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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.
The Atal Bhujal Yojana, Meant to Address Groundwater Depletion, is Missing a Key Part of Water Flows
Published in Mongabay
India is Running Out of Phosphorus. Does the Solution Lie in Our Sewage?
Published in The Hindu
Beyond the Jargon: 10 Key Takeaways from World Water Week 2023
WELL Labs Executive Director, Dr. Veena Srinivasan, led sessions on water and agriculture at World Water Week 2023, an annual event on global water issues organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute. She sums up 10 key insights from this year’s event in this blog post.
A Visionary Architect and a New Growth Model: What’s Behind the Rise of Sponge Cities in China?
In Part 2 of this blog series, we delve into how one man’s vision and coupled with reforms by the Chinese government led to the nationwide adoption of nature-based solutions to manage floods.
Soak Up the Rain: How a ‘Sponge City’ Makes Urban Areas Climate Resilient
In Part 1 of this blog series, we introduce the concept of sponge cities and how this Nature-based Solution has become a popular flood mitigation strategy.
Explained | What did India’s first national water-body census find?
Published in The Hindu
Explained | What Was the U.N. Water Conference and What Happened There?
Published in The Hindu
Understanding Wastewater Reuse: 5 Learnings from the IWA International Conference
Our Urban Water team sums up five key learnings on wastewater treatment and reuse from the five-day IWA conference held in Chennai in January 2023.
Study on Cascading Lakes in Hebbal Explains Why Many Have Dried Up
Published in Citizen Matters
At COP27, We Must Find a Better Way to Reduce our Carbon Footprint
Published in The Indian Express
Setting the Context — Water Governance in Bengaluru
In this series, we explain the need to better understand how water moves through cities and illustrate effective ways to create and visualise urban water balance through the case of Bengaluru.
How Open Data and Wastewater Reuse Can Prevent Flooding in Bengaluru
Published in Citizen Matters
Why it’s Important to Map the Flow of Water through Cities
A City Water Balance of all flows in the urban water system is a good starting point to understand the paradox of flooded streets and dry borewells.
Why We Need Urban Water Balances
We explain the need to better understand how water moves through cities and illustrate effective ways to visualise urban water balances.
Grey to Green: Mapping Bengaluru’s Apartments and Parks
In Bengaluru alone, around 35 million litres of water is needed every day to irrigate urban green spaces. Currently, it is freshwater that is being used. This is far from ideal at a time of worsening water scarcity. So, why don’t we use treated wastewater instead?
We Must Address the Wastewater Reuse ‘Yuck Factor’ to Save Freshwater, Reduce Pollution
Published in The Times of India
Is the STP in your Apartment Always Out of Order?
Here are six tips to save the failing sewage treatment plant (STP) in your apartment.