The Center for Science and Environment’s report on profit sharing in mining with local communities comes out in support of government’s recent proposal to share 26 per cent net profitsAmita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago
This paper in Current Science deals with the use of biodrainage to combat waterlogging, increase farm productivity and sequester carbon in canal command areas of northwest India.Amita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago
This study report by the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) deals with the measures to mitigate agrarian distress in Alappuzha and Kuttanad wetland ecosystem.Amita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago
This report by the Strategic Foresight Group provides ideas for cooperative solutions to enhance water security in Asia.Amita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago
This case study by Swati Narayan, Oxfam discusses how India is confronted with an agrarian crisis and mass hunger, despite producing enough food to feed itself.Amita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago
This Interim Report of the Expert Group of Planning Commission on Low Carbon Strategies for Inclusive Growth provides a menu of options that can reduce India’s emission intensity over the time frame.Amita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago
This handbook by Water and Sanitation Program gives a very useful insight on the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of sanitary toilet complexes in a sustainable way.Amita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago
This position paper by the National Rainfed Area Authority attempts to address the challenges of food security through analysis of the present trend of growth in production, procurement and safe storage of different foodgrain cropsAmita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago
This study by Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), commissioned by WWF-India focuses on the impacts of climate change on the rice and wheat production system in the Upper Ganga Basin.Amita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago
This publication on the conservation and management of India’s lakes and wetlands, is a follow-up of the 12th World Lake Conference. The importance of this publication also stems from how valuable our lakes and wetlands are to our ecosystems.Amita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago
This report by CMS Environment presents an assessment study of impact and sustainability of Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP).Amita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago
The paper states that there had been continued improvements in access to sanitation, increased attention to usage of toilets and sustenance of hygienic behaviour change, and safe conveyance and disposal at the community level to reap the benefits of improved health and environmental outcomes.Amita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago
This paper by Brooks Anderson of Clear Impression Documentation Services reviews the history, theory and outcomes of public service privatisation in order to weigh its merit and foresee the impact privatisation is likely to have on municipal solid waste management (MSWM) and thereby upon public welfare in India.Amita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago
This book, Rainfed Agriculture: Unlocking the Potential, opens up vistas of new, untapped opportunities to meet the challenges of enhancing food production with limited water resources.Amita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago
This study in Current Science on lake outburst in the Indus valley of Ladakh Himalaya deals with the specific case of a paleolake record of outburst discovered at approximately 3245 metres above mean sea level in the Spituk–Leh valley of the Indus river, Ladakh Himalaya.Amita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago
This paper in Current Science deals with the recent landslides in the hill slopes in the Uttarakhand Himalayas, which are known for their instability due to ongoing tectonic activity.Amita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago
This paper in Current Science reports the role of remote sensing and geographical information system in the identification of geomorphic recordsAmita Bhaduri posted 13 years ago