Abstract Study region India. Study focus India's groundwater dependence and the crises of
depletion and contamination of groundwater resources require the development of a robust …

There is evidence of a looming groundwater crisis in India. Unlike in the case of surface
water, competition around groundwater generally does not result in open conflicts …

The current groundwater crisis in Punjab is a combination of paradoxical consequences–
extreme depletion in some areas and water logging in others. This paper provides a brief …

There has been an unmistakable revival of growth in Indian agriculture during 2004–2014,
with agriculturally backward states such as Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh breaking out of …

Legal frameworks play a crucial role for effective groundwater governance. They provide the
basis and starting point for policy development and they turn policy decisions into rights and …

Groundwater in India received significant consideration during the last decade. The
government, civil society as well as research institutes started to focus on this resource that …

The alluvial flood plains of north Bihar are considered to be safe from a groundwater
perspective given the abundance of water, both surface water and groundwater. These …

1 Groundwater resources in India: an arena for diverse competition Himanshu Kulkarni and
PS Vijay Shankar Himanshu Kulkarni AC Page 1 1 Groundwater resources in India: an …

By the turn of the century, South Asia alone had more area under 'groundwater
irrigation'than the rest of the world combined; at the beginning of the last decade 30% of the …