Bejoy K Thomas (ബിജോയ്)
@bejoykt
Interdisciplinary social scientist . #development #environment #water . Associate Professor @IISERPune . Opinions mine.
3rd and final stakeholder workshop of fairSTREAM project underway. We looked at food #water #biodiversity linkages in Upper #Bhima basin, focusing on fairness and sustainability. Project comes to a close, but our work continues. SOPPECOM, @IIASAVienna , @IISERPune #SDG6 #SDG2
We review literature on #food, #water, #biodiversity linkages in India and apply systems mapping. Biodiversity is most connected across the system (137 linkages), followed by water (131) and food (120). @IISERPune #SDGs #policy #climate #sustainability x.com/JulietteCMarti…
In an opinion piece in The Hindustan Times, Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar, Chairman, UGC (@mamidala90) writes: "We must discard the widespread perception that more research publications make someone more qualified than those excelling in areas like establishing start-ups or…
"There is a world outside that exists. What if I am not there? What indeed?" indianexpress.com/article/opinio…
Ep 98 is a conversation with @bejoykt Bejoy is a social scientist driven to solve problems in society, & water resource has been his domain in recent years.. What drives him to work on such problems? How does he think? This and many other things in this episode links ⤵️
Recognized for 'exemplary contributions to teaching' at IISER Pune Foundation Day on April 7, 2025. The courses that I teach: sites.google.com/view/bejoykt/t…
Follow his weekly basketball articles on Medium medium.com/@joshbejoy #NBA #basketball
Joshua's new book Cliffs of Time. amzn.in/d/cVornxm
"The only way these contentious issues surrounding the evolution of poverty after 2011–12 can be resolved is by setting up a new committee by the government."
Special Article | In the absence of new official poverty lines, the updated official Tendulkar Committee poverty lines for 2022–23 are provided, along with alternate estimates of poverty. epw.in/journal/2025/1…
Apply for the PhD program in the Humanities and Social Sciences department at @IISERPune . Application closes on March 26. Details in this link: iiserpune.ac.in/research/depar…
We give a brief review of poverty estimation based on the new household expenditure survey and issues arising from the new methodology adopted by NSS in recording consumption data.
Does probability exist? Probably not. nature.com/articles/d4158…
Traveling through Kuttanad/Vembanad wetland, where I did my PhD fieldwork almost two decades ago. Two and a half hours boat ride on Kerala State Water Transport Department (SWTD) from Alappuzha to Kottayam costs only 29 rupees.
Climate summits seem to produce more jargon than action. In very practical terms, why is it still worth it for India to engage? I write in today's Sunday @timesofindia - not quite an obituary of #COP29, but not a eulogy either. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-ti…
Reason for desk rejection: "I receive too many papers about India".
Great to see India's bold stance on the NCQG at #COP29 Closing Plenary. This was followed by Global South solidarity by G77, Nigeria and LDCs. #NCQG outcome was supposed to restore trust in multilateralism, sadly it has eroded it. #ClimateJustice #PayUp #ClimateFinanceNow
The World Inequality Lab is happy to announce the update of its database! 🪩 Get more insights into the 2024 #inequalitydata by checking our news posts: 👉10 facts on global inequality in 2024 wid.world/news-article/1… 👉A closer look at six regions wid.world/news-article/i…
The broad inequality story though is quite intuitive: food most equal and durables most unequal and urban more unequal than rural 4/n