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Economic Implications of Groundwater Markets in India

Sarkar, Amrita - 2015

preservation and its economic use, the author would try to address one of the most key features of India that is trading of this …

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Private Tankers : A Legitimate Solution to Delhi's Water Woes?

Bansal, Anumeha - 2012

Delhi has seen the rise of a parallel industry in water supply: the private water tankers or the ‘tanker mafia,' which have filled a large portion of the gap between demand and supply. This paper explores the mechanism of their operation, and the illegalities involved in this business. This...

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From Adoption to Innovation : The Dynamics of Indian Knowledge Firms’ Technology Learning

Banik, Arindam - 2013

technical skills and human capital. Each of these may help to reduce the costs of imitation, adaption, and follow-on innovation … technologies take place. Fundamentally for technology transfer to take place in developing nations such as India a number of … the innovation, financial and skill requirements, externalities, and regulatory barriers. While scholars are still …

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Towards sustainable, productive and profitable agriculture : case of rice and sugarcane

Gulati, Ashok; Mohan, Gayathri - 2018

Indian agriculture is estimated to be consuming about 78 percent of total fresh water resources available in the country. Yet, more than half of the gross cropped area is still dependent on rains. Extremely skewed allocation of scarce irrigation water amongst crops and inefficient use of the...

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The Impact of Water Access on Short-Term Migration in Rural India

Zaveri, Esha - 2018

impact of irrigation and its interaction with rainfall on short-term migration decisions in India. Our results show that …

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Chapter 58 The Economics of Water, Irrigation, and Development

Schoengold, Karina; Zilberman, David - In: Handbook of agricultural economics : volume 3: …, (pp. 2933-2977). 2007

The post-World War II era has witnessed a drastic increase in irrigation activities that have contributed substantially to the massive growth in agricultural production that enables humanity to feed its doubling population. However, a distinction has to be made between the overall positive...

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Watershed as a Development Intervention for Providing Livelihood Security in India

Perumula, Gopinath - 2013

The article highlights the main features and impact of integrated watershed Management Programe (IWMP) in Mahabubnagar District of Andhra Pradesh and their success in providing livelihood security to rural population. The study assesses the impact of IWMP on land use pattern, irrigation...

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Francis, Deep Jyoti; Das, Anup Kumar - In: African journal of science, technology, innovation and … 13 (2021) 7, pp. 887-897

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Drugs on Tap : Managing Pharmaceuticals in Our Nation's Waters

Eckstein, Gabriel - 2018

Pharmaceuticals in the environment and public water supplies are believed to have serious impacts on human and environmental health. Current research suggests that exposure to certain drugs and their residues may result in a variety of adverse human health effects. Other studies more...

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The Impact of Climate Change on American and Canadian Indigenous Peoples and Their Water Resources : A Climate Justice Perspective

Kornfeld, Itzchak E. - 2017

This chapter in an upcoming book on Climate Justice initially discusses the status of American and Canadian indigenous communities and focuses on specific tribes in North America. Following a brief introduction of Canadian and American indigenous peoples, this chapter addresses the threats faced...

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