Amita Bhaduri

Assessing Udaipur’s groundwater reserves

A study using geospatial techniques suggests the need to regulate groundwater abstraction for long-term sustainability of groundwater use Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

here are various methodologies involved in evaluating groundwater reserves. (Image: Needpix)

Groundwater policy affects stubble burning in the north west

Shifting from monoculture to diversified crop pattern a solution to stubble burning Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Burning of rice residues in south east Punjab, prior to the wheat season(Image: CIAT/NeilPalmer via Flickr Commons)

Young woman's work is impacting Odisha villages

Urmila, a young woman's earnestness has brought a major shift in the mindset of a remote village in Odisha. She is bringing about a change in the way communities approach their shared natural resources, one village at a time. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Urmila engaging children on local bird diversity (Image: FES)

Groundwater prospective zones in Bundelkhand

Integrating geographical information systems and remote sensing for delineation of groundwater potential zones in Bundelkhand region Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Numerous studies have been performed worldwide in which remote sensing data is used to delineate the groundwater potential zones (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)

What causes tropical cyclone driven floods in India?

In the Indian region, landfalling tropical cyclones have the potential to cause floods in the river basins. Both tropical cyclone rainfall and antecedent soil moisture of the basin controls the severity of floods. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Tropical Cyclone Phailin made its way over the Bay of Bengal towards the eastern Indian coast in 2013, with winds recorded at over 200kmph (Image: EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid, CC BY-ND 2.0)

Evaluating WaSH conditions spatially at the panchayat level

Synthesis of water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) spatial pattern in rural India: an integrated interpretation of WaSH practices Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

People in rural areas lack potable water, and use unsafe sanitation and hygiene facilities (Image: Sebastian Dahl)

Employment guarantee during Covid-19

Role of MGNREGA in the year after the 2020 lockdown: Survey findings from Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

MGNREGA provided income support or security to vulnerable households during the pandemic (Image: UN Women)

Lack of data professionals in the impact sector

Arthan organizes a fireside chat to highlight the need for more data talent for social impact Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

There is a need to integrate data science into the existing education system (Image: Mohamed Mahmoud Hassan, Public Domain Pictures)

Pyrolysis-based decentralized biorefinery can reduce residue open burning

Biochar use as carbon sink or coal substitute determines the environmental impacts, as per the study Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

It was environmentally beneficial to treat biomass locally rather than in a centralized unit. (Image: Zack Dowell)

Shrinkage of aus rice in eastern India

A paper looks at the darker side of agricultural intensification - disappearance of autumn or aus rice, entry of high yield varieties, and implications in terms of environmental sustainability in West Bengal Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Rice has undergone an unprecedented rise in production and yield during the green revolution (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

Water conservation and NREGA in tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh

NREGA has emerged as a go-to scheme for water conservation in tribal areas leading to higher irrigation coverage and thus augmenting agricultural production Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

The treatment must be on an area basis; both community and individual lands must be treated. (Image: AKRSP)

Climate predictions and tipping points

United in science 2022: The world is heading in the wrong direction Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Cities – responsible for up to 70% of human-caused emissions – will face increasing climate impacts (Image: cocoparisienne, Pixabay)

Shared water commons

Community reflects on how to make villages in Bhilwara water secure Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Discussion with community members of Baghmali village (Image: Ishita Gupta)

Harnessing energy from wind

Study looks at critical aspects of wind power development Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 7 months ago

Over 23% of India's energy production comes through renewable energy sources (Image: Eric Wilde, Wikimedia Commons)

The man behind introducing guava cultivation in Paroo, Bihar

Need for better convergence with government schemes Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 7 months ago

Harinath found a new way of self-reliance by cultivating guava on sand

Renewable energy sector financing must go up to $600bn to meet 2030 goals

Investors deploying sizable capital as they are confident of India's long-run robust demand for renewable energy (8–10 GW/year) Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 7 months ago

RE tariffs will be determined by PV module costs and financing costs. (Image: ODT, Flickr Commons)

Odisha’s untapped renewable energy potential

iFOREST proposed a target of ‘30 GW Renewable Energy by 2030’ for Odisha Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 7 months ago

Experts stressed on the need to remove barriers related to land, procedure, institutional capacity and finance, to attract investments in the sector (Image: Aiseinau, Wikimedia Commons)

New landslide reporting tool uses social media and artificial intelligence

The system can detect landslide reports with a precision of 76% Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 7 months ago

Social media data has great potential for near-real-time reporting of landslide events and their associated impacts (Image: Eurico Zimbres, Wikimedia Commons)

Creating jobs while managing air quality

Highlights from a new report released by iFOREST Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 7 months ago

An old coal-fired power plant has been dumping vast quantities of ash out in the open for many years. (Image: Lundrim Aliu/ World Bank; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Protected orchids of India

Orchids are one of the most threatened flowering plants in the world Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 7 months ago

Orchid size can range from a pencil head to a vigorous two tonne shrub (Image: Geoff Mckay, Wikimedia Commons)