Rivers have a right to flow
August 8, 2025
| Dr SK Sarkar, TERI and Dr Girija K Bharat, Mu Gamma Consultants
| The Statesman
With rising urbanization, unregulated development, and outdated flood management strategies, the damage caused by floods has intensified posing severe threats to human lives, infrastructure and the environment, write Dr SK Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources Division, TERI and Dr Girija K Bharat, Managing Director, Mu Gamma Consultants.
Groundwater management requires deep relook
July 25, 2025
| The Hindu Business Line
The existing legal framework does not visualise groundwater as a common property resource, writes Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources Division,TERI.
Saving Water
July 16, 2025
| The Statesman
Water resources are critical for economic growth, and essential for ecology. In India, water resources are under tremendous pressure. Water demand is continuously rising, and with high population growth, the per capita water availability is decreasing over time, writes Dr Syamal Kumar Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources Division, TERI.
Diamond Toons Launches ‘Chacha Chaudhary – Har Ghar Jal, Sabka Haq’ Comic to Promote Water Sustainability
June 27, 2025 |
June 27, 2025
The Print
The comic highlights the importance of water sustainability and conservation, as well as the government’s vision to provide a piped water supply to every household in India through the Jal Jeevan Mission. The making of the comic was guided by Mentor Mr Narender Kumar Verma, with advisory inputs from Dr. Syamal Kumar Sarkar, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), and Technical Advisor Dr. Ravindra Bohra.
Innovative solutions to Bengal's water crisis
May 4, 2025
| Dr S K Sarkar, TERI; Mr K K Sharma, Maithri Aquatech
| The Statesman
Water resources are finite, critical for economic growth, and essential for ecology. India's water resources are under tremendous pressure, says Dr S K Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, Water Resources Division, TERI; Mr K K Sharma, Executive Vice President, Maithri Aquatech.
Summer strain: Water crisis looms over North, East before monsoon showers arrive
April 16, 2025 |
April 16, 2025
Mint
As of 3 April 2025, while the overall live storage of the country's reservoirs is superior to that of the previous year, the live storage in the northern and eastern regions has experienced a decline this year, stated Mr Anshuman, Director, Water Resources Division, The Energy Research Institute (TERI).
