Amita Bhaduri

Amita Bhaduri
NITI Aayog panel likely to propose incentives for water efficiency
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Posted on 15 Apr, 2023 11:32 AM

NITI Aayog panel likely to propose incentives for efficient use of water

Solutions that enable comprehensive reductions in water in agriculture (Image: WallpaperFlare)
Prepaid cards for power to save groundwater
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Posted on 01 Apr, 2023 04:49 PM

House panel suggests prepaid cards for power to save groundwater

Over exploitation of groundwater is due to wide cultivation of water guzzler paddy and sugarcane crops (Image: Thamizhpparithi Maari, Wikimedia Commons)
Tamil Nadu unveils organic farming policy
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Posted on 18 Mar, 2023 04:19 PM

Tamil Nadu unveils organic farming policy with a focus on promoting chemical-free agriculture

Organic farming creates harmonious balance between crop production and animal husbandry and facilitates alignment of life with natural ecosystems and cycles.  (Image: Katharina Low/SuSanA Secretariat)
Centre in final stages of notifying emissions trading scheme
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Posted on 01 Mar, 2023 12:17 PM

Centre in final stages of notifying emissions trading scheme

Government plans to give energy efficiency targets to sectors (Image: RawPixel)
Haryana becomes 'Har Ghar Jal’ state
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Posted on 19 Feb, 2023 07:26 PM

Haryana becomes 'Har Ghar Jal’ state

States and union territories have been advised to undertake testing of water quality on a periodic basis (Image: Maxpixel)
India issues notice to Pakistan to renegotiate Indus Waters Treaty to optimise water use
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Posted on 02 Feb, 2023 12:36 PM

India issues notice to Pakistan seeking modification to Indus Waters Treaty

Indus River between Domkhar and Skurbuchen (Image: Keith Goyden, India Water Portal Flickr)
Creating a pool of water quality trainers at scale
Developing core skills of trainers through the Trainer Certification Program Posted on 11 Jan, 2023 10:52 AM

According to the Global Water Quality Index, India ranks 120th out of 122 countries in water quality, its ability and commitment to improving it.

Strengthening skills of participants to impart training in their respective work areas (Image: INREM Foundation)
Radiation not a pollutant, says Pollution Control Committee
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Posted on 06 Jan, 2023 10:08 AM

Radiation is not a pollutant: Pollution Control Committee

DPCC claims there is no convincing scientific evidence of causing adverse health effects of radiation (Image: CC0 Public Domain)
Promoting the use of Bheel language in emerging social media spaces
Languages of indigenous people have faced government neglect
Posted on 30 Aug, 2022 08:04 PM

The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed the period between 2022 and 2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, to “draw global attention to the critical situation of many indigenous languages and t

The studio of 'Bheel Voice' has been built in the traditional architectural style of the Bhil Adivasis (Image: Khedut Mazdoor Chetna Sangath)
Carbon removal using ‘blue carbon’ habitats “uncertain and unreliable”
New study from the University of East Anglia challenges the widely held view that restoring areas such as mangroves, saltmarsh and seagrass can remove large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere
Posted on 29 Jul, 2022 12:17 PM

Restoring coastal vegetation – so called ‘blue carbon’ habitats – may not be the nature-based climate solution it is claimed to be, according to a new study. 

Mediterranean seagrass (Image: David Luquet, CNRS-Sorbonne University)
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