The challenge of feeding nine billion people by 2050, in a context of constrained resources
and growing environmental pressures posed by current food production methods on one …

In 1947, British India-the part of South Asia that is today's India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh-
emerged from the colonial era with the world's largest centrally managed canal irrigation …

Two of the key factors that drive agricultural growth and food production in India are access
to arable land and utilizable water resources. These are examined with particular reference …

The analysis presented in this paper shows that in water-scarce regions of India, run-off
harvesting does not offer any potential for groundwater recharge or improving water …

Groundwater emerged as a major source of irrigation in India during the mid-1970s.
However, a large expansion in well irrigation due to a massive rural electrification …

India's farm sector sustains livelihoods for hundreds of millions of rural people, but faces
serious management challenges for land, water, and energy resources. Growing …

By some estimates, there are 47,000 large dams in the world. India had 4,635 “large dams”
as per ICOLD definition. Only technical criteria such as height and storage volume are used …

India is on a path to reduce its carbon emission intensity with a major thrust on increasing
the grid-connected solar photovoltaic capacity. However, the carbon footprint in agriculture …

Mental models are the dynamic, internal cognitive representations of people's interaction
with the world. Such models can be used to gain insights into how humans structure their …

This paper provides empirical evidence that power tariff reform with pro rata pricing and
higher unit rates for electricity not only would promote equity, efficiency and sustainability in …