Aarti Kelkar Khambete

India boils as heat soars!

As temperatures soar, what should India do to adapt to changing conditions to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change? Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 days 8 hours ago

Heat waves sweep across India (Image: Maxpixel, CC0 Public Domain)

Can climate smart agriculture help India cope with droughts?

This study found that mainstreaming climate adaptation practices/strategies helped farmers build resilience against droughts by increasing production, and raising incomes and livelihood opportunities equitably.
Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 days 11 hours ago

Climate resilient agriculture to cope with droughts. Image for representation purposes only. (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Saving tropical riverine grasslands of the Brahmaputra floodplains

What needs to be done to save the tropical riverine grasslands of the Brahmaputra floodplains? A study finds out. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 week ago

Grassland in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam (Image Source: Debabrata Phukon via Wikimedia Commons)

Madhya Pradesh leads in tree plantations under the controversial green credit programme

News this fortnight Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 week 1 day ago

India's green credit programme (Image Source: Johannes Plenio/Stocksnap/CC0 1.0 DEED)

Saving the Hilsa by letting the Narmada flow!

This study proposes a novel method to determine optimum freshwater release from the Sardar Sarovar Dam to minimise the negative impact on hilsa fish migration in downstream estuaries. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 week 4 days ago

Narmada river at the Sardar Sarovar Dam (Image Source: Jitesh Ukani via Wikimedia Commons)

Role of irrigation in improving farm efficiency in tribal villages of Eastern India

This study found that irrigation, mainly surface irrigation played an important role in improving farm efficiency, but was only accessible to farmers living in the plains. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 weeks 4 days ago

Paddy cultivation in India. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: Pranamika Pathak via Wikimedia Commons)

Mapping groundwater in drought prone Marathwada

Mapping groundwater potential zones (GWPZ) can greatly help in efficient groundwater management through careful use and identifying areas for construction of recharge structures to improve groundwater resources in the region. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 weeks 5 days ago

Groundwater, a valuable resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Odisha leads in the provision of quality drinking water on household tap connections

News this fortnight Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 3 weeks 6 days ago

Quality drinking water, a priority (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Himalayan lakes, under stress!

Despite the large dependence of the increasing population on Himalayan lakes, information on the lakes continues to be limited thus hindering their sustainable management. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 month ago

Tso Moriri in spring (Image Source: Keith Goyden, India Water Portal)

India needs gender responsive strategies to cope with climate change impacts

A recent study finds that climate change induced extreme weather events such as droughts can increase the vulnerability of women to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 month ago

Droughts affect women the most (Image Source: Gaurav Bhosale via Wikimedia Commons)

Heat stress among salt pan workers of Tamil Nadu

This study finds that heat stress can increase the risk of salt pan workers to a number of health hazards. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 month 1 week ago

Salt pans of Marakkanam (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Managing our domestic water demand

Best practices and tips to reduce water consumption from Bangalore. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 month 1 week ago

Saving every drop counts (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

The Onus is on us

Our role in decentralized water management to solve water crisis in cities. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 month 1 week ago

Sunil Mysore talking about his inputs on solving the water crisis in cities

A Public Information System to map unplanned urbanisation in Bengaluru unveiled

News this fortnight Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 month 1 week ago

The growing concrete jungle in Indian cities (Image Source: Amita Bhaduri)

Can traditional tanks help Bengaluru revive its declining groundwater levels?

A study that examined the contribution of tanks in groundwater recharge in urban Bengaluru found that presence of more impermeable surfaces in the city led to some amount of groundwater recharge from tanks, but was influenced by location, area concerned, water level fluctuations and alternative recharge sources available. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 month 1 week ago

Tanks of Karnataka (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Valuing groundwater: A priority for India

As cities such as Bangalore grapple with the water crisis, understanding the value of conserving groundwater to prevent this from happening in the future is urgently needed! Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 month 2 weeks ago

Groundwater, a threatened resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)

A water warrior with a vision

As urban areas continue to expand - rivers, lakes, streams crucial for survival of cities are dying. Aggressive developmental projects are further worsening the situation. However, citizens, scientists, experts, activists in cities such as Pune are now acting to save their rivers. We bring you the story of one such water warrior from Pune, Shailaja Deshpande on Women's Day. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 month 3 weeks ago

Shailajatai, on the banks of river Mula (Image Source: Shailaja Deshpande)

Traditional water mills to solve Arunachal's growing power crisis

Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 month 4 weeks ago

A traditional watermill in Himachal Pradesh. Image for representation purposes only. (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Reviving the traditional tank irrigation systems of Andhra Pradesh

While encroachment, siltation, poor maintenance of traditional irrigation tanks limit farmers in Andhra Pradesh from accessing water in the command areas, strengthening WUAs shows a promising way forward to ensure maintenance of tanks at the community level and ensure water security for farmers. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 months ago

Traditional irrigation tanks of South India. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Sewage will overtake agriculture as the biggest polluter of river sub basins in India

This study predicts that sewage will become the dominant source of nitrogen pollution in rivers due to urbanisation and insufficient wastewater treatment technologies and infrastructure in worse case scenario projections in countries such as India. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 months 1 week ago

The polluted river Yamuna at Agra (Image Source: India Water Portal)