Aarti Kelkar Khambete

Decentralised solar transforming rural India

News this fortnight Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 2 months ago

Solar power use in a Tamil Nadu farm (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Poisoned waters of Kashmir

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 2 years 3 months ago

The Jhelum River flowing through Jammu to Kashmir, in India (Image Source: Bhoomikavinod via Wikimedia Commons)

Low MGNREGA allocation puts the poor at risk

News this fortnight Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 3 months ago

Constructing check dams under MGNREGA. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Building content on water quality for scale

Innovative training and learning methods developed by INREM Foundation not only ensure that learner's needs are prioritised, but also help in adapting content to suit different contexts. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 3 months ago

Use of safe water cards in online training (Image Source: INREM Foundation)

Executing participatory programs at scale

What are the key elements that can help in efficient execution and the success of community led water security programmes at scale? Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 3 months ago

Women building a water tank at Chopriali, Uttarakhand (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Green growth finds prominence in the Union Budget 2023-24

News this month Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 3 months ago

Mangrove forest at Pichavaram, Tamil Nadu (Image Source: Shankaran Murugan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Heavy metals poison Veeranam lake in Tamil Nadu

This study found large deposits of heavy metals in the tissues and organs of water birds, crabs and fish inhabiting the lake indicating heavy metal contamination of the lake waters. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 4 months ago

A view of the Veeranam lake in Tamil Nadu (Image Source: Giri9703 via Wikimedia Commons)

Preventing floods through grassland conservation

This study found that replacing natural grasslands and forests by exotic species increased the likelihood of flooding during extreme rainfall events in the Nilgiris. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 4 months ago

Grasslands interspersed with pockets of montane Shola forests in the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu (Image Source: Anand Osuri via Wikimedia Commons)

Intensive farming practices and groundwater use in Telangana

This study from Telangana found that poor farming practices lead to overexploitation of groundwater and increased pressure on water resources. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 4 months ago

A farmer ploughing his fields in Andhra Pradesh, India (Image Source: Ananth BS via Wikimedia Commons)

Building communities of practice on water quality

Water Quality Practitioners from across the country connect every week to discuss water quality issues and ground level challenges, explore possible solutions through the Guided Mentoring programme on Water Quality. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 4 months ago

Snapshot of a Guided Mentoring session being conducted virtually on Zoom Platform (Source: INREM Foundation)

Greater Chennai Corporation to set up 'sponge parks' to prevent street flooding

News this fortnight Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 4 months ago

Natural spaces such as water bodies and vegetation in cities can act as sponges and absorb rain and prevent flooding (Image Source: IWP Flicker photos)

Professionalizing Water Quality Management by empowered stakeholders

Online Water Quality Management (WQM) Course for JJM
Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 5 months ago

Water Quality Champions, in the making (Image Source: INREM Foundation)

Factors influencing crop diversification in Himachal Pradesh

This study found that high rainfall, minimum temperature and high irrigation intensity had a negative impact on crop diversification in Himachal Pradesh.
Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 5 months ago

Crop diversification to cope with climate shocks in Himachal Pradesh (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Imagining a societal scale water solution

Water anywhere straight to where it is needed Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 5 months ago

Bhisma drinking water of Patala Ganga which was drawn on earth by Arjuna (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Traditional agroforestry takes over jhum cultivation in Arunachal Pradesh

This study finds that traditional agroforestry (TAF) presents a number of advantages over jhum cultivation in Arunachal Pradesh and is gradually replacing jhum cultivation in the hills. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 5 months ago

The hilly landscapes of Arunachal Pradesh (Image Source:Chakraborty.jishu Via Wikimedia Commons)

Safe drinking water in rural India: What do numbers hide?

While drinking water coverage in rural India has improved, has it also improved reliability and safety of drinking water? This CEEW brief explores and analyses the available data to find out. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 5 months ago

Adequate and safe drinking water, a valuable resource in rural India (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)

River Sharavathi - under siege from microplastics

A study finds that microplastic pollution in the river Sharavathi originating in the Western Ghats is growing. Urgent efforts to protect this biodiversity hotspot are needed. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 5 months ago

The pristine river Sharavathi (Image Source: Ashwin Kumar via Wikimedia Commons)

Assessing the health of river Ganga

How are dams affecting the river Ganga? What are phytoplankton and how can they help assess health of rivers? What is the connection between dams, barrages, river flows and phytoplankton growth? Read this recent study to know more. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 5 months ago

The polluted Ganges (Image Source: Lane Rasberry via Wikimedia Commons)

Small scale inland open water fisheries of India

What is the status of inland fisheries in India? Read these situational analysis reports to know about inland fisheries, the life of the fisherfolk, governance and tenure in inland fisheries and threats to the sustainability of inland fisheries. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 5 months ago

Fishing in an irrigation canal in Kerala (Image Source: Martin Pilkinton via Wikimedia Commons)

Categorising watersheds for freshwater ecosystem conservation in India

These maps at the watershed scales have been made to not only ensure inclusion of different freshwater ecosystems, their connectivity and hydrological processes, but can also provide a spatial context for conservation decisions. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 2 years 6 months ago

A stream at Anini, Arunachal Pradesh (Image Source: Roshni Arora)