Aarti Kelkar Khambete

Covid-19 leaves women in the line of fire

While the Covid-19 pandemic has affected both men and women from the informal sector differently, gender analysis is missing from India’s Covid-19 response strategy Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 8 months ago

Covid treats women differently (Image Source: Simon Williams/ Ekta Parishad via Wikimedia Commons)

Spreading awareness on COVID-19

The Tata Trusts are reaching out to 1.2 million rural households across 21 states through a twelve-day campaign to spread awareness on COVID-19. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 8 months ago

Spreading awareness on covid crucial to tackle the pandemic (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Out of the frying pan into the fire

The Covid pandemic has worsened the condition of migrant women farmers, who have been left with no food, water, shelter and means of subsistence while cities have come to a standstill. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 8 months ago

Farm women, the worse sufferers of the Covid 19 pandemic (Image Source: Seema Kulkarni)

Clean drinking water: Still a pipe dream for Maharashtra?

While water supply coverage has improved over the years in Maharashtra, why does safe and continuous water supply still remain a distant dream for the state? Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 8 months ago

Har nal me jal, a pipe dream? (Image Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Virtual water and water footprint

How much water do we consume directly and indirectly? Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 8 months ago

Food wastage also implies wastage of water (Image Source: WOTR)

Clean water, a crucial weapon to combat COVID -19

The recent COVID -19 pandemic highlights the important role that access to clean water can play in dealing with such diseases in the future. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 9 months ago

Is our tap water really safe? (Image Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Poisonous encounters: Nitrates in drinking water

A study finds that long term exposure to high levels of nitrates in drinking water can lead to health effects such as shorter height or stunting. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 9 months ago

Polluted drinking water, a grave health hazard (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Women’s involvement in participatory water institutions in Eastern India

A study finds that women’s participation in water management institutions continues to be low in India in spite of the important role that they play in agriculture and irrigation. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 9 months ago

Women, neglected stakeholders in water management (Photocredit: Makarand Purohit for India Water Portal)

Bringing back the trust: Getting our belief back in public water supply systems

While the government has passed a draft notification to bar use of Reverse Osmosis (RO) purifiers in cities, what does evidence on the ground tell us? Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 9 months ago

Suffering in silence: Migrant cane cutters of Maharashtra

Overworked, poorly paid and deprived of any rights, migrant cane cutters, especially women are most vulnerable and continue to suffer from a number of health and security risks. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 9 months ago

Women workers suffer the most (Image Source: Azhar Feder, Wikimedia Commons-CC-BY-SA-3.0)

Revival of non-monsoon flows in rivers

Non monsoon flows of rivers in India are showing a declining trend. What can be done to deal with the situation? Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 9 months ago

The river Karamana in Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Decentralised groundwater governance to deal with the groundwater crisis

Decentralised groundwater governance frameworks that integrate democratic institutional mechanisms are needed to deal with the current groundwater crisis in India. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 10 months ago

The need for decentralised governance to deal with the current groundwater crisis (Image Source: ACWADAM)

Waterways spell disaster for Gangetic dolphins

A study shows that noise pollution due to industrial transportation and recreational waterways over the Ganga can spell doom for dolphins by affecting their feeding habits and social behaviours. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 10 months ago

The Gangetic dolphin (Image Source: Arati Kumar Rao)

Banning RO purifier use when water conforms to BIS norms - Comments invited

RO purifiers can lead to huge wastage of water. A draft notification by the Environment Ministry seeks user’s views on banning RO purifiers in areas where water conforms to BIS norms. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 10 months ago

Water filter use, safety or luxury? (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Micropollutants in groundwater, a grave concern

A study finds that a number of locations in the country have high concentrations of micropollutants in groundwater posing a risk to health and environment. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 10 months ago

Groundwater contamination, a serious concern (Image Source: India Water Portal)

The Karnataka State Water Policy 2019

The Karnataka Jnana Aayoga (KJA) set up a Task Group to draft a new water policy for Karnataka in December 2017 and the report is now in public domain. What are the suggestions that the report makes? Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 11 months ago

Groundwater depletion, a growing challenge (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Whose forests, whose rights?

While forest bureaucracy has been trying to undermine reforms in forest governance in India, the need for community level forest governance is more urgent than ever. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 11 months ago

Mangar Bani, a green patch between Faridabad and Gurgaon (Image: Pradip Krishen, Facebook)

Groundwater variability: The tale of two states

Gujarat shows good groundwater storage while Rajasthan shows severe groundwater depletion, inspite of both states in western India receiving good rainfall. Why is this so? Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 11 months ago

Groundwater decline in India (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Aerosols and droughts: Is there a connection?

A study finds that high levels of aerosols in the atmosphere further worsen the impacts of El Nino on the rainfall leading to increased frequency of droughts in India. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 4 years 11 months ago

The role of aerosols in triggering droughts (Image Source: IWP flickr photos)

Micro-irrigation and groundwater use

A study from Gujarat finds that micro-irrigation combined with metered power led to a reduction in uncontrolled groundwater extraction by farmers. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 5 years ago

Micro-irrigation and its impact on groundwater (Image Source: India Water Portal)