Amita Bhaduri

The changing face of monsoon

Climate change is expected to have significant impacts on the Indian monsoon Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 1 month 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 2 years 1 month 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 2 years 2 months 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 2 years 2 months 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 2 years 2 months 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 2 years 2 months ago

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 2 years 2 months 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 2 years 2 months ago

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

Recording the climate co-benefits of MGNREGS

CSTEP develops a framework for quantifying the climate co-benefits of MGNREGS works Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 2 months ago

Women working on an NREGA site building a pond to assist in farming and water storage (Image: UN Women/Gaganjit Singh)

NITI Aayog panel likely to propose incentives for water efficiency

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 2 months ago

Solutions that enable comprehensive reductions in water in agriculture (Image: WallpaperFlare)

Desilting tanks and uplifting collective spirits

A community mobilises resources, including MGNREGS funds, to take care of its commons Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 2 months ago

Enhancing Sundarbans' early warning for disaster preparedness

Cultural adaptations to tropical cyclone warnings and impacts are crucial steps in limiting losses Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 2 months ago

A woman searching for her utensils in debris of her house which collapsed after Cyclone Aila (Image: Anil Gulati, Wikimedia Commons)

Policies, plans and financing for just energy transition

iFOREST convenes the first Global Just Transition Dialogue Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 2 months ago

A transition of all fossil fuel sectors will need to be considered in a phased manner (Image: Ramkumar; Wikimedia Commons)

Prepaid cards for power to save groundwater

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 2 months ago

Over exploitation of groundwater is due to wide cultivation of water guzzler paddy and sugarcane crops (Image: Thamizhpparithi Maari, Wikimedia Commons)

Market value of treated wastewater will rise to rupees 1.9 billion in 2050

Only 10 states in India have treated wastewater reuse policies so far Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 3 months ago

Sewage treatment plant in Kavoor, Mangalore (Image: Asian Development Bank; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Cost-effective and long-lasting environmental management solutions needed

CSE’s State of India’s Environment Report 2023 identifies areas that are lagging behind Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 3 months ago

India generates 150,000 tonne of municipal solid waste every day – more than half of this is either dumped in landfills or remains unattended. (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)

IPCC climate report - a warning call

Synthesis report of IPCC AR6: Grounded action needed to ensure social and ecological justice Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 3 months ago

The Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the sixth in a series of reports which assess scientific, technical, and socio-economic information concerning climate change (Image: Wallpaperflare)

A large-scale training program that actually delivered results

Summary of INREM’s Water Quality Management Course assessment
Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 3 months ago

Ms. Chandana Biswal using the Safe Water Learning Cards to train other Chemists and Lab Assistants in her District. (Image: Chandana Biswal)

Tamil Nadu unveils organic farming policy

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 3 months ago

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)

Jharkhand's agroforestry potential

Study identifies 513 out of 32,620 villages in Jharkhand as potentially suitable for agroforestry work Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 3 months ago

Agroforestry crops need land with sufficient soil moisture and low erosion for their continuous growth (Image: World Agroforestry)