Aarti Kelkar Khambete

Soil health and support systems - Contradictions and missing links - Paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly

This paper sheds light on the declining vitality of Indian soils and the resultant threat to food security in recent years and the contradictions in soil health management policies Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 4 months ago

Whose river is it anyway - Political economy of hydropower in the Eastern Himalayas - A paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly

This paper highlights the various debates that have emerged in India the context of the highly controversial issue of large dams being built on the rivers of the eastern Himalayas Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 4 months ago

Flood control policies in India - A paper in the journal Golden Research Thoughts

The paper traces the history of flood management in India, its successes and failures, the methods and structures used for flood management and suggests the way forward Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 4 months ago

Impact of climate change on food security in India - A paper published in the journal Advances in Asian Social Science

This paper analyses the food security condition of India during the last few decades and the impact of climate change on food security of India Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 4 months ago

Total sanitation campaign: Budgeting for change series - A report by CBGA and UNICEF

This report aims at understanding the issues that constrained fund utilisation in the Total Sanitation Campaign, India Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 5 months ago

Rainwater harvesting for the Bangalore Metro - A presentation by Biome Environmental Solutions Private Limited

This presentation introduces a plan for rainwater harvesting for the city of Bangalore Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 5 months ago

Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme in Uttarakhand - Performance review - A CAG audit report

This report presents the findings of an audit in the state of Uttarakhand that evaluated the Accelerated Rural Water and Sanitation programme (ARWSP) Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 5 months ago

Factors affecting the successful implementation of the water and sanitation initiatives - Case studies from different parts of the country and lessons learnt

This article includes case studies on the successful implementation of the water and sanitation programme from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 5 months ago

Cleansing of the river Ganga and the World Bank loan - An article in the Observer Research Foundation's Energy News Monitor

This article argues that it is necessary to take a holistic approach while dealing with pollution of the Ganga and then undertaking steps or measures to deal with it Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 5 months ago

System of Wheat Intensification (SWI) in Sutarpur, Ramgarh district, Jharkhand: Experiences of a farmer - An initiative by SISU and SPWD

This video includes an interview of a farmer regarding his experiences with the use of System of Wheat Intensification (SWI) in Jharkhand. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 5 months ago

Ek dozen pani - Twelve stories on the passage of water in Mumbai and its relation with everyday lives - Films by Aakansha Sewa Sangh, Agaaz, Arts Collective CAMP and Nikhil Anand

This film traces the journey of how residents of Mumbai form relationships with water and its related infrastructure Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 5 months ago

Water quality and quantity analysis in Sikkim, North Eastern Himalaya - A paper published in Current Science

This paper looks at the quality and quantity of water resources in Sikkim Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 5 months ago

Dangers of organic farming: An alternative view from Subhash Palekar

In this video, Subhash Palekar discusses the findings of his research over the last eight years on the quality of soil Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 5 months ago

Drops do not discriminate: Addressing inequities and inequalities in access to water and sanitation in India - A short film by WaterAid, India

This video sheds light on the deteriorating water and sanitation situation in the country and questions the efforts being made at the policy level to deal with the situation Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 5 months ago

Differences between the System of Wheat Intensification (SWI) and normal cultivation of wheat: The experiences of a farmer from Madhya Pradesh

This video interviews a farmer on his experiences of using both the normal method and the System of Wheat Intensification (SWI) method for cultivation of wheat Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 5 months ago

The advantages of practising organic farming: The experiences of a farmer from Kerala

Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 5 months ago

Narayanan Unni's organic farm in Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala - A video report

In this video a farmer from Kerala walks us through his farm that includes a range of organically grown medicinal plants and vegetables Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 5 months ago

Land, water and local people - A case study of the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor - A Masters' dissertation - Tata Institute of Social Sciences

This study traces the impact of the Bangalore–Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project on the lakes in the villages around the project area Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 6 months ago

Water quality index of surface water bodies of Gujarat, India - Paper published in the Asian Journal of Experimental Sciences

This paper discusses the findings of a study that assessed the physicochemical water quality parameters of surface water in Gujarat Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 6 months ago

Quantitative geomorphological analysis of a watershed of Ravi river basin, Himachal Pradesh, India - Paper published in the International Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS

This paper describes the geomorphological analysis of a watershed of the Ravi river basin from Himachal Pradesh Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 12 years 6 months ago