Explained | What did India’s first national water-body census find?

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...

Explained | What Was the U.N. Water Conference and What Happened There?

by Veena Srinivasan | Apr 4, 2023 | Urban Water / Op-eds

Explained | What Was the U.N. Water Conference and What Happened There? A fisherman taking his coracle out for fishing in the Bhavani river in Tamil Nadu. Photo by Rashmi Kulranjan The complexity of today’s water problems was reflected in the conference’s proceedings:...

Wanted: A Plan to Quench Bengaluru’s Thirst

by Sweekruthi K | Apr 1, 2023 | Urban Water / In the News

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...

‘Water Credits’ Can Fund Climate Needs

by Ishita Jalan, Mukta Deodhar | Nov 16, 2022 | Technical Consulting / Op-eds

‘Water Credits’ Can Fund Climate Needs Water credits represent a fixed quantum of water that is conserved or generated and can be transacted between water deficit and water surplus entities within a sub-basin | Photo Credit: YAVUZSARIYILDIZ The agenda for COP27 in...

Why it’s Important to Map the Flow of Water through Cities

by Muhil Nesi | Aug 31, 2022 | Urban Water / Op-eds

Why it’s Important to Map the Flow of Water through Cities A City Water Balance of all flows in the urban water system is a good starting point to understand the paradox of flooded streets and dry borewells. Bengaluru’s water problems may sometimes seem...