Amita Bhaduri

Study of Earth’s stratosphere reduces uncertainty in future climate change

New research effectively rules out the most extreme climate change scenarios Amita Bhaduri posted 9 months 3 weeks ago

Clouds in the stratosphere (Image: Kaushik Panchal, Wikimedia Commons)

Building the water quality champions cohort in Jharkhand

A knowledge-driven platform could act as a catalyst in achieving drinking water targets Amita Bhaduri posted 9 months 3 weeks ago

Rural water planning: Challenges and the way forward

Long-term support is crucial for sustaining community water supply schemes beyond the trial period Amita Bhaduri posted 9 months 4 weeks ago

Lessons from four states of India (Image: WallpaperFlare)

Impacts of disappearing snow and ice in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Current emissions path threatens two billion people and is accelerating species extinction, says a report by ICIMOD Amita Bhaduri posted 10 months ago

Building weather station on Yala glacier in Nepal which collects meteorological data that helps ICIMOD researchers model glacial melt and accumulation. (Image: Jitendra Raj Bajracharya/ICIMOD)

From perennial to seasonal

An attempt to examine the historical and ecological importance of the East Kaali River while focusing on its rejuvenation work. Amita Bhaduri posted 10 months ago

The current state of the river’s origin (April 22, 2023; Image: Anushka)

Haryana launches Integrated Water Resources Action Plan

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 10 months ago

Continuous efforts are needed to reduce water consumption by adopting water conservation methods (Image: Sunil Kumar, CC-BY-3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Micro-irrigation systems: Opening up new farming possibilities in India

There is a need to incentivize farmers to convert to more efficient methods of irrigation such as micro-irrigation Amita Bhaduri posted 10 months 1 week ago

Micro-irrigation is considered to be up to 90 percent more efficient than flood irrigation (Image: Pixabay)

Building solidarities for just futures

Conclave brings together people’s collectives who have been defending the rights of marginalised communities Amita Bhaduri posted 10 months 1 week ago

The conclave highlighted the challenges and instances of marginalization that exist due to factors such as land dispossession, forced displacement, lack of access to education, healthcare, and basic amenities, and limited representation in decision-making processes. (Image: Simon Williams/Ekta Parishad; Wikimedia Commons)

Majuli Island: A tapestry of resilience and environmental harmony

Majuli serves as a symbol of both the delicate balance between human activity and the environment and the tenacity of its residents Amita Bhaduri posted 10 months 1 week ago

Addressing various aspects of women's lives to enhance their social, economic, and political status (Image: Rebuild India Fund)

Spatial pattern and clustering of open defecation in India

The study is the first to explore the spatial variations in open defecation practise in India Amita Bhaduri posted 10 months 1 week ago

Due to the lack of water supply, this community toilet complex is left to rot in the village Sanarpudur (Image: IWP Flickr)

Kodagu landslide survivors' experiences

A community-involved micro-level disaster management plan to ensure a coordinated disaster relief response Amita Bhaduri posted 10 months 1 week ago

Landslides have become an annual occurrence and have spread to other districts of the Western Ghats range (Image: Ashish Gupta; (CC BY 2.0))

How Indian laws are shaping the course of environmental sustainability

An in-depth exploration of environmental sustainability and the Indian legal system Amita Bhaduri posted 10 months 2 weeks ago

Indian environmental jurisprudence has been significantly shaped by a series of landmark judgments (Image: Carbon Herald)

Using water games for economic gains

A field account of how playing a water game helped a remote community utilize its water resources better Amita Bhaduri posted 10 months 2 weeks ago

Participatory gaming in the community dispels many myths and develops forums for group decision-making on the management of shared natural resources. (Image: FES)

Decoding ‘just transition’ in India: The conceptual underpinnings

Just transition, as a development planning and implementation strategy, has certain non-negotiable attributes. Amita Bhaduri posted 10 months 2 weeks ago

In the climate sphere, the approach of just transition aims at addressing injustices (Image: Kenueone, Pixabay)

Lived experiences of sanitation and hygiene access

Immersive research for safer sanitation in Bihar and Maharashtra Amita Bhaduri posted 10 months 3 weeks ago

Children pose outside a toilet (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)

Assam launches ambitious water scheme to train over two lakh students as 'Jal Doots'

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 10 months 3 weeks ago

Assam intends to reach intends to reach 100% coverage of FHTCs shortly (Image: Wallpaper Flare; Creative Commons)

Securing land rights for deprived urban communities

ActionAid drives change for deprived urban communities' rights to land, housing, and basic amenities Amita Bhaduri posted 10 months 3 weeks ago

Communities assert their right to urban land (Image: Abraham Chacko, Flickr Commons, (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0))

An anthropologist visits orans in Rajasthan

Orans are traditional sacred groves found in Rajasthan. These are community forests, preserved and managed by rural communities through institutions and codes that mark such forests sacred. Orans have significance for both, conservation and livelihood. The author visited two orans in Alwar district in Rajasthan and in this article, she writes about her observation. Amita Bhaduri posted 10 months 4 weeks ago

Since ancient times, communities in Rajasthan have preserved these orans, and their lives have been inextricably entwined with them. (Image: Ranjita Mohanty)

Urgent need for coordinated effort to put out forest fires in Odisha

There is a strong correlation between forest fires and tendu prevalence in Odisha Amita Bhaduri posted 10 months 4 weeks ago

Forest fires ignited by natural causes, but major contribution of human action cannot be denied (Image: Naveen N K, Wikimedia Commons)

Investments in local risk resilience

UNICEF and G20 Disaster Risk Resilience (DRR) Working Group call for new social protection systems Amita Bhaduri posted 11 months ago