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
Labour and Water Conservation with Karan Misquitta
Karan Misquitta unpacks the long and complex history of watershed development in India – from its origins in colonial famine relief programmes to its evolution into large-scale public policy and, more recently, technology-driven interventions.
Aquifers of North India and the Indo-Gangetic Plains with Vivek Grewal
Hydrogeologist Vivek Grewal unpacks the basic science of groundwater and how groundwater behaves in the Indo-Gangetic region.
Preparing for Bengaluru’s Next Water Crisis with Gayathri Muraleedharan and Veena Srinivasan
Veena Srinivasan and Gayathri Muraleedharan join host Pavan Srinath to unpack the nature of Bangalore’s water crisis — what caused the severe summer crisis of 2024, why similar crises may recur, and what the city can do to avoid lurching from one groundwater emergency to the next.