by Veena Srinivasan, Sneha Singh | Sep 20, 2023 | Urban Water Press & Media
India is running out of phosphorus. Does the solution lie in our sewage? Photo by Nirjon Nakib, Pexels. Phosphorus is an essential ingredient in fertilisers as well as a major pollutant. We need to address both problems The problem with the fertilisation of land is as...
by Smita Kumar, Cheshta Rajora, Rashmi Kulranjan | May 25, 2023 | Urban Water Blogs
Soak Up the Rain: How a ‘Sponge City’ Makes Urban Areas Climate Resilient Indian cities are rapidly urbanising and becoming more vulnerable to floods. Credit: Dibakar Roy on Unsplash Bengaluru, India’s high-tech IT capital, was in deep water even before the arrival of...
by Veena Srinivasan | May 7, 2023 | Urban Water Press & Media
Explained | What did India’s first national water-body census find? A view of the Bhavani river. Photo by Rashmi Kulranjan Water bodies are increasingly under threat from pollution, encroachment, urbanisation, and drying India is facing a water crisis with groundwater...
by Shreya Nath | Apr 1, 2023 | Urban Water Press & Media
Wanted: A plan to quench Bengaluru’s thirst People washing their autorickshaws at an outlet of Bengaluru’s Jakkur lake. Photo by Rashmi Kulranjan Managing and utilising Bengaluru’s abundant rain to reduce the city’s piped water demand needs a...
by Veena Srinivasan, Ishita Jalan | Dec 7, 2022 | Products and Platforms Press & Media
Towards Net Water Positive Towns We need to develop a “groundwater economy” that aligns data, technology and economic incentives India currently has less than 1000 m3 of renewable freshwater per person annually, making it one of the most water-stressed...
