Aarti Kelkar Khambete

How do your everyday choices impact the world's resources?
The surprising connection between Wikipedia, beaches, and your water bottle. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 months ago
A top down image of a lush green forest in a sacred grove in Meghalaya (Image created by: Sreechand Tavva)
Factors influencing adaptation decisions among tribal farmers in Nagaland
How do farmers in Nagaland perceive the impacts of climate change? What do they do to adapt to these changes? What are the factors influencing their adaptation decisions? A study explores. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 months ago
Terrace cultivation in Nagaland (Image Source: Tewu via Wikimedia Commons)
Irrigation dominated areas and the risk of gall bladder cancer in Bihar
This study found that increase in well and canal irrigated areas was associated with a rise in the gall bladder cancer cases in Bihar due to presence of cancer causing contaminants in irrigation water. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 months ago
Groundwater irrigation and the risk of gall bladder cancer in Bihar. Image used for representation purposes only (Image Source: India Water Portal
Ecosystem-based approach to water management: Key to Karnataka’s water future
What is the ecosystem based approach to water management? How can it help in solving the water woes of states in the Deccan Plateau? Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 months 2 weeks ago
An ecosystem based approach to water management (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Floating forward: An entrepreneur's tryst for 'clean-water' bodies
In our quest to spotlight dedicated entrepreneurs in the water sector, we bring you the inspiring story of Priyanshu Kamath, an IIT Bombay alumnus, who pivoted from a lucrative corporate career to tackle one of India's most intricate water quality challenges, that of pollution of its urban water bodies. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 months 2 weeks ago
Innovative solutions to clean urban water bodies, Floating islands (Photo Credit: Priyanshu Kamath)
Tribals in Niyamgiri revive climate resilient varieties of rice and millets
News this fortnight Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 months 2 weeks ago
Traditional Rice Kosla of Niyamgiri Hills (Image Source: Pankaj Oudhia via Wikimedia Commons)
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 months 3 weeks 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 2 months 3 weeks 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 2 months 3 weeks 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 2 months 4 weeks 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 3 months 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 3 months 1 week 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 3 months 1 week 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 months 2 weeks 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 3 months 3 weeks 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 3 months 3 weeks 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 3 months 4 weeks 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 3 months 4 weeks 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 4 months 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 4 months ago
The growing concrete jungle in Indian cities (Image Source: Amita Bhaduri)
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