Amita Bhaduri

Participatory development needed for eco-sensitive Himalayan region

A comprehensive review of the many development projects in the planning and early implementation stages needs to be done Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 9 months ago

Need to declare Himalayas as an eco-sensitive zone (Image: Bibek Raj Pandeya, Wikimedia Commons)

Blue-green infrastructure solutions for resilient cities

A 10-city study on the impacts of urbanization on natural infrastructure in India Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 10 months ago

Study indicates that blue-green spaces in core-city and peripheral areas are differentially impacted by the growing urban footprint (Image: Emmanuel Dyan)

Can rice residues be turned into wealth?

Institutional support, monetary and proper implementation of laws along with policy framework can solve this issue, says a state-of-the-art review in crop residue burning in India Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 10 months ago

A controlled burn on long-term conservation agriculture trials (Image: CIMMYT)

Local recycling of moisture via wetlands and forests high in North-East India

Floods in Brahmaputra greatly increases the surficial water availability in low lying floodplains and wetlands, promoting enhanced recycling via evaporation. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 10 months ago

The region with its vast wetlands and forest cover is akin to the Amazon (Image: Ashwin Kumar, Wikimedia Commons)

How to save Joshimath?

The sinking town points to the climate change risks faced in vulnerable areas such as the Himalayas Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 10 months ago

Warnings were being given for some decades that Joshimath would sink one day (Image: Vaibhav, Wikimedia Commons)

Creating a pool of water quality trainers at scale

Developing core skills of trainers through the Trainer Certification Program Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 10 months ago

Strengthening skills of participants to impart training in their respective work areas (Image: INREM Foundation)

Fostering innovation in the green cooling sector

India’s cooling strategy can simultaneously mitigate the heat-related risks on lives and livelihoods, lower carbon emissions, and position India as a global hub for green cooling manufacturing. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 10 months ago

Can India meet its growing domestic demand while also position itself as a manufacturing hub for cooling technologies? (Image: Gije Cho, CC)

Radiation not a pollutant, says Pollution Control Committee

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 10 months ago

DPCC claims there is no convincing scientific evidence of causing adverse health effects of radiation (Image: CC0 Public Domain)

Microplastics in tributaries of the Upper Ganga River

First report on microplastics in tributaries of Upper Ganga River along Dehradun Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 10 months ago

Microplastics (Image: Oregon State University, Wikimedia Commons)

Localised impacts of irrigation on economic development

Results show the impacts of agricultural productivity boosts in India can be highly heterogeneous Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 10 months ago

Buckingham canal near Kasturba Nagar, Adyar (Image: India Water Portal)

An index for impact monitoring of water infrastructure

A study develops a prototype method by employing the remote sensing-based ecological index Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 10 months ago

rigorous post-implementation monitoring and impact assessment of assets is needed (Image: UN Women)

Food and nutrition security during disasters

Food assistance generally emerges as the most essential lifesaving need that requires immediate attention after every disaster Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 10 months ago

There is a scope to bring focus of food security and nutrition in plans and policies on climate change (Biswarup Ganguly, Wikimedia Commons)

Solar powered micro-sprinkler irrigation system for semi-arid tropics

Efficient and cost-effective irrigation system matching the small-scale water harvesting and storage systems is much needed Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 10 months ago

There is a need to need to develop solar powered micro-sprinkler system considering the techno-socio-economic situation of the small holders of the dryland region. (Image: Rawpixel; Free CC0)

Best practices for flood resilient cities

A basket of solutions that Indian cities can choose based on their need and priority Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 11 months ago

East Kolkata Wetland (Image: Dibyendu Ash; Wikimedia Commons)

Mobilising communities for WASH

WaterAid India’s partnership with USAID and Gap Inc. benefits 2400 villages across 7 districts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 11 months ago

WaterAid has focused on establishing community-led water quality monitoring &amp; surveillance (Image: Anil Gulati/India Water Portal Flickr)

Healthy soil critical to human health and for achieving SDGs

Soil research must focus both on technology development and implementation Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 11 months ago

The ability of soils to support soil functions or services is decreasing (Image: Katrin Park/International Food Policy Research Institute)

Why farmers are not adopting crop insurance in India?

Study looks at behavioral biases in crop insurance adoption Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 11 months ago

Adoption rate of crop insurance low in India despite government efforts (Image: PxHere, CC0 Public Domain)

The water that you eat

Need to shift to a more sustainable diet without compromising on major nutrients and calories Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 11 months ago

Historically, India has been a net exporter of virtual water (Image: PxHere)

A successful model of integrated farming system in Koraput

Integrated rice–fish-poultry farming system is a sound strategy for harmonizing joint management of various resources Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 11 months ago

Mangaraj's farm is a model for the region (Image: Tripati Khura)

COP-27: Act now

In 2022, almost every country in the world has been affected by natural disasters Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 11 months ago

The the poor and developing countries are more affected by these climate change induced natural disasters than the rich and developed ones(Image: MaxPixel)