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...
by Anjali V Raj, Priyanka Jamwal | Dec 5, 2022 | Products and Platforms Press & Media
How reliable are water quality monitoring results from Field Test Kits Field Test Kits (FTK) provide a platform for participatory water quality monitoring and awareness in most of rural India. But their sensitivity is questionable, and their reliability must be...
by Rashmi Kulranjan | Nov 7, 2022 | Urban Water Press & Media
Study on Cascading Lakes in Hebbal Explains Why Many Have Dried Up Challekere lake in Bengaluru. Photo by Rashmi Kulranjan The flooding in Bengaluru in October 2022 made national headlines as the ‘high-tech’ IT capital of India was ground to a halt. The severity of...
by Rashmi Kulranjan, Shashank Palur, Muhil Nesi | Nov 3, 2022 | Urban Water Blogs
Setting the Context — Water Governance in Bengaluru Cities are shaped by their water resources. Think of coastal cities that have evolved to become important trade centres, such as Mumbai and Cochin. There are riverine cities too. Many were capitals of past empires,...
by Rashmi Kulranjan, Shashank Palur, Muhil Nesi | Aug 22, 2022 | Urban Water Blogs
Why We Need Urban Water Balances Bengaluru’s water crisis — A tale of mismanagement Bengaluru’s water problems may sometimes seem contradictory. Stories of drying borewells and lakes compete with outcries about flooded streets. But these twin water problems are...