As a part of the ongoing power sectors reforms in India, the state of West Bengal is in the process of metering agricultural electricity supply. Based on primary data, this paper presents a first cut assessment of this initiative. Results suggest that the majority of the pump owners benefit from ...
Mukherji, Aditi
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Das, B.
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Majumdar, N.
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Nayak, N. C.
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Sethi, R. R.
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Banerjee, Partha Sarathi
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[Metering of agricultural power supply in West Bengal, India: who gains and who loses?]
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Metering of agricultural power supply in West Bengal, India: who gains and who loses?
'Getting prices right? is the silver bullet widely advocated to developing countries in fighting waste, misallocation and scarcity of water. In the vast, poverty-stricken Indo-Gangetic basin, however, high surrogate water price is driving out small-holder irrigation. With rising diesel prices, mo...
Shah, Tushaar
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Ul-Hassan, Mehmood
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Khattak, M.Z.
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Banerjee, Partha Sarathi
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Singh, O.P.
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Ur Rehman, S.
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[Is irrigation water free?: a reality check in the Indo-Gangetic Basin]
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Is irrigation water free?: a reality check in the Indo-Gangetic Basin
Mukherji, Aditi
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Banerjee, Partha Sarathi
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Daschowdhury, S.
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[Managing the energy-irrigation nexus in west Bengal, India]
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Managing the energy-irrigation nexus in west Bengal, India
Shah, Tushaar
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Hassan, M.U.
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Khattak, M.Z.
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Banerjee, Partha Sarathi
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Singh, O.P.
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Rehman, S.U.
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[Is irrigation water free? A reality check in the Indo-Gangetic basin]
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Is irrigation water free? A reality check in the Indo-Gangetic basin
Two decisions taken by the Government of West Bengal, one, to facilitate easier extraction of groundwater, and the other, the application of a fixed connection fee for an electricity connection to farmers could well lead to a quantum leap in agricultural production.
Mukherji, Aditi
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Shah, Tushaar
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Banerjee, Partha Sarathi
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[Kick-starting a second green revolution in Bengal [India].]
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Kick-starting a second green revolution in Bengal [India].
Mukherji, A.
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Shah, Tushaar
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Banerjee, Partha Sarathi
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[Kick-starting a second green revolution in Bengal]
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Kick-starting a second green revolution in Bengal
Two decisions taken by the Government of West Bengal, one, to facilitate easier extraction of groundwater, and the other, the application of a fi xed connection fee for an electricity connection to farmers could well lead to a quantum leap in agricultural production.
Mukherji, Aditi
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Shah, Tushaar
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Banerjee, Partha Sarathi
,
[Kick-starting a second green revolution in Bengal [India].]
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Kick-starting a second green revolution in Bengal [India].
Das, B.
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Nayak, N.C.
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Sethi, R.R.
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Mukherji, Aditi
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Banerjee, Partha Sarathi
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[Impact of metering agricultural power supply on groundwater users and market in West Bengal]
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Impact of metering agricultural power supply on groundwater users and market in West Bengal
Shah, Tushaar
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Banerjee, Partha Sarathi
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Roy, A.
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Singhania, S.
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[Coping with seasonal peak in power demand for irrigation: pros and cons of temporary farm power connections in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal]
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Coping with seasonal peak in power demand for irrigation: pros and cons of temporary farm power connections in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal