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Ulsoor lake at Bengaluru

Rivers and Lakes

Dr. Priyanka Jamwal on Lake Revive and the Future of Sustainable Lake Management in India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

30 Sep 2025

6 min read

Residents of Tilthi village take children to safer places during the floods.

Why Does Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur Flood Every Year Despite A Steady Decline In Rainfall?

Brijendra Dubey

26 Sep 2025

14 min read

Groundwater gushing out of blasted aquifers in a quarry in Madihan tehsil is pumped away as waste — a routine practice across local mines.

Why Mirzapur’s Pink Sandstone Is Draining Its Water, Nature, Health and Livelihoods

Brijendra Dubey

20 Sep 2025

12 min read

Boats line the banks of the Jhelum River as workers prepare to collect sand, a common practice in Kashmir despite restrictions on riverbed mining.

Rivers and Lakes

Kashmir’s Rivers Run Dry: How Mining Threatens Farmers and Ecosystems

07 Sep 2025

6 min read

Cutaway model of UV disinfection unit used in NEWater water treatment plants

Water Quality and Pollution

NGT orders IIT Delhi to assess ultraviolet sewage treatment technology

02 Sep 2025

4 min read

(Image Source: India Water Portal)

How groundwater depletion in rural Bengaluru affects drinking water security

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

30 Aug 2025

7 min read

Manzoor Wangnoo looks over papers in his office. He started as a businessman and now works with the community to protect Kashmir’s environment.

Rivers and Lakes

Himmat-e-marda, madade khuda: How one man’s faith and action revives dying water bodies in Kashmir

17 Aug 2025

12 min read

How small towns are achieving water security (Image: Suyash Dwivedi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Small towns, big water wins: Community centred innovations

20 Jul 2025

5 min read

Small villages on Kashmir's hillsides rely on natural springs, many of which are now drying up fast

Once a lifeline, now a memory: What happened to Kashmir’s water springs?

10 Jul 2025

6 min read

Use of RO filters for 'safe' drinking water is becoming common in urban areas of India

When water becomes a number: The hidden politics of TDS and the rise of RO markets in Bhuj

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

25 Apr 2025

6 min read

Water quality testing under Jal Jeevan Mission (Image: MoJS)

Ensuring safe drinking water: A comprehensive guide to monitoring water quality in rural India

10 Apr 2025

5 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

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