Water Related Research Landscape in India

This report, undertaken by ValueNotes on behalf of Research Councils UK, presents an overview of the funding structures and emerging themes, strengths and weaknesses in water research in India.

The report presents:

• An overview of the Indian funders in water research including:
  • Indian Government funders
  • Non-Indian Government funders
  • International funders in India
  • International collaborations in water research
• An overview of the key research strengths in India including:
  • Availability of skilled research manpower and specialised training institutes
  • Integration of food security and water related research
  • Increased private sector involvement in water research
• An overview of some research weaknesses in India including:
  • State level regional research programmes coordinating at the national level
  • Lack of co-ordination between interdisciplinary water research institutes
  • Availability of data
  • The assessment of the impact of climate change on water availability
• An overview of some emerging trends in water research in India including:
  • Research related to water requirement of different sectors
  • Research on assessment of public-private partnership (PPP) for development of water resource projects

A copy of the report is available to download here

While undertaking data collection for the Water Related Research Landscape in India, Value Notes have compiled a list of 30 organisations involved in water research, highlighting key areas of interest. This list is available here

Other organisations in India involved in water research are listed here