Amita Bhaduri

Indore leads the way in making its lakes pollution-free

Floating 'islands' give new lease of life to a lake in Indore Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 9 months ago

An attempt to make our lakes pollution free (Image: Clean Water)

Gujarat tops NITI Aayog’s water index for second time

India’s water crisis likely to worsen as demand projected to exceed supply by 2050, says report Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 9 months ago

With water outages, shortages and availability, one sees these pots in every home, village, by the rainbow-hued hundred in shops, and even in precarious bundles balanced on the bikes of travelling wallah pot-sale vendors in Chennai. (Image: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0)

What’s shit got to do with child health?

Open defecation plays a key role in solving the puzzle of persistent childhood malnutrition in India, says study Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 10 months ago

Studies indicate that more children stunted in India than in sub-Saharan Africa (Image: MOSPI)

Water in Pune’s urban quagmire

A study develops a peri-urban and rurban water and sanitation index for Pune. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 10 months ago

A street in the city of Poonah [Pune] in 1871 (Image: Lester John Frederick, Wikimedia Commons)

Vanishing water bodies behind Ahmedabad’s warm climate

A study shows how the open space on the western bank of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad acts as a heat sink. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 10 months ago

Silverbill enjoying the cool feeling of breeze on the wet feathers in the scorching heat (Image: Koshy, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)

Hydropower in the Himalayas: Potential and risks

Study highlights significant hydropower opportunities in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 10 months ago

Hydel project near Kullu (Image: Nadir Hashmi, Flickr Commons)

Growing crops, one byte at a time

Mobile agri-advisory services provide timely and relevant advice to farmers. But do they translate to practice in the field? Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 10 months ago

CCMobile App compatible with Android and iOS, tends to connect farmers with their crop (Image: YourStory)

Mangroves: Powerhouses of carbon storage the planet desperately needs

Mangroves are carbon-dense ecosystems that can play an important role in carbon storage, study suggests. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 10 months ago

A cluster of mangroves on the banks of Vellikeel river in Kannur, Kerala (Image: Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0)

Fertiliser sector’s bleak record on water use in India

A recent report by CSE rates fertilizer plants on how green the sector is. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 10 months ago

There is need to improve the environmental performance of the fertiliser sector through multi-directional initiatives (Image: MaDailyGist)

How do farmers perceive soil erosion?

A study in Telangana argues that farmers’ expertise is important while assessing the severity of soil erosion. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 11 months ago

A farmer in Pochampally (Image:Saurabh Chatterjee, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Rajasthan's ancient yet ever-evolving water heritage

A book documents the enormous range of water harvesting systems still in use in Rajasthan. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 11 months ago

The design of Chand baodi (stepwell) in Abhaneri village, Rajasthan, was intended to conserve as much water as possible (Image: Unseen Horizons, Flickr Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Budget 2019 talks big on water

But have the crucial schemes received more money than last year? We talk to some experts in the water sector to find out. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 11 months ago

Indian children tapping water (Image: Global Water Partnership, Flickr Commons, CC BY NC-SA 2.0)

Is it all downhill from here for Leh?

Rapid urban growth, scarce water resources and a high risk of natural disasters pose serious challenges for Leh's urban planning and governance. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 11 months ago

The main bazaar of Leh (Image: Christopher Michel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)

Go green this Van Mahotsava

The major cause of insufficient forest cover in India seems to be ruthless cutting of trees in the name of urbanization and development. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 years 11 months ago

Chilepata core forest area in Buxa, Alipurduar district of West Bengal (Image: Tridib Choudhury, Wikimedia Commons, CC-SA 4.0 International)

The need for survival edge technology

Decentralised communitarian technology can mitigate the water crises facing us today. Amita Bhaduri posted 5 years ago

Digging an open well that had some water at lesser depths ranging from 5-10 m using local technology in which a motor run winch draws up the dug up mud from the well bottom. (Image: Rahul Banerjee)

Women hold the key to water for food security and nutrition

Study reveals women are central to both food production and preparation, as well as to domestic water provisioning. Amita Bhaduri posted 5 years ago

A woman from the Ahir tribe at Chapredi village, east of Bhuj with cotton husks. (Image: Meena Kadri, Flickr Commons, CC BY-ND 2.0

Temperatures in India becoming more extreme

A study found that intensification of croplands through replacement of forests can impact long term temperature trends. Amita Bhaduri posted 5 years ago

The stretch below the Koyna dam in Satara district looks parched at the end of the summer of 2014 as the reservoirs went dry (Image: Ashwin Arun Yadav, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Surya Ganga: A film review

The film Surya Ganga makes a case for a shift in India’s energy policy towards renewable sources. Amita Bhaduri posted 5 years ago

Ganga's riverflow near Dhari Devi temple in Uttarakhand (Image: SuryaGanga Facebook Page)

Skymet Weather releases kharif crop estimate 2019

With over 50 percent of the cultivable area being rain-fed, the farm economy could be in a precarious situation with the ongoing rain deficiency. Amita Bhaduri posted 5 years ago

Cotton production in the country is expected to go up by 10 percent as compared to last year. (Image: Kimberly Vardeman, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)

Air pollution surges to emergency levels in India

Measures to deal with air pollution inadequate and poorly implemented in India due to lack of political will. Amita Bhaduri posted 5 years ago

Narratives from Korba in Chhattisgarh is proof that breathing the dust laden air near the power plant is injurious to health. (Image: Ishan Tankha)