Amita Bhaduri

High stakes hearing: Meghalaya High Court addresses unlawful rat-hole mining after Committee's startling report

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

Banning all coal mining in the region, can effectively shut down the economy (Image: ECSP, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)

A healthy soil is the foundation of crop productivity and sustainability

Worldwide, soil degradation could cost $23 million by 2050 due to the loss of food, ecosystem services, and income. Soil health in agriculture is critical, with near-term impacts likely. As an agricultural innovator, Corteva is built on a believes in promoting sustainable agriculture and providing farmers with the most suitable and effective solutions to protect the health of their soil. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

Controlling nematodes poses a problem (Image: Pxhere)

Public expects transparency on climate action, APCO survey finds

A notable gap in understanding common terms related to climate action points to a strong demand for clearer language and transparent performance and accountability frameworks. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

Climate change: Russian art contest (Image: UNDP; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)

Sorting for circularity India toolkit launched

Pioneering partnership sets India on path to next-gen textiles leadership Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

Textile waste can have detrimental effects on the environment (Image: Rawpixel)

Preserve the ecological integrity of rivers

A statement on riverfront development in Pune by the participants of India River Week Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

Riverfront development at Pune (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

Innovation in the face of CSR compliance

Firms close to the pre-tax profit threshold manipulate reported profits to just below the threshold: Study Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

CSR regulation mandates that qualifying Indian firms allocate 2% of pre-tax profits to CSR projects (Image: Meredith Foster, Medium)

Unmasking gender disparities in Indian sanitation

Women's struggle for sanitation equity in rural areas and urban slums India Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

A training exercise on water and sanitation, as part of an EU-funded project on integrated water resource management in Rajasthan. (Image: UN Women Asia and Pacific; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)

Tamil Nadu may charge fees for commercial groundwater extraction: Upcoming revisions to State Water Policy

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

Need to push for tough laws to restrict groundwater overextraction (Image: Rawpixel)

Advancing people-centric early warning systems

A case study on the scope and challenges of impact-based forecast and warning services for hydro-meteorological hazards in India Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

Community-Based Flood Early Warning System (Image: ICIMOD/Jiten; Flickr Commons)

What factors hinder the uptake of climate-smart agricultural practices among women?

Policy and implementation gaps in reaching women farmers with climate-smart agriculture practices Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

There is a need to enhance extension services to women (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)

Evaluating the stability of ESG-driven indices in turbulent markets

ESG investing: A path to stability and profitability Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Weathering the storm and predicting future returns (Image: Mike Langridge)

Prioritise conserving peri-urban wetlands

Study reveals a decline in wetland areas, notably in peri-urban zones, driven by changing land use patterns Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Wetland ecosystem's health is significantly correlated with land transformation (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

Experts stress responsible land use for India's renewable energy potential

Meeting Paris Agreement targets: Challenges and solutions for India's renewable energy expansion Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Socio-ecological conflicts hindering the rapid deployment of renewable energy in India (Image: Rawpixel)

Photoessay: Water insecurity among hill tribes of Tripura

A tale of sacred springs and broken promises Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Hill tribe women persistently stage road blockades for the third time, demanding access to clean drinking water, while the promises made to them remain unfulfilled. (Image: Thomas Malsom)

Weather-related natural disasters likely to impact sustainability initiatives

Honeywell’s environmental sustainability index, a quarterly index reveals a growing number of organisations globally are boosting annual sustainability investments by at least 50%, and are optimistic about achieving short- and long-term objectives Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Environmental Sustainability Index gauges movement in corporate sentiment and investment on the sustainability front. (Image: Needpix)

Factors affecting the adoption of IoT in the agri-food domain

IoT in the agri-food supply chain helps measure and monitor sustainability indicators like crop productivity, fertiliser usage, and water efficiency Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Agriculture IoT with rice field background (Image: Rawpixel)

Integrating climate-resilient strategies: NGT takes action on sinking Indian islands

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Climate-resilient island management (Image: PxHere; CC0 Public Domain)

Empowering Indian agriculture: Upstream startups and farmtech innovations

India briefly overtook China in agrifoodtech investment, while Southeast Asia demonstrated significant potential with $1.7 billion in funding Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Investment in upstream innovations in Asia-Pacific region – those for the farm and primary production of novel foods – increased 24% year-over-year (Image: CIAT/Neil Palmer)

A new UN University report highlights the peril of irreversible tipping points for both people and the planet

Interconnected Disaster Risks Report 2023: The looming threat of irreversible tipping points Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

The risk tipping point is when an ecosystem loses key species that are strongly connected, triggering cascading extinctions of dependent species, which can eventually lead to the collapse of an entire ecosystem. (Image: UNU)

Switching crops in India's food bowl benefits water sustainability

Farmers' input, subsidies, incentives, and promotion through PDS could enhance the adoption of alternative cereals. Future policy framing should consider subsidies, irrigation efficiency, yield gap, and technological improvements. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

(Image: Balaram Mahalder; Wikimedia Commons: CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)