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Field Notes from Raichur: Why MGNREGS Remains Key for Water Conservation in Rural India
Digging trench-cum-bund pits is a priority under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, resulting in both livelihood and water security.
Webinar on Water Security in Karnataka’s Small Towns: 5 Key Learnings
India’s small towns face many complex and intersecting risks. To better understand current challenges and explore opportunities, WELL Labs partnered with BORDA and TIDE to conduct a webinar on building thriving and more water-secure towns.
Bengaluru’s Wastewater Market Experiment: A Promising Solution for Water-Scarce Cities Globally
The economic case for on-site treatment of wastewater is weak. However, the recent water crisis coupled with the new policy has changed that. In this first part of a blog series, we explain what these changes mean for urban water security.
Reflections on WELL Labs’ Journey: Year in Review and the Path Ahead
How do we solve environmental and social challenges at a large scale? We identified four challenges the social impact sector needs to address.
Why Jalna’s Wells Run Dry: Understanding Water and Soil in Drought-Prone Maharashtra
WELL Labs has partnered with the Environmental Defense Fund to scientifically evaluate Jaltara, a water-saving intervention developed by the Save Groundwater Foundation in Maharashtra’s Jalna district. In this blog, we explain how soil, water and cropping patterns are linked.
From Trainers to Playbooks: Insights on Improving the Green Rural Economy Platform
On January 23, we launched the Green Rural Economy platform at a two-day event at the School of Ancient Wisdom in north Bengaluru. In part 2, we delve into the features of the platform and the issues that need to be addressed for it to be an effective platform for change.
Jaltol and Johads: Tracking the Impact of Watershed Management in Rajasthan
Ahead of the Data for Water Security Hackathon, we put together this use case to help demonstrate how Jaltol could potentially be used to more accurately measure how water management efforts by Tarun Bharat Sangh is impacting the region.
Where Does Bengaluru Get Water from?
It is important to understand where Bengaluru gets water from and how it is used to tackle the recurring problems of floods and water shortages.
Wastewater Reuse Policies across Indian States
We reviewed wastewater reuse policies and action plans across Indian states to determine reuse options, targets, and water quality standards.
The Launch of a Consortium-Led Platform to Build Green Rural Economies
On January 23, we launched the Green Rural Economy platform at a two-day workshop at the School of Ancient Wisdom in north Bengaluru. This is part one of a blog series that summarises the intent of the platform and the way forward based on discussions at the event.
Lake Rejuvenation Can Resolve Urban Water Issues, But Only if Done Scientifically
WELL Labs has partnered with DCB Bank and Friends of Lakes to demonstrate a scientific approach to lake rejuvenation that takes into account the ecology and communities’ needs.
What We Learnt from the Water Reuse Project in 2023
We uncovered gaps and opportunities in the wastewater treatment and reuse ecosystem and garnered interest from emerging water-intensive industries.
GRE Clinics: Matchmaking in the Development Sector
Under the Green Rural Economy initiative, we started ‘clinics’ to bring together people who need support or a service, and people who can help them.
How We Can Make Bengaluru’s Water Systems More Sustainable and Affordable
WELL Labs has partnered with the Swiss Federal Aquatic Institute of Science and Technology (Eawag) to research decentralised wastewater treatment and reuse and enable their adoption in Bengaluru for improved water security.
WELL Labs Partners with IHE Delft, ACIWRM to Develop Community-Driven Data Solutions
WELL Labs has partnered with ACIWRM and IHE Delft to understand and improve community-driven applications of remote sensing data in India’s Krishna river basin.
Remote Sensing in Rajasthan: Can Jaltol Buttress Traditional Johads?
We team up with Tarun Bharat Sangh to see how remote sensing can aid planning, impact evaluation and scaling up for johads, the traditional earthen embankments that are key to water conservation efforts in Rajasthan
Field Notes from Lohardaga: Easing How Jharkhand’s Grassroots Workers Access Knowledge
As part of the Green Rural Livelihoods project, we visited Lohardaga and got insights from the ground on how grassroots organisations like PRADAN support the livelihoods of local communities. We summarise five insights in the second part of this series.
Field Notes from Lohardaga: How a Grassroots Organisation in Jharkhand Shares Knowledge
As part of the Green Rural Economy project, we visited Lohardaga and got insights from the ground on how grassroots organisations like PRADAN support local communities with best practices on land and water management. We summarise our learnings in this two-part blog series.
Wastewater Conference: Turning Bengaluru into the ‘Silicon Valley for Water Innovation’
WELL Labs, along with the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG), and the Bangalore Apartments’ Federation (BAF) jointly organised the conference focused on wastewater treatment and reuse.
A Package of Practices for Climate-Smart Agriculture
Over the past year, we have been working with our grassroots partner Prarambha and farming communities on a a curated, people-centric set of interventions to revive Raichur’s degraded lands and improve farmer incomes