Amita Bhaduri

India’s rivers are drying, fresh water biodiversity being destroyed, and people seriously threatened from mega hydro-electric projects - Can CBD help?

India continues to use doublespeak in dealing with its rivers and biodiversity, inspite of promulgating the Biological Diversity Act Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 8 months ago

India’s economic policies are destroying biodiversity and livelihoods: Commitments under CBD are not being met, says a statement issued by Indian civil society organizations

India’s economic policies are destroying biodiversity and livelihoods on an unprecedented scale Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 8 months ago

WOTR’s Position Paper on “Biodiversity and adaptation to climate change” released on October 16, 2012 at the COP-11 in Hyderabad

This position paper explains WOTR’s proactive ecosystem based adaptation strategy crystallized from the ecosystem management and conservation work carried out in different states Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 8 months ago

River Bagmati: Bounties become a curse – A book by Dinesh Kumar Mishra

This book by Dinesh Kumar Mishra provides a compilation of all information related to the river Bagmati Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 8 months ago

Living rivers, dying rivers:Rivers of West Bengal, Orissa & Indus system

The eleventh lecture in the series titled "Living rivers, dying rivers" was on rivers of West Bengal, Orissa and the Indus system,by Dr. Kalyan Rudra, Mr. Ranjan K Panda and Prof. Shakil Romshoo. Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 8 months ago

Residents of Bhalaswa resettlement colony in New Delhi facing risks due to groundwater contamination, says a study by Bhalaswa Lok Shakti Manch and Hazards Centre

This study highlights the impact of solid wastes generated in Delhi on the surrounding environment including water sources Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 8 months ago

Squatting rights - Study by Dasra highlights the issue of access to toilets in urban India

This report focuses on the poor sanitation situation in India and argues that non profits can play an important role by in creating innovative, impactful models for sanitation Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 8 months ago

River and people on collision course

This book attempts to study the irrigation and flood control schemes that were taken up in the Kamla basin following independence and depicts how people have been left in a blind alley Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 8 months ago

Aquifer systems of India - Atlas compiled by the Central Ground Water Board (2012)

This atlas provides a country wide overview and summary of the most important information available for all principal and major aquifer systems and depicts aquifer wise ground water scenario Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 9 months ago

Caste discrimination in disaster situations in India - Reports by National Dalit Watch

The National Dalit Watch examines the existing policy and disaster response or preparedness regime from the point of view of equity considerations Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 9 months ago

Draft National Chemical Policy (2012) proposed by the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers

Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 9 months ago

National water framework law – An explanatory note developed by the Sub-Group of Planning Commission’s Working Group on Water Governance for the Twelfth Plan

This note on the national water law provides an account of why a national water law is necessary Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 9 months ago

GM crops are just not the right solution for our country, says a report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture

While the battle against Genetically Modified (GM) food rages in India, an unequivocal stand has been taken by the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 9 months ago

Churning still water – Briefing paper by the Centre for Science and Environment on the state of urban water bodies, conservation and management in India

This briefing paper on the state of urban water bodies, conservation and management in India, has tried to bring out the threats to the urban water bodies in India Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 9 months ago

Machhu dam disaster of 1979 in Gujarat – Discussion on a book by Tom Wooten and Utpal Sandesara

This article by Amita Bhaduri describes the details of the discussion organised on a new book that spectacularly reconstructs the 1979 Machhu dam disaster in Gujarat Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 9 months ago

Conservation at crossroads – Science, society and the future of India’s wildlife – A talk by Ghazala Shahabuddin

This article by Amita Bhaduri describes Ghazala Shahabuddin’s recent talk on the malaise underlying India’s dominant conservation paradigm Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 9 months ago

Arsenic content in ground and canal waters of Punjab – A paper by Punjab Agricultural University

Arsenic in drinking water can impact human health and is considered to be one of the prominent environmental causes of cancer mortality in the world Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 9 months ago

Water scarcity in Delhi – Soaring demand or mismanagement – Panel discussion organized by Toxics Link and IIC, Delhi, August 7, 2012

Amita Bhaduri reports on a lively debate organized by Toxics Link and India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi on the topic of water scarcity in Delhi Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 10 months ago

"Living with floods" – A film by Sanjay Barnela and Samreen Farooqui, about Nav Jagriti's work with farmers in flood-affected Saran district in North Bihar

This award-winning documentary takes a look at the serious situation created by the North Bihar region's rivers bursting their banks almost every year Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 10 months ago

Failing the grade - Cities across India are ignoring the informal recycling sector, says a report by Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group

No city in India has recognized the role of informal sector in recycling waste and that waste itself can be a tool to alleviate poverty, argues this report Amita Bhaduri posted 11 years 10 months ago