by KC Deepika | Oct 17, 2023 | Urban Water / In the News
Bengaluru Will Not Be Able to Meet Freshwater Demand with Existing Resources, Says Report Groundwater caters to nearly 50% of Bengaluru’s water demand, the rest from the Cauvery, says ‘How water flows through Bengaluru: Urban water balance report’ released by...
by Bhanu Sridharan | Oct 16, 2023 | Urban Water / In the News
Deluge or Drought: Water Researchers Explain How Bengaluru Can Build Resilience How can a mega city like ours handle the unpredictability of a climate change era monsoon, where we experience searing heat one month and flooded streets the next? As I write this, we have...
by Zumbish | Aug 7, 2023 | Rural Futures / In the News
70-80% Indian farmers depend on groundwater; solar irrigation inadequate to change crop choices: Report Policies favouring growth of staple water-intensive cereal crops in different states have played major role in irrigation expansion India’s looming groundwater...
by Smita Kumar, Cheshta Rajora, Rashmi Kulranjan | Jun 13, 2023 | Urban Water / Blogs
A Visionary Architect and a New Growth Model: What’s Behind the Rise of Sponge Cities in China? Dong’an Wetland Park in the city of Sanya in China’s Hainan Island, an example of a sponge city designed by Kongjian Yu. Credit: Turenscape Kongjian Yu was only...
by Veena Srinivasan | May 7, 2023 | Urban Water / Op-eds
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...
