by Kashish Tandon, Nandan Mandayam, Varun Vyas Hebbalalu | Oct 25, 2024 | Urban Water Press & Media
Rain batters India’s Bengaluru, Renews Haphazard Expansion Concerns Over the last four decades, the city has lost 88% of green cover, while areas covered by concrete have increased 11-fold, according to studies by the Indian Institute of Science. “The...
by Anjana Pasricha | Jun 27, 2024 | Urban Water Press & Media
Delhi Grapples With Water Woes Amid Heat Wave As taps in their homes run dry during the summer, people fill water for their daily use from an overhead tank. Credit: Anjana Pasricha/VOA Political disputes over sharing of water from common rivers have often erupted when...
by Sravasti Datta | May 17, 2024 | Urban Water Press & Media
For home-buyers in Bengaluru, a checklist to assess water security According to the Water, Environment, Land, and Livelihoods (WELL) Labs’ Bengaluru urban water balance report, freshwater demand in Bengaluru is approximately 2,632 million litres per day (MLD). The...
by Ranjita Ganesan | May 16, 2024 | Urban Water Press & Media
Watered down: Evaluating Bengaluru’s future as India’s IT capital In April, Nithin Kamath of Zerodha posted a series of tweets drawing attention to Bengaluru’s escalating water crisis. He mentioned a possible solution: Turning wastewater into drinkable...
by Shree DN | Mar 30, 2024 | Urban Water Press & Media
Making Every Drop Count ‘The adoption of several past research studies, some currently underway, is looking into the change in consumer mindset and aversion to wastewater reuse. There should be a higher degree of awareness and consumer education on treated water...
