2025! Veena Srinivasan is an award-winning socio-hydrologist as well as the founder and Executive Director of WELL Labs, a water systems...
by WELL Labs Team, RMI Team | Jun 26, 2025 | Urban Water / Research
Unlocking Nature-Based Solutions Photo credit: WELL Labs Indian cities are experiencing heightened stress from extreme summer heat and increased flooding during monsoons. Rapid and often unplanned urban expansion has transformed natural landscapes into dense built-up...
by WELL Labs Team | Apr 24, 2025 | Technical Consulting / Research
Chasing the Water Table: The Impact of Groundwater Depletion on Rural Drinking Water Supply in Peninsular India Photo: A borewell connected to a local piped irrigation network in Kadiri, Andhra Pradesh. Credit: Nabina Chakraborty Groundwater overexploitation has been...
by WELL Labs Team | Apr 4, 2025 | Urban Water / Research
Review: Draft Framework for Lake Rejuvenation Lakes play a crucial role in our cities and towns. They act as vital storage units and conduits within our water systems. Lakes can help regulate floods, recharge groundwater, support diverse ecosystems, and provide us...
by WELL Labs Team | Apr 1, 2025 | Futures Research / Research
Situation Analysis: Raichur Transformation Lab A farmer tilling a field with bullocks in Devadurga taluk, Raichur district. Photo by Nabina Chakraborty Despite government efforts to expand irrigation infrastructure, Raichur district in the Indian state of Karnataka...