Warming will not only lead to a decline, but also trigger monsoon extremes in the Indo Gangetic Plains. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 11 months 3 weeks ago
While profusely growing water hyacinth contines to be a menace to water bodies worldwide and in India, attempts to put this weed to sustainable use and improve rural livelihoods is showing promising results. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 year ago
Modelling or divining are two different methods used by scientists and farmers to trace groundwater availability in Tamil Nadu and can play an important role in sustainable management and governance of groundwater in the state.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 year ago
Groundwater depletion from shallow and deep aquifers due to overextraction and seawater intrusion are rapidly drying up freshwater resources in the Cauvery delta. Large-scale groundwater recharge campaigns to raise awareness and aid the recovery of water levels are urgently needed.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 year ago
Forests greatly help in maintaining the water balance of nature by storing water during monsoons and making this water available during dry seasons. India urgently needs to save its forests to prevent droughts and the adverse effects of climate induced global warming. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 year ago
This study finds that rainfall over the west coast of India is becoming more convective and creating sharp and intense rain spells over a short period of time.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 year 1 month ago
Dr Sunderrajan Krishnan, Executive Director of INREM Foundation shares his perspectives on making water quality knowledge accessible to people on the ground.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 year 1 month ago
Access to reliable, verifiable and consent enabled data in the water sector is crucial to connect the dots and derive meaningful inferences from it to use it for public good. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 year 1 month ago
Can digital technologies aid in better decision making and management, governance and distribution of water equitably, transparently and sustainably at the local level? Experiences reveal that technology can often act as double edged sword.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 year 1 month ago
Will it be possible to incentivise and nudge rural communities towards adopting water-smart attitudes and behaviours while getting access to investments and benefits? Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 year 1 month ago
This study found that water tankers helped in coping with water scarcity and reducing the drudgery of women, but only those from the rich upper castes while reinforcing gender stereotypes.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 year 1 month ago
Indiscriminate use of pesticides has not only contaminated the freshwater resources in Kashmir valley, but also increased risks to human health.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 1 year 2 months ago