Groundwater plays a major, if often unrecognized, role in both hydrologic and human systems. The majority of the world …'s drinking water probably comes from groundwater, and in the last half century, there has been an amazing, if largely ignored …, boom in agricultural groundwater use that has provided improved livelihoods and food security to billions of farmers and …

groundwater irrigation (SGI) capacities of their home region for vegetable gardening. This development has helped a great deal to …

It is now widely accepted that groundwater, though not as visible as surface water, is ubiquitous in the global … and environmental-social conflicts. As a result, the beneficial use of groundwater should be more particularly subjected … address the long-term sustainability for groundwater resources, through a series of actions, including ISARM and PCCP. In this …

This paper analyses the integration of China and India into the global economy. To this end, it presents estimates from … China’s trade intensity is higher than fundamentals would suggest, whereas the converse is true for India. Second, Chinese …, China’s exports of services tend to complement its exports of goods, while India’s exports are growing only in deregulated …