In this Highlight, historical antecedents of energy-irrigation nexus in India are examined and it has been found that its genesis lies in policy decision taken over two decades ago to supply unmetered electricity to farmers. This has led to a number of problems, most important of which is lack of...
Mukherji, Aditi
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Shah, Tushaar
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Giordano, Mark
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[Managing energy-irrigation nexus in India: a typology of state interventions.]
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Managing energy-irrigation nexus in India: a typology of state interventions.
Indian agriculture is trapped in a complex nexus of groundwater depletion and energy subsidies. This nexus is the product of past public policy choices that initially offered opportunities to India?s small-holder-based irrigation economy but has now generated in its wake myriad economic, social, ...
Shah, Tushaar
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Giordano, Mark
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Mukherji, Aditi
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[Political economy of the energy-groundwater nexus in India: exploring issues and assessing policy options.]
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Political economy of the energy-groundwater nexus in India: exploring issues and assessing policy options.
Shah, Tushaar
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[Groundwater governance in Sri Lanka: lessons from around the world. Keynote address]
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Groundwater governance in Sri Lanka: lessons from around the world. Keynote address
There are many reasons behind the worsening groundwater situation that have led to a scarcity of quality water supply for sustaining lives and livelihoods in India, as well as in other parts of the world. The lack of a proper scientific understanding of this situation by the various stakeholders ...
Jadeja, Y.
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Maheshwari, B.
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Packham, R.
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Hakimuddin
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Purohit, R.
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Thaker, B.
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Goradiya, V.
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Oza, S.
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Dave, S.
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Soni, P.
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Dashora, Y.
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Dashora, R.
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Shah, Tushaar
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Gorsiya, J.
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Katara, P.
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Ward, J.
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Kookana, R.
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Dillon, P.J.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Varua, M.
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[Participatory groundwater management at village level in India – empowering communities with science for effective decision making]
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Participatory groundwater management at village level in India – empowering communities with science for effective decision making
Shah, Tushaar
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Verma, Shilp
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[Co-management of electricity and groundwater: an assessment of Gujarat's Jyotirgram Scheme]
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Co-management of electricity and groundwater: an assessment of Gujarat's Jyotirgram Scheme
Since independence, India has emerged as the world’s largest groundwater economy, with annual groundwater use increasing from less than 50 BCM in the 1950s to over 230 BCM today. While this groundwater boom has been the bedrock of India’s agricultural growth, it has also created formidable challe...
With India emerging as the world’s largest groundwater irrigator, marginal farmers and tenants in many parts have come to depend on informal water markets for irrigation. Power subsidies have grown these markets and made them pro-poor, but are also responsible for groundwater depletion, and for f...
Shah, Tushaar
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Chowdhury, S.D.
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[Farm power policies and groundwater markets contrasting Gujarat with West Bengal (1990–2015)]
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Farm power policies and groundwater markets contrasting Gujarat with West Bengal (1990–2015)
The Union Budget 2018 announced the Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan, a scheme to replace diesel pumps and grid-connected electric tube wells for irrigation with solar irrigation pumps, including a buy-back arrangement for farmers’ surplus solar energy at a remunerative price. KUSUM ca...