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  Agricultural groundwater management in the Upper Bhima Basin, India: current status and future scenarios.

  International Water Management Institute, 2013

  The basaltic aquifers of the Upper Bhima River basin in southern India are heavily utilized for small-scale agriculture but face increasing demand-related pressures along with uncertainty associated with climate change impacts. To evaluate likely groundwater resource impacts over the coming decades, a regional groundwater flow model for the basin was developed.
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  Water allocation with use of the Building Block Methodology (BBM) in the Godavari Basin, India.

  International Water Management Institute, 2013

  Access to sufficient quantities of water of acceptable quality is a basic need for human beings and a pre-requisite to sustain and develop human welfare. In cases of limited availability, the allocation of water between different sectors can result in conflicts of interests.
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  The nuclear safety culture in India: past, present and future

  Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2010

  Global, electricity demand is expected to grow by 76% from 2007-2031 resulting in a steep (over 50%) increase in energy related greenhouse gas emissions from coal fired power plants in the absence of concerted efforts by governments to transition to cleaner sources.
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  Land and water productivity of wheat in the western Indo-Gangetic Plains of India and Pakistan: a comparative analysis

  International Water Management Institute, 2003

  The purpose of this study is to analyze variations in wheat yields and to assess the range of factors affecting wheat yields and profitability of wheat production in the selected irrigation systems in India and Pakistan. The study attempts to identify constraints and opportunities for closing the existing yield gaps.
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  Special Report - water Issues between Nepal, India & Bangladesh: a review of literature

  Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2010

  After a thorough examination of the available literature on water issues between Bangladesh, India and Nepal, the author has observed that there is an acute lack of scholarly work on issues pertaining to water issues in South Asia. Most of the work available is in the form of newspaper articles. Additionally, the available reports do not provide an objective assessment of water issues.
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  The impacts of water infrastructure and climate change on the hydrology of the Upper Ganges River Basin

  International Water Management Institute, 2011

  This study assessed the variability of flows under present and 'naturalized' basin conditions in the Upper Ganges Basin (UGB). Furthermore, the PRECIS regional climate model (RCM) was used to generate climate projections for the UGB, with subsequent simulations of future river flows.
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  The Role of Public Finance in CSP, Case Study: Rajasthan Sun Technique, India

  Climate Policy Initiative, 2014

  Among the technologies capable of harnessing renewable energy to meet growing world energy demand, concentrated solar power (CSP) is of particular interest.
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  Payments for ecosystem services schemes: project-level insights on benefits for ecosystems and the rural poor.

  World Agroforestry Centre, 2013

  Payments  for  ecosystem  services (PES)  provide a market based instrument to motivate changes in land use that degrade ecosystem services.
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  Energy, development and climate change: Striking a balance

  Watershed Organisation Trust, 2014

  This report focuses on rural energy needs in India, in particular energy for subsistence for livelihoods, mobility or infrastructure. It argues that in charting out a developmental pathway which is ecologically sustainable, India has a wider spectrum of choices precisely because it is at an early stage of development.
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  Foodgrain Management Policy, FCI and implications for food security

  Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2013

  The Government of India has recently passed an ordinance to enact the Food Security Act (FSA). There has been an intense debate on the merits and demerits of the Food Security Bill draft.The main argument in favour of a coupon based/cash transfer-led food programme is that it would minimise leakages and hence reduce the burden on the exchequer.

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