Water scarcity, socio-economic vulnerability present sustainability crisis in Indian agriculture
India's agricultural sustainability faces threats from water scarcity and socio-economic vulnerabilities, jeopardizing ...
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‘All I see is darkness’: How Punjab’s basmati exports are worsening its groundwater crisis
Harwant Singh Aulakh, a farmer in his late sixties, grows basmati rice near Amritsar, just as his father and grandfather did ...
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India CCUS needs $4.3bn in public spending
The India government needs to spend $4.3bn at today’s prices to ensure its carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) ...
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What Happens to the U.S. Midwest When the Water's Gone?
Similar aquifers in the Ganges Brahmaputra Basin and the Indus Basin have helped lead to a population boom that will cause India to pass China as the world’s most populous nation by 2022.
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Selling Water: How Punjab’s Basmati Exports Are Worsening Its Groundwater Crisis
As Punjab reaps financial gains, it also drains its aquifers. In Sangrur, Barnala, and Patiala, the water table has been ...