The Water Data Podcast is a talk show on the science, systems, and stories of water hosted by Veena Srinivasan. Every other Tuesday, sit down and listen to researchers, innovators, government officials and business leaders working on the forefront of water systems. Veena Srinivasan is an award-winning socio-hydrologist as well as the founder and Executive Director of WELL Labs, a water systems research and innovation centre based in Bengaluru, India. The Water Data Podcast features discussio ...
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Fertiliser overuse and Nitrogen pollution with Esha Zaveri
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47:46Nitrogen has been feeding billions, but it is now overloading our soils, waters, and air. Why is the fertilizer that fuels our food supply also creating a massive pollution problem? How do India's large fertilizer subsidies fit into this, and what are the long-term health risks of "legacy nitrogen" already in our groundwater? Esha Zaveri, Senior Ec…
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Groundwater in the Indo-Gangetic Basin with Alan M MacDonald
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1:01:02What makes the Indo-Gangetic Basin one of the most important aquifers in the world? How do stable isotopes, CFCs, and even traces of pharmaceuticals help us understand where groundwater comes from and how old it is? Can satellites like GRACE and InSAR give us new insights into groundwater depletion and recharge in South Asia? Alan M. MacDonald, Hea…
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Hydrology in the 21st Century with Dr Murugesu Sivapalan
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1:15:30Professor Murugesu Sivapalan shares how the field of hydrology has evolved over the past few decades, on Season 2, Episode 5 of the Water Data Podcast. Prof Murugesu Sivapalan is the Chester and Helen Siess Endowed Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr Sivapalan is an award-winning ac…
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Community and Groundwater Science with Dr Tom Gleeson
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39:46Host Veena Srinivasan sits down with Dr. Tom Gleeson, renowned hydrologist and Professor at the University of Victoria, Canada. Dr. Tom Gleeson shares his journey from a small-town experience with groundwater contamination to becoming a global leader in groundwater research. The conversation explores Tom’s early fieldwork in fractured rock aquifers…
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Flood Science and Management with Dr Guenter Bloeschl
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1:02:30How and why does flooding take place? How are flood risks evolving with climate change and large-scale human alteration of riverscapes and watersheds? Does it even make sense to measure a ‘100-year-flood’ any more? Stockholm Water Prize 2025 winner Dr Guenter Bloeschl shares a masterclass on the science and management of floods on the third episode…
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Groundwater and Markets with Dr Soumya Balasubramanya
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57:07Do farmers share and sell groundwater to each other informally? Can you price water for farmers? How does new technology get adopted in agriculture? Does solar irrigation make sense for India? Dr Soumya Balasubramanya has a wide-ranging discussion with host Veena Srinivasan on the second episode of Season 2 of the Water Data Podcast. Dr Soumya Bala…
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Governing Water Resources with Dr Somasekhar Rao
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1:14:40How do you develop a water policy for a state like Karnataka, and how do you implement it well? How can you bring the best of science, engineering and citizen engagement to water management in government? What does it mean to build a think tank within the government? Dr Somasekhar Rao has a wide-ranging discussion with host Veena Srinivasan on the …
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Trailer | Welcome to the Water Data Podcast!
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1:21The Water Data Podcast is a talk show on the science, systems, and stories of water hosted by Veena Srinivasan. Every other Tuesday, sit down and listen to researchers, innovators, government officials and business leaders working on the forefront of water systems. New episodes out from June 22, 2025! Veena Srinivasan is an award-winning socio-hydr…
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Corporate Water Stewardship & Data with Jason Morrison and Hari Hegde
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1:11:44The episode focuses on the role and use of data for corporate water stewardship. Our guests Hari Hegde from Wipro Limited and Jason Morisson from the CEO Water Mandate and the Pacific Institute join us to talk about business action, how businesses can become water efficient and how data ties into these questions. They walk us through their journey …
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Data for Water Quality and Public Health with Ranjiv Khush and Sunderrajan Krishnan
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1:13:17In this episode, Ranjiv Khush from Aquaya Institute and Dr. Sunderrajan Krishnan from INREM foundation walk us through their journey with water data and its connections with water quality and public health. They discuss why water quality is important to them, the different facets of measuring water quality, different approaches to data-driven solut…
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The Importance of Water Data with Peter Gleick and Rohini Nilekani
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1:08:16In the first episode episode, our guests Peter Gleick from Pacific Institute and Rohini Nilekani from Arghyam, join us to talk about the role and importance of water data and the trends they have observed in the sector through decades of practice. They discuss the challenges and gaps in the water data ecosystem and how we can collaborate better, le…
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