A desert journey, from a pool where both humans and camels drank, to a bavadi then to a water tap in Khaba village has … some valuable lessons about the ground realities of the social forces around water. …

It is argued that the reason for the ills of irrigation management is the alienation of farmers from the process of … irrigation reforms at the state level. Andhra Pradesh has demonstrated the political will by initiating widespread irrigation … provide a comprehensive view on the status and functioning of the Water Users' Associations in the State. …

Close observers especially in the water and forestry sector point out that user organizations may not fit well within … between the Gram Sabha/Gram Panchayat with the water user groups and their implications in law. It hopes to suggest some ways … for water management on the other. The objective is to achieve a streamlined devolution of functional responsibilities …

This paper estimates respective roles of private investments in irrigation and local government programs (land reforms …

This paper examines how the neoliberal policies have influenced the water sector reform policies and interventions in … reforms in the water sector?; b) whether the neoliberal policies and the regulatory systems as evolved in the developed … country contexts would help resolve the burgeoning challenges and conflicts confronting the water sector in India?; and c …

Inter-state diversity has been a perennial feature of Indian agriculture. The study probes if per capita income in … Indian agriculture has converged across states in the last four and a half decades. It finds strong evidence in favour of … states. The study also identifies the drivers of growth agriculture in the last four and a half decades and results indicate …