Agarwala, Meghna; Bhattacharjee, Shampa; Dasgupta, Aparajita - 2022
This paper examines the unintended consequences of a policy aimed at improving the groundwater level on crop residue burning in India. The Preservation of Subsoil Water Act, 2009 implemented in two Indian states bans the transplantation of paddy before mid-June to preserve groundwater....
