Amita Bhaduri

Government plans to develop a carbon credit trading scheme for decarbonisation

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

Ministry of Power & Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change plans an Indian Carbon Market to mobilize investments for transition to low-carbon pathways (Image: Gerd Altmann, Pixabay)

Does micro irrigation really save water?

For achieving real water saving through micro irrigation, a mechanism for water regulation and allocation is essential Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

Use of micro irrigation technology does not automatically result in a reduction in water consumption (Image: Anton: Wikimedia Commons)

Informal plastic waste recycling firms: Impacts on livelihood and health

A sustainable framework is needed for a healthy and safe working environment in the informal plastic waste recycling sector in India Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

Informal plastic waste recycling firms has increased significantly since the 1990s (Image: Andreas, Pixabay)

How do Indian waste to energy plants compare with their global counterparts?

Segregation of dry and wet solid waste is a critical issue in the Indian context Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

EIA suggests lower GHG emission of waste-to-energy plants over landfill (Image: Norbert Nagel,Wikimedia Commons)

Melting glaciers thaw growth of Ladakh’s ice hockey

Threat of global warming puts practising at natural ice ponds at risk Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

Parkachik Glacier (Image: Mahua Sarkar, Wikimedia Commons)

Fiscal health of the State Pollution Control Boards

Has their financial predicament indirectly constrained their ability to fulfil their mandate effectively? Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

AI generated image of air pollution (Image: Alan Frijns from Pixabay)

The changing face of monsoon

Climate change is expected to have significant impacts on the Indian monsoon Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months 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 1 year 2 months 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 3 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 1 year 3 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 1 year 3 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 1 year 3 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 1 year 3 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 1 year 3 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 1 year 3 months ago

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