Amita Bhaduri

Innovative startups for a greener, period-positive future

5 Startups that are debunking menstrual myths and promoting sustainable menstrual products and practices Amita Bhaduri posted 1 month 1 week ago

Reports suggest that in India, only around 13% of girls are aware of menstruation before their first period (Image: Eco femme)

The price of mining on indigenous lands

Resource extraction, environmental degradation, and lost livelihoods Amita Bhaduri posted 1 month 1 week ago

Work in progress in the coal mines in Odisha (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)

Mainstreaming gender in participatory irrigation management: Why does empowerment matter?

Bridging the gender divide in Participatory Irrigation Management Amita Bhaduri posted 1 month 1 week ago

Woman member of water user association is giving fish feed to a community pond in West Midnapore in West Bengal (Image: Tanmoy Bhaduri/IWMI)

Taming the ash: Strategies for fly ash management in India

The problem of fly ash from coal plants in India and recommended solutions Amita Bhaduri posted 1 month 1 week ago

A fly ash dam near NTPC in Korba (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)

Supreme Court condemns unauthorised tree felling in Aravallis

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 1 month 2 weeks ago

Malcha forest area, Delhi ridge (Image: Pinakpani, Wikimedia Commons)

Empowering women through socio-technical innovations

A case study of women-led climate resilient farming by Swayam Shikshan Prayog Amita Bhaduri posted 1 month 2 weeks ago

Building the resilience of women farmers (Image: ICRISAT, Flcikr Commons)

Evaluating economic indicators for a solar agriculture farm

A comparative case study of ground-mounted and agrivoltaic systems Amita Bhaduri posted 1 month 2 weeks ago

Solar energy and land use (Image: Rawpixel, CC0)

Highlighting the solar-agriculture-water nexus

Incentivising the use of panel cleaning robots could enhance water resource management Amita Bhaduri posted 1 month 2 weeks ago

Solar Power Plant Telangana II (Image: Thomas Lloyd Group, Wikimedia Commons)

Atal Bhujal Yojana: Bridging ambition with reality

Rethinking community engagement in the Atal Bhujal Yojana Amita Bhaduri posted 1 month 3 weeks ago

Towards sustainable groundwater management (Image: IWMI)

Unravelling the escalating forest fire crisis in Uttarakhand

Deforestation, expansion of agricultural land, encroachment into forested areas, and unplanned urbanisation alter landscape connectivity, fragment habitats, and increase fire ignition sources. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 month 3 weeks ago

Uttarakhand's wildfire wake-up call (Image: Pickpic)

Shaping river policies with updated environmental flow methods

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 2 months ago

Water necessary to maintain the ecological integrity of rivers (Image: pickpik)

Accelerating climate action: Bridging the gap from dialogue to action

Climate Asia’s third annual conference was a call to address our planet's growing concerns Amita Bhaduri posted 2 months ago

People in the face of climate change (Image: UNDP; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)

Enhancing livelihood security in wasteland-dominated areas

Importance of tailored strategies to address spatial inequalities and promote sustainable development Amita Bhaduri posted 2 months 1 week ago

Addressing livelihood challenges in wasteland regions (Image: Biswarup Ganguly; Wikimedia Commons)

The heat is on: Invisible, unprecedented, and screaming for new solutions

Understanding the impact of heat on our world Amita Bhaduri posted 2 months 1 week ago

Rising temperatures, rising risks (Image: Kim Kestler, publicdomainpictures.net)

Political parties urged to pay special attention to rehabilitation of people displaced by climate change

23-point Youth Manifesto urges for ‘rehabilitation with dignity’ and ‘ecosystem restoration’ among other aspects Amita Bhaduri posted 2 months 1 week ago

Youth are the first to migrate out due to extreme climate impacts; should be provided with ‘adequate employment opportunities’ with their right to life and education protected (Image: ADRA, Flickr Commons; CC BY-ND 2.0 DEED)

Understanding drought impacts and strategies: Orange growers in Vidarbha

Discover the systematic strategies employed to mitigate water scarcity and adapt to climatic adversities Amita Bhaduri posted 2 months 1 week ago

Examining orange growers' perceptions and strategies to mitigate drought impacts (Image: Needpix)

Collaborative approaches to water governance in Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra basin

As the demand for water from the Hindu Kush Himalaya region is expected to rise due to population growth, the impacts of temperature increases, and development requirements, researchers emphasise the urgent need to enhance scientific collaboration and rejuvenate existing treaties and governance structures. Amita Bhaduri posted 2 months 2 weeks ago

Rivers of destiny (Image: Vikramjit Kakati/Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)