The ebbs and flows of India’s irrigation story
· 23 min · Episode 584
Episode The ebbs and flows of India’s irrigation story
In today's episode of The Daily Brief, we cover a deep dive and another story for the day shaping Indian and global markets: 1. India’s Irrigation Story
We’ll cover: ●How irrigation made India less dependent on the monsoon ●Why tubewells and subsidised power drove groundwater overuse ●How drip irrigation and solar pumps are changing water use 2. Why India Imports Teak We’ll cover: ●Why India imports most of its teak logs ●Why farmers hesitate to grow teak commercially ●Maharashtra’s attempt to ease teak harvesting rules and what happened next Audio Timestamps
00:04 Intro 00:29 India’s irrigation dilemma 13:56 The teak behind your furniture 21:07 Tidbits We also send out a crisp and short daily newsletter for The Daily Brief. Put your email here and we'll make you smart every day: https://thedailybrief.zerodha.com/
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