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The environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis is revisited using 1987-1995 data for Chinese provinces.
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Using the most comprehensive data file ever compiled on air pollution, water pollution, environmental regulations, and … air pollution regulations were effective at reducing ambient concentrations of particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and … nitrogen dioxide. The most successful air pollution regulation is associated with a modest and statistically insignificant …
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associated with their jobs, using a primary survey data collected from 282 farm workers who are pesticide applicators and 100 … agricultural laborers who do not handle pesticide from Kerala in 2009-10 and the hedonic wage approach. Results indicate that the …
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This paper examines the effectiveness of damage control mechanisms to reduce crop losses from agricultural pests. It uses data from a sample of Cole crop (Cauliflower and Cabbage) growing households in the Bhaktapur district of Nepal to study the impact of pesticides on agriculture production.
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links the role of groundwater in urban development from the past to the present. With the help of a case study -â …€˜Dwarka sub-city’ within the immediate urban extensions in NCT Delhi, the paper establishes the systemic role that groundwater … sustainable use of groundwater in Delhi. [CSH No. 31]. URL:[http://www.csh-delhi.com/publications/downloads/ops/CSHOP31.pdf]. …
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Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017). [Planning Commission, GOI]. URL:[http://planningcommission.nic.in/plans/planrel/12thplan/pdf/vol_1.pdf].
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Groundwater has rapidly emerged to occupy a dominant place in India’s agriculture and food security in the recent … comes from irrigated agriculture, in which groundwater plays a major role. Since the development of groundwater irrigation …
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groundwater depletion in drought prone regions. The main objective here is to estimate the costs of groundwater depletion … externalities and examine the costs and benefits from groundwater replenishing mechanisms in different ecological contexts. [WP No …
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Shallow groundwater with high arsenic concentrations from naturally occurring sources is the primary source of drinking …
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The Expert Group constituted by the Planning commission to examine issues related to groundwater management and … addressing the issue of groundwater depletion. A quick review of the Report. …
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