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Dr. Kulkarni is the 2025 recipient of the prestigious International Water Prize at the University of Oklahoma’s WaTER Symposium.

Befriending aquifers - over a lifetime

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

14 Nov 2024

11 min read

Water necessary to maintain the ecological integrity of rivers (Image: PickPik)

Draft Bill on Integrated Water Resource Management Authority circulated among states

18 Nov 2024

4 min read

Blue tiger butterfly in South India

India presents its updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan at COP16

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

15 hours ago

6 min read

Wastewater discharged into rivers. Image for representation purposes only

Effectiveness of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) in Ahmedabad city

Dhruvin Sojitra

18 Nov 2024

5 min read

The small window of a fortnight between rice harvesting and wheat sowing compels farmers to burn the crop residue (Image: Neil Palmer, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY SA-4.0 Generic)

Tackling the crop residue crisis in Punjab

17 Nov 2024

5 min read

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Wastewater discharged into rivers. Image for representation purposes only

Effectiveness of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) in Ahmedabad city

Dhruvin Sojitra

18 Nov 2024

5 min read

Fueling the future: The Global Biofuel Alliance's mission to accelerate sustainable energy (Image: Gnokki, Wikimedia Commons)

COP29: Accelerating fossil fuel phase-out, boosting biofuel commitments

15 Nov 2024

3 min read

Water fleas, a type of zooplankton, commonly inhabiting freshwater bodies

Tiny critters: Invisible heroes of freshwater ecosystems

08 Nov 2024

7 min read

A woman stands in the Bagmati River, offering her prayers to the rising sun on the second day of Chhath Puja. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Chhath Puja- A celebration of sun, rivers, and community in changing times

Sharat Chandra Prasad

04 Nov 2024

4 min read

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Effective policymaking is one of the key principles to achieve good governance (Image Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Water policies in India: Past and present

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

11 Sep 2023

14 min read

Pumps used in residential buildings (Image: Propertygeek)

FAQs on water pumping and distribution for residential buildings

29 Jul 2023

19 min read

Landslides can destroy property and lives. A landslide in Himachal Pradesh (Image Source: Sridhar Rao via Wikimedia Commons)

Understanding landslides

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

10 Jun 2023

13 min read

There is a need to encourage the development of sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics (Image: Peakpx)

FAQs - Plastics and their environmental impacts

31 May 2023

12 min read

Poisoned waters of the Yamuna (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Water contamination and pollution - A growing challenge for health and biodiversity

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

17 Oct 2021

10 min read

Deepor Beel is a freshwater lake in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr links)

Frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Ramsar sites in India

07 May 2021

7 min read

Healthy soil for agricultural production (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Healthy soil, crucial for agriculture in India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

07 May 2021

8 min read

Safe drinking water, avaluable resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Everything you want to know about drinking water

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

09 Jan 2021

10 min read

Shorts

AI is changing the world but it is thirsty!

AI is changing the world but it is thirsty!

14 Nov 2024

The disappearing trees from India's farmlands

The disappearing trees from India's farmlands

13 Nov 2024

It’s 2024, and half the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water

It’s 2024, and half the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water

13 Nov 2024

Unbottling the issues with the Indian bottled water industry

Unbottling the issues with the Indian bottled water industry

13 Nov 2024

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