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At Protopolis Conclave ’26, BLR Design Week, the panel discussion “Design Long: Water Resilience for the City”, as the n...
30/09/2026

At Protopolis Conclave ’26, BLR Design Week, the panel discussion “Design Long: Water Resilience for the City”, as the name suggests, was about how we design and manage cities for long-term water resilience and sustainability.

The panel brought together Avinash Krishnamurthy (Biome Environmental Trust), Gayathri Muraleedharan (WELL Labs), Ram Prasad (Friends of Lakes), Shri Gajendra (Devanahalli TMC), and Narayan, a fisherman.

The conversation began with the larger climate and water patterns shaping our cities, including El Niño, and what these changing conditions could mean for Bengaluru. The discussion moved through lakes, groundwater, urban water systems, and the different ways communities experience and respond to water as the city grows and changes.

Thank you to BLR Design Week for bringing everyone together and creating space for this conversation.

📍 JN Tata Auditorium, IISc
📅 24 September 2026

Where the silt goes, what it contains, and how it is used can shape farms, water and livelihoods. 🌱💧
12/09/2026

Where the silt goes, what it contains, and how it is used can shape farms, water and livelihoods. 🌱💧

We built a recharge well. But is it actually recharging? 💧Explore more resources at - https://urbanwaters.in/ .
01/09/2026

We built a recharge well. But is it actually recharging? 💧

Explore more resources at - https://urbanwaters.in/ .

A recent visit to another town on the outskirts of Bengaluru where the urgency is palpable: please don’t do just another...
07/07/2026

A recent visit to another town on the outskirts of Bengaluru where the urgency is palpable: please don’t do just another study, do something that can help address the issue on the ground, say the officials. The challenges are familiar: groundwater is insufficient, can wastewater really be treated safely? Is reuse actually possible?

One of our interlocuters, cautious at first, shares that he has visited the Devanahalli project just to see what’s happening there.

And to me that’s the most exciting part. Over the last month or two, I’ve met several watermen and engineers who have made their own trips to Devanahalli. These were not organised exposure visits, they’d simply heard about the project through word of mouth and wanted to see it for themselves.

They were asking, “What’s really happening there? How did they make it work? And could we do something similar in our own towns or gram panchayats?” This says something important. The idea is starting to spread on its own. People are becoming curious, they’re actively looking for solutions, and they’re beginning to imagine how this could work in their own context.

To me, when ideas begin to travel without being pushed, when people start seeking them out on their own, it means something bigger is happening. Curiosity is growing. Confidence is growing. And perhaps most importantly, more towns are beginning to imagine a different future for water.

Ayushi Biswas, hydrogeologist at Biome

The diligent and tireless Manju, the waterman of Doddajala Panchayat! The custodian of Doddajala Panchayat’s water syste...
01/07/2026

The diligent and tireless Manju, the waterman of Doddajala Panchayat! The custodian of Doddajala Panchayat’s water systems!

The “yield” from a “Filterborewell”. A shallow depth adaptation of borewells with a perforated casing that draws water from the shallow aquifer. This sub-aquifer is recharged by the Bandekodigehalli lake which receives water from the HN Valley project. The filterborewell is around 700m from the lake in mutugadahalli of the Doddajala panchayat. The yield is estimated to be 5000 LPH with a 2 HP pump. It’s only around a 100ft deep. This filter borewell is all set to be integrated into the villages water supply system which will first be treated to BIS 10500 standards.

We’re looking for someone who can ensure our financial systems are as robust and impactful as the programmes they suppor...
28/06/2026

We’re looking for someone who can ensure our financial systems are as robust and impactful as the programmes they support.

We are hiring an Accountant to manage accounting, financial reporting, donor compliance, audits, and statutory requirements across Biome’s entities. This role plays a critical part in ensuring financial transparency, regulatory compliance, and efficient financial management that enables our projects to create lasting impact.

You will work closely with project leaders, management, donors, auditors, and finance partners to maintain accurate accounts, support project budgeting, manage donor reporting, and strengthen financial systems and processes across the organisation.

If you’re passionate about combining strong financial management with purpose-driven work in the development sector, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more about the role here: Link in bio.

📢 Apply by sending your CV to:
📧 [email protected]

📍 Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

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Solving water challenges requires strong partnerships, community participation, and institutions working together toward...
27/06/2026

Solving water challenges requires strong partnerships, community participation, and institutions working together towards climate resilience.

At Biome Environmental Trust, we are hiring a Project Manager / Project Coordinator – Stakeholder Engagement, Partnerships & Capacity Building to support our work on decentralized water management, wastewater reuse, aquifer recharge, and community-led water governance.

You will work closely with Biome’s technical experts while engaging with government departments, local institutions, NGOs, civil society organisations, academic institutions, donors, and communities. The role focuses on building partnerships, facilitating knowledge exchange, strengthening capacities, and helping replicate and scale innovative water management solutions across geographies.

If you’re passionate about stakeholder engagement, collaborative action, sustainable water management, and driving systems-level change through partnerships, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more about the role here: Link in bio.

📢 Apply by sending your CV to:
📧 [email protected]

📍 Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

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At Biome Environmental Trust, we believe that communication is central to creating climate-resilient, ecologically carin...
27/06/2026

At Biome Environmental Trust, we believe that communication is central to creating climate-resilient, ecologically caring, and socially just water systems.

We are hiring a Communications Coordinator to help amplify our work across digital platforms, publications, research, events and public engagement. This role sits at the intersection of environmental communication, science communication, urban water systems, and public policy.

You will work closely with Biome’s programme teams to develop compelling stories, create research-backed communication artefacts, manage our digital presence, support publications and media engagement, and translate complex ideas into accessible content for communities, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, donors, and the wider public.

If you’re passionate about storytelling for social and environmental impact, climate resilience, sustainable water management and using communications to drive meaningful change, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more about the role: Link in bio.

📢 Apply by sending your CV, a brief cover letter, and 2–3 samples of your writing or communication work to:
📧 [email protected]

📍 Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

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The demands of urban growth and climate change today are making treated domestic wastewater an increasingly valuable res...
07/04/2026

The demands of urban growth and climate change today are making treated domestic wastewater an increasingly valuable resource that must be carefully managed. This is why institutions and civil society must invest in monitoring water quality and integrate these efforts into the broader monitoring of environmental and ecological health, encompassing our water resources, soil systems, and biodiversity.

One Health recognises that human health, animal health, plant health and environmental health are deeply interconnected. Our wellbeing is inextricably linked to the health of all life with which we share this planet.

All our health is One Health.

In Devanahalli, where we are working with the town to reuse treated domestic wastewater and bring it up to BIS 10500 standards, foundational steps have already been taken to monitor the waters of Sihineeru Kere and Doddakere for emerging contaminants.

The work ahead is both challenging and essential. We all need to build strong collaborations with research institutions and governance bodies to make such monitoring systemic and sustainable.

Together, for the health of people and the planet, we must stand with science.

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Vishwanath Srikantaiah Indian Institute of Science (IISc) ATREE Environmentalist Foundation of India E.F.I SayTrees

We are honoured to receive the First Prize in the ‘Water Initiatives by NGO’ category at the 13th Edition of the FICCI W...
29/03/2026

We are honoured to receive the First Prize in the ‘Water Initiatives by NGO’ category at the 13th Edition of the FICCI Water Awards 2026, presented by C. R. Patil, Hon’ble Minister of Jal Shakti, Government of India.

This recognition is for our work in Devanahalli, an emerging town near Bengaluru, which demonstrates how Bengaluru can cooperate with its hinterland instead of competing and this forming the basis for building climate resilience in water security. Devanahalli has reimagined its heritage lakes and open wells to reuse treated wastewater from Bengaluru as a reliable local water source.

This work is featured in the knowledge compendium published by FICCI, released at the conclave:
https://waterconclave.ficci.in/WATER-COMPENDIUM-2025.pdf







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