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Fish seller in Kerala

Kerala’s fisherwomen: The invisible backbone of India’s marine economy need policy attention

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

15 Apr 2026

6 min read

In cities like Hyderabad, some people work quietly at the city’s edge to keep the water flowing to all households when systems falter.

Urban Sanitation

Holding a leaking Hyderabad together: Inside the life of the city’s plumber

26 Oct 2025

8 min read

Punjab, part of India's breadbasket is losing water fast, as water-guzzling crops like wheat and paddy continue to suck water at rapid rates.

From India to the USA: The growing water crisis in the breadbaskets of the world

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

09 Apr 2025

8 min read

From waste to wellness (Image: Healthfab)

From laundry to landfill

Sourav Chakrabarty

05 Sep 2024

3 min read

Aedes aegypti mosquito, the primary vector for Dengue (Source: James Gathany via Wikimedia Commons)

Open drains and garbage attract dengue spreading mosquitoes in Delhi slums

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

19 Aug 2024

4 min read

Open drains, harbingers of illhealth. Image for representation only (Image Source: SuSanA Secretariat via Wikimedia Commons)

Open drains drain health

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

15 Aug 2024

4 min read

Student champions and safe drinking water in Assam. (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Assam's Jaldoot campaign to be implemented in schools across India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

10 Aug 2024

5 min read

The Aedes aegypti mosquito, the culprit for causing Zika (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Changing waterscapes trigger the spread of Zika in urban India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

09 Aug 2024

7 min read

Contemporary practices cause profound animal suffering (Image: pickpik; CC-0)

Advancing animal welfare in India

03 Aug 2024

5 min read

Relying solely on chemicals to keep weeds at bay isn't sustainable and can harm the environment. (Image: Needpix)

Weed wars: The hidden costs of herbicide use in rice

01 Aug 2024

5 min read

Resistant bacteria invade groundwater in Bihar (Image Source: Immage reconstructed from NIAD E coli Wikimedia Commons images and IWP Flickr photos)

Untreated wastewater pollutes Bihar's groundwater with superbugs

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

26 Jul 2024

3 min read

Closing the tap on disease (Image: Marlon Felippe; CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

The ripple effect of safe drinking water on health under Jal Jeevan Mission

12 Jun 2024

5 min read

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