To celebrate Earth Day, we spoke with a few members of the MIT community whose research has helped better understand India’s water-related issues and advanced the country’s broader sustainable development goals.

Professor Keniston in 1998 founded the MIT-India Program within the MIT Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) program to enhance the academic careers of MIT students through professional and research opportunities in India.

MIT geologists use paleomagnetism to determine the chain of events that resulted in the Himalayan mountains, with the support of MISTI-India.