. Agriculture growth was around 4.7 per cent, which was above the national average of 3.6 per cent and in the latest five years, its … performance was even more commendable, with an average annual growth rate of 7.1 per cent. However, agriculture productivity of … in yield augmenting inputs such as fertilisers, certified seeds, tube wells and farm machines. Bihar's agriculture has …

agriculture. During the five years from 2010-11 to 2014-15, the contribution of agriculture to the state GDP recorded an annual … average growth of a mere 0.9 per cent. This paper studies the composition, sources and potential drivers of agriculture growth …, it makes three principal recommendations to stimulate agricultural growth in the state. viz., expansion of irrigation …

irrigation water available in the country. Hence if sustainable agriculture water-use has to be ensured, economics (productivity … irrigation water and power used in agriculture on per hectare basis, and then let the water markets operate amongst farmers 5 …Indian agriculture is estimated to be consuming about 78 percent of total fresh water resources available in the …

per annum, which is the highest growth rate registered in agriculture by any major state of India over a ten year period … a lesson worth learning for many states of India who are struggling to get their agriculture moving. In this paper, we …Agriculture growth in Madhya Pradesh (MP) during the decade long period of 2005-06 to 2014-15 was around 9.7 per cent …

Weather experts around the world are foreseeing a strong El Niño in 2014. In India, these developments are feared to … the 1980s, all the six droughts faced by India were in El Niño years but not all El Niño years led to drought situations … timing of El Niño developments in a year and its relation with monsoon rains. We construct an India specific El Niño (ISEL …

Product (GDP) growth in India. The model hypothesizes that the performance of agriculture in India depends upon (1 …) investments in agriculture (private and public); (2) agricultural price incentives; and (3) rainfall. A log-linear model fitted … place in agriculture over this period. Other variables remain the same. This model also suggests that the agri-GDP growth …

, precipitation changes, and unitary irrigation costs. Results suggest different economic consequences of climate change depending on …

economy. This might be happening already in many places with the modernization of irrigated agriculture, the world's largest … irrigation techniques seem not to be contributing to reduce water scarcity and increase drought resiliency. In fact, according to … appear. This basic model is expected to serve as guidance for assessing the actual outcomes of increasing irrigation …

feasibility and implementation of a tradable permit system in irrigated agriculture. To this end, two distinct optimization models … source of irrigated agriculture. The derived time paths for water consumption and water availability illustrate the … ; Sustainable Water Use ; Irrigated Agriculture …

, when India celebrates 75 years of her independence. This is a grand vision for ushering in a sort of revolution in clean … energy in India in the next six years. In a country that generates more than 60 percent of its power by burning coal, and … country has just touched 8000 MW by July end, 2016, and no country in the world has such an ambitious target as India has set …