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Political economy of the energy-groundwater nexus in India: exploring issues and assessing policy options
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In this article, the authors explored the nature and scale of the distortions it has created, and alternative approaches which Indian policy makers can use to limit, if not eliminate, the damaging impacts of the distortion.Abstract:
Indian agriculture is trapped in a complex nexus of groundwater depletion and energy subsidies. This nexus is the product of past public policy choices that initially offered opportunities to India’s small-holder-based irrigation economy but has now generated in its wake myriad economic, social, and environmental distortions. Conventional ‘getting-the-price-right’ solutions to reduce these distortions have consistently been undermined by the invidious political economy that the nexus has created. The historical evolution of the nexus is outlined, the nature and scale of the distortions it has created are explored, and alternative approaches which Indian policy makers can use to limit, if not eliminate, the damaging impacts of the distortions, are analysed.read more
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Water-energy nexus and its efficiency in China’s construction industry: Evidence from province-level data
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper integrated multi-regional input output (MRIO) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) to investigate the water-energy nexus in the construction industry at the provincial level through the entire industrial supply chain.
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Can Electricity Pricing Save India’s Groundwater? Field Evidence from a Novel Policy Mechanism in Gujarat
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors worked with a state government to design and test an alternative, voluntary approach, that invites farmers to install electricity meters and receive compensation for every unit they save.
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Assessing Action Situation Networks : A Configurational Perspective on Water and Energy Governance in Irrigation Systems
TL;DR: This paper proposes the use of qualitative configurational analysis and game theory to study the interactions between situations and assess the contribution of each to a desired outcome and draws on centrality measures to assess the benefits and risks of implementing policies that aim to change the equilibria in action situations.
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Spatial analysis of energy use and GHG emissions from cereal production in India.
TL;DR: It is suggested that replacing rice with other cereals has the potential to reduce energy consumption and GHGs, though the spatial variation of production shifts would influence the extent of this reduction and the possible trade-offs with total production.
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Farm Typology in the Berambadi Watershed (India): Farming Systems Are Determined by Farm Size and Access to Groundwater
Marion Robert,Alban Thomas,Muddu Sekhar,Shrinivas Badiger,Laurent Ruiz,Magali Willaume,Delphine Leenhardt,Jacques-Eric Bergez +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a typology of Indian farmers from a survey of 684 farms in Berambadi, an agricultural watershed in southern India (state of Karnataka).
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Groundwater markets and irrigation development : political economy and practical policy
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the lessons learned from a wide range of groundwater and irrigation projects throughout the country of India and offer information on their development, projected scope, and ultimate impact on agricultural productivity and economic activity.
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Climate change and groundwater: India's opportunities for mitigation and adaptation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors make a transition from surface storage to "managed aquifer storage" as the center pin of its water strategy with proactive demand-and supply-side management components.
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Taming the Anarchy: Groundwater Governance in South Asia
TL;DR: Taming the Anarchy as discussed by the authors investigates the forces behind the transformation of South Asian irrigation and considers its social, economic, and ecological impacts, and argues that without effective governance, the resulting groundwater stress threatens the sustenance of the agrarian system and therefore the well being of the nearly one and a half billion people who live in South Asia.