Amita Bhaduri

Facing uncertain rains, farmers dig in

Bankura in West Bengal receives 1000 mm of rainfall a year, yet thousands of adivasi farmers in the area were faced with irrigation issues -- until 'happas' came to the rescue. Amita Bhaduri posted 9 years 3 months ago

Farmers constructing happa; Image: PRADAN

Unpacking the water and sanitation budget

While sanitation has been prioritized in the country’s policy agenda through the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission, has it been matched with a sufficient budgetary outlay? Amita Bhaduri posted 9 years 3 months ago

A hard look at the strategy of fighting open defecation

Does reducing open defecation have any significant improvement in health outcomes? Sumeet Patil of NEERMAN discusses this in an interview with India Water Portal. Amita Bhaduri posted 9 years 4 months ago

Embankments: Engineering solutions or problems?

In his book titled 'Bandini Mahananda', Dinesh Mishra describes the vicious circle of embankments that has created more problems than solutions in Bihar. Amita Bhaduri posted 9 years 4 months ago

Budget 'asks' for food and nutrition security

With the budget round the corner what are the asks from the standpoint of food sovereignty? A Convention on Budget 2015-16 by the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability looks at these. Amita Bhaduri posted 9 years 4 months ago

Children at an anganwadi centre at Mysore

Small farming needs a budget boost

The asks of the Agriculture sector are many but what all must the budget focus on? A National Convention on Budget 2015-16 by the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability looks at these. Amita Bhaduri posted 9 years 4 months ago

Climate change: Slow it down or deal with it?

Climate change is for real and there are two responses – mitigation or adaptation. What does the Union Budget need to do about climate change adaptation? Amita Bhaduri posted 9 years 5 months ago

Climate change adaptation (Source: VSK, Palamau)

Citizens charter on drinking water and sanitation before Union Budget

Ahead of the Union Budget, Civil Society Organizations ask for policy strategies to support drinking water and sanitation for vulnerable sections. Amita Bhaduri posted 9 years 5 months ago

Porous pavements to save concrete jungles!

Cities may not be able to lessen their 'concrete footprint', which prevents groundwater from entering the soil but maybe more city spaces can use porous surfacing to deal with this problem. Amita Bhaduri posted 9 years 6 months ago

Porous tiles act as flood absorbers in the city

The Chalakudy river system wins

Latha Anantha was awarded the Bhagirath Prayas Samman for spearheading the campaign to save the Chalakudy river in Kerala, at the recently concluded India Rivers Week. Amita Bhaduri posted 9 years 7 months ago

To link or not to link: A debate

An open debate on interlinking of rivers moderated by Ramaswamy Iyer with Himanshu Thakkar and Brij Gopal as panelists was held as a part of the India Rivers Week at New Delhi. Amita Bhaduri posted 9 years 7 months ago

Simen - a 'surplus' river in Brahmaputra basin

Local weather stations greatly improve local crop production

Area- and crop-customised agro-advisories in Sangamner taluka of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, have helped farmers deal with weather-based events and minimise their related losses. Amita Bhaduri posted 9 years 8 months ago

Well revival effort sees many other benefits

A community drive to revive wells in Mokhla talab near Udaipur results in water security for longer periods of time as well as making leaders out of women. Amita Bhaduri posted 9 years 10 months ago

Well lining has improved water availability

People of a semi-arid Rajasthan village battle Coca Cola

The story isn't new. It is about Coca Cola exploiting groundwater resources at its bottling plant in Kaladera. What will hopefully be new is how the story finally ends. Amita Bhaduri posted 9 years 11 months ago

Borewells go deep in Kaladera, Rajasthan

Tribals of Tawa reservoir left leader-less

Sunil Bhai, who fought for the rights of the tribals and other displaced people of the Tawa reservoir in Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh, is no more but the initiative he kick started remains. Amita Bhaduri posted 10 years 2 months ago

"The Earth has enough to fulfill your needs, but not your greed"

Face painting, poster making and debating, among other events, were held at Gargi Girls School in Meerut to mark and celebrate Earth Day 2014. Amita Bhaduri posted 10 years 2 months ago

Companies finally disclose their water-related risks

Will climate change cause greater water-related risks to companies? 29 Indian companies and hundreds of global companies find out. Amita Bhaduri posted 10 years 2 months ago

Industrial pollution, Image: Ganesh Dhamodkar

Alternative farming method in Karnal

No-till agriculture, an alternative farming method, which helps prevent soil depletion as well as uses water efficiently, is being used successfully by farmers in Haryana. Amita Bhaduri posted 10 years 3 months ago

Seed-fertilizer drill in use at Kalwaheri village

Fishing for shrimp in Haryana’s farmlands

Saline waters left Rohtak's farmlands fallow. After some research by local organisations, the farmers who were into agriculture, could soon move into aquaculture! Amita Bhaduri posted 10 years 3 months ago

Tiger shrimp production at Rohtak; Source: CIFE

The water-energy nexus

Meerut celebrated World Water Day with speakers talking about the connection between the two topics. Amita Bhaduri posted 10 years 3 months ago

Rise of tubewells in western UP (Source: DTE)