Press & Media
We work with grassroots and global media to highlight water, environment, land and livelihood challenges and solutions and connect with diverse audiences. Journalists, filmmakers and podcasters can reach out to us for insights on topical issues, analyses of complex phenomena and processes or just to explore story ideas.
Our team members and partners are happy to share quotes, data, photos and videos, help find sources and contacts, give interviews and contribute to publications. We have written over 50 articles and op-eds for The Hindu, Livemint, Down to Earth and Hindustan Times, among other publications. We speak English, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu.
Browse the Our Team page for a detailed list of our expert staff.
Get in touch
Pavan Srinath
Managing Partner,
Development & Communications
pavan.srinath@ifmr.ac.in
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In the Media
World Water Day 2026: Understanding the liquid asset with Dr Veena Srinivasan
Published in Research Matters
In the News | Closing the Loop: Strategies for Decentralised Water Reuse in India
Published in Various Media Outlets
WELL Labs Featured in Discovery Channel
The episode highlights innovators restoring rivers, protecting ecosystems, and transforming India’s water conservation landscape.
In Focus
The Hidden Politics of Water Systems with Margreet Zwarteveen
Professor Margreet Zwarteveen, an internationally recognised scholar of water governance, irrigation, gender, and the politics of natural resources, speaks about how a technical solution always reflects a social choice.
Canal Irrigation in Modern India with Teju Kumar N
Teju Kumar N, Assistant Engineer at ACIWRM, Government of Karnataka, explains how canal irrigation works, and why canals remain central to India’s agricultural water systems.
How Satellite Tech Imaged the Global Groundwater Crisis with James (Jay) Famiglietti
Jay Famiglietti, a leading hydrologist and former NASA scientist joins host Veena Srinivasan to talk about the groundbreaking GRACE satellite mission and its role in transforming global hydrology.