Amita Bhaduri

Securing land rights for deprived urban communities

ActionAid drives change for deprived urban communities' rights to land, housing, and basic amenities Amita Bhaduri posted 11 months ago

Communities assert their right to urban land (Image: Abraham Chacko, Flickr Commons, (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0))

An anthropologist visits orans in Rajasthan

Orans are traditional sacred groves found in Rajasthan. These are community forests, preserved and managed by rural communities through institutions and codes that mark such forests sacred. Orans have significance for both, conservation and livelihood. The author visited two orans in Alwar district in Rajasthan and in this article, she writes about her observation. Amita Bhaduri posted 11 months 1 week ago

Since ancient times, communities in Rajasthan have preserved these orans, and their lives have been inextricably entwined with them. (Image: Ranjita Mohanty)

Urgent need for coordinated effort to put out forest fires in Odisha

There is a strong correlation between forest fires and tendu prevalence in Odisha Amita Bhaduri posted 11 months 1 week ago

Forest fires ignited by natural causes, but major contribution of human action cannot be denied (Image: Naveen N K, Wikimedia Commons)

Investments in local risk resilience

UNICEF and G20 Disaster Risk Resilience (DRR) Working Group call for new social protection systems Amita Bhaduri posted 11 months 1 week ago

Social protection has emerged as an important policy instrument to utilise disaster risk finances (Image: Gerd Altmann, Pixabay)

Conservation and collection practices in the sacred Thal Kedar forest of Uttarakhand

Both indigenous and scientific knowledge are equally important to promote biodiversity conservation Amita Bhaduri posted 11 months 1 week ago

The sacred Thal Kedar forest is a common sacred center for people of different cultures, traditions, and beliefs (Image: Mini Mehta, eUttaranchal)

Bhuj citizens seek restoration of Hamirsar and other water bodies

Given Hamirsar's significance, the Jal Shakti Ministry had designated it as one of India's 75 water heritage monuments Amita Bhaduri posted 11 months 2 weeks ago

Need to resuscitate the traditional water system and expand its catchment (Image: Raman Patel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0)

Government plans to develop a carbon credit trading scheme for decarbonisation

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 11 months 2 weeks ago

Ministry of Power & Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change plans an Indian Carbon Market to mobilize investments for transition to low-carbon pathways (Image: Gerd Altmann, Pixabay)

Does micro irrigation really save water?

For achieving real water saving through micro irrigation, a mechanism for water regulation and allocation is essential Amita Bhaduri posted 11 months 2 weeks ago

Use of micro irrigation technology does not automatically result in a reduction in water consumption (Image: Anton: Wikimedia Commons)

Informal plastic waste recycling firms: Impacts on livelihood and health

A sustainable framework is needed for a healthy and safe working environment in the informal plastic waste recycling sector in India Amita Bhaduri posted 11 months 2 weeks ago

Informal plastic waste recycling firms has increased significantly since the 1990s (Image: Andreas, Pixabay)

How do Indian waste to energy plants compare with their global counterparts?

Segregation of dry and wet solid waste is a critical issue in the Indian context Amita Bhaduri posted 11 months 3 weeks ago

EIA suggests lower GHG emission of waste-to-energy plants over landfill (Image: Norbert Nagel,Wikimedia Commons)

Melting glaciers thaw growth of Ladakh’s ice hockey

Threat of global warming puts practising at natural ice ponds at risk Amita Bhaduri posted 11 months 3 weeks ago

Parkachik Glacier (Image: Mahua Sarkar, Wikimedia Commons)

Fiscal health of the State Pollution Control Boards

Has their financial predicament indirectly constrained their ability to fulfil their mandate effectively? Amita Bhaduri posted 11 months 4 weeks ago

AI generated image of air pollution (Image: Alan Frijns from Pixabay)

The changing face of monsoon

Climate change is expected to have significant impacts on the Indian monsoon Amita Bhaduri posted 11 months 4 weeks ago

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), instances of heavy rainfall have increased by almost 85% in the country since 2012 (Image: Marina, 2009,Wikimedia Commons)

India's first census of all water bodies

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year ago

In 2016, a Standing Committee of Parliament pointed to the need to carry out a separate census of water bodies. (Image: Needpix)

Utilising agroforestry as a nature-based solution to achieve sustainable development goals

Carbon market can play a role in rewarding environmental stewardship Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year ago

The motivated young farmer proudly showed his 80 guava trees that he planted for the first time in the village and made a profit of INR 6,000. He is the second generation. His-father made the first attempt at agroforestry in 2010. He is motivated to adopt innovative practices and does not want to migrate to a larger city. (Image: Yasmeen Telwala)

Study suggests continuous monitoring of the water and soil quality in wastewater irrigated areas in Musi basin

Heavy metals, physical and biological parameters were analysed in water, soil, and crops in Musi River basin Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year ago

Musi is polluted due to municipal sewage and industrial wastewater (Image: Muhammed Mubashir, Wikimedia Commons)

Desalination via solar energy for sustainable development

The economic viability of solar desalination methods is the primary obstacle Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year ago

The challenge is of ascertaining how renewable energy sources can be utilized to operate a desalination system (Image: Vmenkov, Wikimedia Commons)

Learning their way to water security and better incomes

Facilitating varied interventions to improve the health of the village commons Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year ago

Pastureland (Image: FES)

WMO annual report emphasises how quickly climate change is progressing

The WMO State of the Global Climate report 2022 focuses on key climate indicators – greenhouse gases, temperatures, sea level rise, ocean heat and acidification, sea ice and glaciers. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year ago

Ocean heat content reached a new observed record high in 2022 (Image: Maxpixel)

Cities urgently need to step up climate action

Bangalore hosts conference to help cities mainstream climate actions Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year ago

Cities continue to face daunting capacity constraints as they pursue urgently needed climate action (Image: Nimit Nagpal, Wikipedia Commons)

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