Topic directory
Water
Verified datasets, public-interest software, research publications and organisations addressing water.
- ATREE
Environmental research, conservation, and socially just development across key landscapes.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana
Go straight to ATREE - Biodiversity Collaborative
Interdisciplinary biodiversity knowledge, dialogue, and public learning across ecological systems.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India
Go straight to Biodiversity Collaborative - Biome Environmental Trust
Ecological architecture, rainwater harvesting, and responsible land use.
Organisation WaterEnvironment India, Karnataka
Go straight to Biome Environmental Trust - CEEW
Policy research on energy transition, clean air, water security, climate risks, and sustainable resource use in India
Organisation EnergyClimate India
Go straight to CEEW - Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)
India's national groundwater agency — aquifer maps, water level and quality data, resource assessments, and reports on a critical water resource
Data source WaterAgriculture India
Go straight to Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) - Centre for Environment Concerns
Water-soil-climate innovations and resilient farming systems for drought-prone regions.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
Go straight to Centre for Environment Concerns - Centre for Science and Environment
Public-interest research and advocacy organisation advancing environmental governance, clean air, water management, and sustainable development
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Global
Go straight to Centre for Science and Environment - CHIRPS Rainfall Data
High-resolution rainfall estimates combining satellite observations and gauge data — 40+ years of quasi-global precipitation at 0.05°, updated daily
Data source ClimateAgriculture Global, India
Go straight to CHIRPS Rainfall Data - Copernicus Browser
ESA's visual browser for Sentinel satellite imagery — optical, radar, and atmospheric data from the Copernicus constellation, with on-the-fly visualisation
Data source LandEnvironment Global, India
Go straight to Copernicus Browser - Copernicus Climate Data Store
The EU's climate data warehouse — ERA5 reanalysis, seasonal forecasts, projections, satellite observations, and sectoral indicators, all with documented APIs
Data source ClimateEnvironment Global, India
Go straight to Copernicus Climate Data Store - Dakshin Foundation
Marine and coastal conservation linked to livelihoods, wellbeing, and environmental justice.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep
Go straight to Dakshin Foundation - DHAN Foundation
Development organisation revitalising traditional tank cascade irrigation systems and building community-owned microfinance institutions in South India
Organisation WaterAgriculture Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, India
Go straight to DHAN Foundation - ECMWF ERA5
Fifth-generation global climate reanalysis from ECMWF — hourly atmospheric, land, and ocean variables from 1940 to near-present at 0.25° resolution
Data source ClimateEnvironment Global, India
Go straight to ECMWF ERA5 - Ecological Restoration Alliance
Collaborative network for ecological restoration practice, learning, and open knowledge across Indian ecoregions.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India
Go straight to Ecological Restoration Alliance - ERA5-Land
Enhanced-resolution land-surface reanalysis — temperature, rainfall, soil moisture, and evaporation at 9 km, from 1950 to near-present, complementary to ERA5
Data source ClimateLand Global, India
Go straight to ERA5-Land - ForRivers
Interactive basin-scale river maps, ecological storytelling, and historical baseline documentation for living river recovery
Publication WaterEnvironment India, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Go straight to ForRivers - Foundation for Ecological Security
Non-profit working to restore and protect common land, community pastures, and water bodies through village-level governance across India
Organisation LandEnvironment India
Go straight to Foundation for Ecological Security - Global Drought Observatory
The EU's global drought monitoring system — precipitation, soil moisture, vegetation stress, and drought risk indices updated every 10 days at 0.1° resolution
Dashboard ClimateDisasters Global, India
Go straight to Global Drought Observatory - Google Agricultural Understanding Platform
Google platform using satellite imagery and ML to delineate farm field boundaries and monitor crop seasons at individual field level
Data source AgricultureTechnology Global, India
Go straight to Google Agricultural Understanding Platform - Google Flood Hub
Daily AI forecasts of riverine flooding up to seven days ahead, with gauges, water trends, alerts and inundation maps worldwide
Dashboard DisastersWater Global, India
Go straight to Google Flood Hub - Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary
Community-based plant conservation, habitat restoration, and ecological learning in the Western Ghats.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Kerala
Go straight to Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary - Himalaya Unnati Mission
Himalayan conservation, livelihoods, and ecological stewardship rooted in mountain communities.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
Go straight to Himalaya Unnati Mission - HydroGNSS
Global satellite observations of soil moisture, freeze-thaw state, inundation, forest biomass, ocean winds and sea ice
Data source WaterClimate Global, India
Go straight to HydroGNSS - India Meteorological Department
Official weather observations, forecasts, warnings and long-run rainfall records for India
Dashboard ClimateDisasters India
Go straight to India Meteorological Department - India Water Portal
Two decades of reporting, research and district-level rainfall data on Indian water, sanitation and groundwater
Publication WaterEnvironment India
Go straight to India Water Portal - India-WRIS
Water resources information system — rainfall, reservoir levels, groundwater, river flows and water quality across India
Data source WaterAgriculture India
Go straight to India-WRIS - Jal Jeevan Mission Dashboard
Rural tap-water coverage, village certification, water quality, scheme progress and mission finances down to habitation level
Dashboard WaterHealth India
Go straight to Jal Jeevan Mission Dashboard - Landsat Data Access (USGS)
Decades of free satellite imagery from the Landsat programme — the longest continuous Earth observation record, essential for studying change over time
Data source LandEnvironment Global, India
Go straight to Landsat Data Access (USGS) - Landscape Explorer
Interactive dashboard for social-ecological indicators across Indian landscapes to support climate resilience planning.
Dashboard EnvironmentClimate India
Go straight to Landscape Explorer - Malabar Wildlife Rescue
Wildlife education, rescue, and rehabilitation.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Kerala
Go straight to Malabar Wildlife Rescue - NASA POWER
NASA's solar and meteorological data — daily temperature, precipitation, radiation, wind, and humidity from 1981, for renewable energy and agriculture
Data source ClimateEnergy Global, India
Go straight to NASA POWER - Nature Conservation Foundation
Research-driven conservation across wildlife, habitats, and human-nature relationships.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
Go straight to Nature Conservation Foundation - Navadarshanam
Rural charitable trust and community exploring ecological approaches to food, farming, energy, water, buildings and waste
Organisation EnvironmentAgriculture India, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Go straight to Navadarshanam - Paani.Earth
Citizen-led river basin observatory providing open data on water flow, reservoir storage, and catchment health in India
Organisation WaterEnvironment India, Karnataka
Go straight to Paani.Earth - Palar Guttahalli Eco-restoration Program
Eco-restoration of the upper Palar River basin through riverine afforestation, groundwater recharge, and community-led landscape recovery.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Karnataka
Go straight to Palar Guttahalli Eco-restoration Program - Palluyir Trust
Nature-based outdoor education in Chennai schools.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Tamil Nadu
Go straight to Palluyir Trust - A Rocha India
Conservation of nature and wildlife through research, education, and sustainability.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Go straight to A Rocha India - Sahjeevan
Empowering self-sustaining communities with grassroots leadership.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Gujarat
Go straight to Sahjeevan - SayTrees
Tree plantations, forest creation, and water rejuvenation across Indian cities.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka
Go straight to SayTrees - School of Ecological Nurturance (SEN)
Apprenticeship-based ecological learning emerging from Gurukula and allied landscape organisations.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Go straight to School of Ecological Nurturance (SEN) - The Shola Trust
Nature conservation in the Nilgiri region, focused on shola-grassland ecosystems.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
Go straight to The Shola Trust - Survey of India Online Maps Portal
Official administrative boundaries, topographic maps, roads, railways, hydrology, terrain and village boundary products
Data source LandGovernance India
Go straight to Survey of India Online Maps Portal - Veditum India
River ecosystems, freshwater resources, and biodiversity documentation through walking expeditions.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Veditum India - Watershed Organisation Trust
Non-profit research and development organisation pioneering participatory watershed management, climate adaptation, and water budgeting in rural India
Organisation WaterAgriculture India
Go straight to Watershed Organisation Trust - WELL Labs
Interdisciplinary knowledge and applied research for water, environment, and social systems.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
Go straight to WELL Labs - Wildlife Conservation Society India
Conservation science, communities, and biodiversity protection across key landscapes.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland
Go straight to Wildlife Conservation Society India - WRI India
Urban planning, climate resilience, nature-based solutions, and urban water.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to WRI India - Youth Conservation Action Network (YouCAN)
Fellowships and nature education to build a new generation of community-rooted environmental educators.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India
Go straight to Youth Conservation Action Network (YouCAN)