Amita Bhaduri

Can ruin of quality forests be made up by plantations?

There is a gain in forest cover outside forest land as per the 'State of forest report 2019'. But, can reforestation replace natural forests and its essential ecosystem? Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 6 months ago

Chir pine trees felled by forest fires in Uttarakhand, 2016 (Image: Ramwik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Karnataka farmers cope as wells fail

A study looks at how households adapt to slow-moving environmental changes such as groundwater depletion. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 6 months ago

An irrigation well at Randullabad, Maharashtra (Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr; Image used for representational purposes only)

Is zero budget natural farming the way forward?

Zero budget natural farming can lead to huge savings in fertiliser subsidy, says study Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 6 months ago

Alternative agriculture practice called zero-budget natural farming being popularised in Andhra Pradesh by Rythu Sadhikara Samstha, Government of Andhra Pradesh (Image: Council on Energy, Environment and Water)

Water policy for rainfed areas

The new national water policy should take up a comprehensive and integrated view of water resources development with a focus on rainfed areas. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 6 months ago

Public investments on water in rainfed areas have much higher social rate of returns (Image: Kannan, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Kerala tops SDG index by NITI Aayog

Bihar, Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh are at the bottom of NITI Aayog's SDG Index, released recently. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 6 months ago

Considering the poor performance on SDG implementation in many critical areas such as hunger, there is a need to focus on these (Image: The future of food)

If she built a country: A film review

The film looks at corporate grab of forest and private lands in the Scheduled Areas of Chhattisgarh. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 6 months ago

The documentary brings attention to how development interventions changed gender relations (Image courtesy: People's Film Collective)

Nilogon for fluoride removal from groundwater

This unique low cost fluoride removal technology is not only affordable, but is also easy to operate as a water treatment filter with high efficiency suitable for rural application. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 6 months ago

Studies by the Central Ground Water Board in November 1999 confirmed the presence of fluoride in Assam which paved the way for the UNICEF and the government to collaborate on fluoride mitigation. (Image: India Water Portal)

Junk food red alert

A study by CSE rings the alarm bells on processed food responsible for obesity and non-communicable diseases. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 6 months ago

The study by CSE underlines the need to regulate bad food (Image: Ankur Gulati, Flickr Commons)

Trading in virtual water

A study highlights the need to scale down the export of rice, maize, buffalo meat and other items to conserve groundwater in India. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 7 months ago

A farmer uses a hosepipe to irrigate crops at her farm in Nilgiris mountains, Tamil Nadu (Image: Hamish John Appleby for IWMI, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Replacing rice will improve India’s climate resilience

A study calls for solutions that can benefit farmers and the environment and positively impact India's nutrition indicators. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 7 months ago

Rice field in Karnataka (Image: Guldem Ustun, Flickr Commons, CC BY 2.0)

Holistic approach needed to clean the Ganga

A report by the India Rivers Forum highlights the need to focus further than the main stem of the Ganga river. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 7 months ago

Distant snow clad mountains, the smaller hills and the Ganga river (Image: Srimoyee Banerjee, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Wind energy development and policy in India

A study highlights the barriers to harnessing India's potential for wind energy. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 7 months ago

Windmills in Karnataka, India. Picture credit: India Water Portal

Jaipur’s wastewater conundrum

A report by NIUA brings to light the chinks in Jaipur's sewage system and suggests some solutions. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 8 months ago

Routine check done by the sewage treatment plant staff in Delawas, Jaipur. The plant is part of the ADB best practices projects list. (Image: Asian Development Bank, Flickr Commons)

Climate change may reduce water available to cool power plants

A study finds that India may run out of water to cool power plants in the near future. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 8 months ago

Tuticorin power plant in Tamil Nadu (Image: Ram Kumar, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 2.0)

Climate shocks and gender vulnerabilities in the Upper Ganga basin

Study points to vulnerabilities faced by women in the mountains and plains of Uttarakhand, which is likely to only increase with climate change. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 8 months ago

Ganga's riverflow at Rishikesh in Uttarakhand (Image courtesy: Ankit Singh; Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

300 million people will be vulnerable to annual coastline flooding by 2050

The number of people vulnerable to floods triggered by climate change by 2050 is triple that of previous estimates, according to a new study. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 8 months ago

Aerial view of Chennai during floods 2015 (Image: Veethika, Wikimedia Commons, CC-SA 4.0 International)

Unregulated e-waste hotspots operating in Delhi with no safeguards

Study identifies 5,000 illegal e-waste units in Delhi operating without health and environmental safeguards. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 8 months ago

Most of the operations in these units were found to be manual and rudimentary (Image: Toxics Link)

Conflicts over land on the rise in India

A forum discusses the need to stop illegal land transfers and land alienation of the poor. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 9 months ago

The maldharis from kutch on their own road trip (Image: Malay Maniar, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Manipur’s floating lake at risk

A study using remote sensing techniques assesses significant changes in land use in Loktak lake. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 9 months ago

A home on Loktak lake in Moirang, Manipur (Image: Sharada Prasad CS, Wikipedia Commons)

Towards a new horizontal water federalism

Where do the aspirations of riverine ecosystems and communities fit in a federalist set-up? Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 9 months ago

Odisha and Chhattisgarh have locked horns over the distribution of waters of the Mahanadi river at Hirakud dam (Image: Makarand Purohit, India Water Portal)