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The curious case of Punjab Preservation of Subsoil Water Act, 2009 and Air Pollution
By Akshat Jain, Madras School of Economics, Tamil Nadu. India is going through a period that can be regarded as its worst environmental crisis. The air quality index in India is worsening with every passing day. 7 of the world’s 10 most polluted cities are in India. Many reasons have been cited for the plummeting…
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Searching for Greener Pastures: Agrarian Distress in India
By Parvathy Ramesh, University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. In the 1950s and 60s, the green revolution led to an overhaul of the agricultural sector in India. Following this period, production improved to such an extent that in the present year of 2019, India remains self-sufficient for almost all agricultural produce. However, this positive gain is…