Bejoy Thomas (ബിജോയ്)
bejoykt.bsky.social
Bejoy Thomas (ബിജോയ്)
@bejoykt.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary social scientist . #development #environment #water . Associate Professor, IISER Pune, India. Opinions mine.
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Our opinion piece in The Hindu BusinessLine argues for prioritizing water equity, sustainable agriculture & biodiversity conservation in rapidly changing areas
Based on collaborative research in the Upper Bhima basin between IISER Pune IIASA & SOPPECOM
www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/a-ne...
www.thehindubusinessline.com
Are you interested in research on topics in ecological economics, development studies, or related areas? Apply for the PhD program in the Humanities and Social Sciences department at IISER Pune
Application closes on October 15th.
Details in this link:

www.iiserpune.ac.in/research/dep...
Study with us - Humanities and Social Sciences - IISER Pune
www.iiserpune.ac.in
October 4, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Our opinion piece in The Hindu BusinessLine argues for prioritizing water equity, sustainable agriculture & biodiversity conservation in rapidly changing areas
Based on collaborative research in the Upper Bhima basin between IISER Pune IIASA & SOPPECOM
www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/a-ne...
www.thehindubusinessline.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Pavan Kumar my colleague at IISER Pune from Physics runs a podcast.
He documents the intellectual journeys of academics from different fields.
He hosted me for the latest episode.
I share my beginnings in economics and transition to development and sustainability studies.

youtu.be/9M2A5Tzg17M?...
Conversation with Bejoy Thomas – Water Management & Development with Problem-Driven Approach
YouTube video by Science meets History !
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May 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Recognized for 'exemplary contributions to teaching' at IISER Pune Foundation Day on April 7, 2025.

Courses:
Development Studies
Climate Adaptation and Development
Introduction to Humanities and Social Sciences
April 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Follow his weekly basketball articles on Medium
medium.com/@joshbejoy
#NBA #basketball
April 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Joshua's new book Cliffs of Time.

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Cliffs of Time eBook : Bejoy, Joshua : Amazon.in: Kindle Store
Cliffs of Time eBook : Bejoy, Joshua : Amazon.in: Kindle Store
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April 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
March 22 is #WorldWaterDay .

In our opinion piece in The Hindu BusinessLine, we look at the learnings so far from Jal Jeevan Mission, which aims to provide functional tap connection to every rural household in India.

www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/jal-...
Jal Jeevan Mission: Hits and misses
Official data show that functional household tap connections have continued to increase in recent times, but at a diminishing rate
www.thehindubusinessline.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Apply for the PhD program in the Humanities and Social Sciences department at IISER Pune .

Application closes on March 26.

Details in this link:
www.iiserpune.ac.in/research/dep...
Study with us - Humanities and Social Sciences - IISER Pune
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences seeks applications for the PhD programme. The details of which can be found below.
www.iiserpune.ac.in
March 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
#Replug

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).
With Juliette Martin and colleagues.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Review of the food, water and biodiversity nexus in India
Nexus research can help address issues arising at the intersection of traditionally independently treated management, policy, and research areas. Whil…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
#Replug

We ask the question 'why is adoption of micro-irrigation slow in India?' in our systematic review. We find that (a) #subsidies alone will not lead to greater adoption (b) mere adoption of #micro-irrigation will not result in #water conservation.
With Jyoti Nair.

doi.org/10.1080/0961...
Why is adoption of micro-irrigation slow in India? a review
Adoption of micro-irrigation has been slow among farmers in India in spite of concerted efforts. Based on a systematic literature review, this article makes two observations. First, subsidies alone...
doi.org
March 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Reposted by Bejoy Thomas (ബിജോയ്)
Calling univ profs & lecturers! If you want to bring concepts from Doughnut Economics into your teaching, we've just launched a webpage bursting with resources for you: 7 slide decks, reading lists, videos & activities - all open access. Dive in & pls reshare! doughnuteconomics.org/university-c...
November 25, 2024 at 12:17 PM