This book titled “Aajao Pukur Aamader” is the Bengali translation of Anupam Mishra’s book in Hindi “Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talaab” which has been a runaway success for several years.Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years ago
This is the Bengali translation of Anupam Mishra’s book “Tairne wala samaj doob raha hai” written in the context of the floods in the Kosi river in Bihar in 2004.Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years ago
This conference included political leaders, senior retired civil servants, activists, experts and devotees who came together for the cause of a pollution free GangaAmita Bhaduri posted 12 years ago
This article provides the details of the day long seminar organised by CASA and SPWD that aimed at sharing experiences and approaches to address soil health and climate change related issuesAmita Bhaduri posted 12 years ago
This booklet argues that are attempts being made in India to privatise and commodify water, which is a retreat from our constitutional and economic duty and from our own human obligationsAmita Bhaduri posted 12 years ago
This article by Amita Bhaduri describes the proceedings of a public discussion on the question of disappearing sparrows of Delhi organised at the India International Centre, New DelhiAmita Bhaduri posted 12 years ago
The seventh lecture in the series titled "Living rivers, dying rivers" was on the 'Rivers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala' by S Janakarajan and A Latha.Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years ago
This article by Amita Bhaduri highlights the new set of guidelines under the MGNREGA scheme that has been unveiled by the Mihir Shah Committee recentlyAmita Bhaduri posted 12 years 1 month ago
Chhattisgarh is focusing on health care facilities seeds for which were sown last year in form of “Sanjeevani Express”, an emergency ambulance serviceAmita Bhaduri posted 12 years 1 month ago
This article sheds light on the dismal state of the schools in Bihar that lack even basic facilities such as drinking water and sanitationAmita Bhaduri posted 12 years 1 month ago
Inspite of strides made by India in development, the situation of rural villages in India, especially those lying on the borders of the country remains the worst of allAmita Bhaduri posted 12 years 1 month ago
This article by Amita Bhaduri describes the proceedings of a conference titled “Rural voices: Unheard to empowered”’ on the occasion of the World Press Freedom DayAmita Bhaduri posted 12 years 1 month ago
This article criticises the Government of India’s proposal of addressing the twin problems of floods and water scarcity in the country by interlinking riversAmita Bhaduri posted 12 years 2 months ago
This article questions the logic behind the implementing of the river interlinking project by using dams, embankments and canals, which have failed in Bihar to control floodsAmita Bhaduri posted 12 years 2 months ago
This paper in the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) by Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed, University of Dhaka deals with the Supreme Court’s verdict directing the Government of India to implement the interlinking of rivers. The article opines that the judgement seems to have overlooked the regional and international implications of what the Indian Court strangely considers “the rivers of the country”.Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 2 months ago
The just released Citizens’ Seventh Report on the State of India’s Environment, “Excreta Matters: How urban India is soaking up water, polluting rivers and drowning in its own excreta” deals with where Indian urban centers get their water from and where their waste goes. The report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) calls for using correct technology, planning for cost recovery and resource sustainability, building and renewing local water resources and designing sewage systems differently. It also calls for a law on the right to clean water.Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 2 months ago
Prominent experts, concerned citizens and neighboring countries have raised concerns over the recent Supreme Court judgement.Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 2 months ago
