Amita Bhaduri

"Aajao Pukur Aamader" by Nirupama Adhikari - Bengali translation of Anupam Mishra’s book “Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talaab”

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 3 months ago

"Taral Darpane Samajer Mukh" by Joya Mitra – Bengali translation of Anupam Mishra's booklet "Tairne Wala Samaj Doob Raha Hai" on floods in Bihar

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 3 months ago

Agony of Ganga: Recommendations of a round table Conference held at IIC, New Delhi in July 2012

This conference included political leaders, senior retired civil servants, activists, experts and devotees who came together for the cause of a pollution free Ganga Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 3 months ago

Soil health, conservation agriculture and climate change - Symposium in February 2012 by CASA and SPWD at NASC, New Delhi

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 issues Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 4 months ago

Privatisation of water services in New Delhi : Myth and reality - Report by Water Privatisation - Commercialization Resistance Committee

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 obligations Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 4 months ago

Disappearing sparrows of Delhi A film screening and public discussion in May 2012 by Toxics Link

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 Delhi Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 4 months ago

Living rivers, dying rivers: Rivers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala

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 4 months ago

Cooum river, Tamil Nadu (Source: Wikipedia)

Mihir Shah Committee proposes new guidelines on MGNREGA: Some highlights

This article by Amita Bhaduri highlights the new set of guidelines under the MGNREGA scheme that has been unveiled by the Mihir Shah Committee recently Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 4 months ago

Sanjeevani 108 An emergency ambulance service that serves as the lifeline of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh is focusing on health care facilities seeds for which were sown last year in form of “Sanjeevani Express”, an emergency ambulance service Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 4 months ago

Future at stake - The dismal picture of education in Bihar and Nitish Kumar's efforts to revive it

This article sheds light on the dismal state of the schools in Bihar that lack even basic facilities such as drinking water and sanitation Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 4 months ago

Rural Kashmir surviving in the dark age - Remote villages deprived of basic facilities

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 all Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 4 months ago

Parched Himalayan villages - The need to restore traditional methods of water harvesting

This article highlights the drinking water situation in the rural areas at the foot hills of the Himalayas Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 4 months ago

"Rural voices: Unheard to empowered" Report of a conference held on 3rd May 2012 by IRRAD, Sesame Workshop India Trust and UNESCO at Gurgaon

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 Day Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 4 months ago

Twenty four hydro electric power projects on Ganga in Uttarakhand need to to be assessed to prevent environmental damage, says a report by Wildlife Institute of India

Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 4 months ago

Water resources of Andhra Pradesh - An atlas by VIStA, IWMI and GoAP

This atlas depicts the spatial and temporal distribution of available water in Andhra Pradesh Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 5 months ago

Water science in India - Hydrological obscurantism - A paper in Economic and Political Weekly

This article criticises the Government of India’s proposal of addressing the twin problems of floods and water scarcity in the country by interlinking rivers Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 6 months ago

Resuscitating a failed idea - Notes from Bihar – A paper in Economic and Political Weekly

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 floods Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 6 months ago

Teesta, Tipaimukh and riverlinking: Danger to Bangladesh-India relations – A paper in Economic and Political Weekly

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 6 months ago

"Excreta Matters" - A profile of the water and sewage situation in 71 Indian cities - A report by the Centre for Science and Environment

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 6 months ago

Citizens voice alarm over recent Supreme Court judgement on interlinking of rivers

Prominent experts, concerned citizens and neighboring countries have raised concerns over the recent Supreme Court judgement. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 6 months ago