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Contestations around water allocation during a climate crisis in India: the case of ‘IPL vs. drought’
(Global Environmental Change, 2019)
In this paper, we analyze a major controversy regarding the allocation of water for Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches during a period of extreme drought in the state of Maharashtra in India. We use a discursive ...
Enhancing performance of participatory water institutions in the eastern Indo-Gangetic plains: what can we learn from new institutional economics and governance theories?
(Water, 2020)
The paper examines the performance of participatory water institutions in India’s Eastern Indo-Gangetic plains region using new institutional economics and management governance fundamentals. Water institutions are of great ...
Assessing policy options for sustainable water use in India's cereal production system
(IOP Publishing, 2023-10-05)
In India, the production of rice and wheat account for more than 80% of its total agricultural water use. As farming is highly dependent on water availability, rapidly receding water levels require urgent measures to manage ...