Laxmi Joshi

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Canals in a warming world: Why irrigation is India’s quiet climate infrastructure

Canals in a warming world: Why irrigation is India’s quiet climate infrastructure

Saurabh Bandyopadhyay

07 Apr 2026

4 min read

Effective watershed management has reshaped local economies in multiple Indian states.

Watershed development can become India’s most effective rural climate strategy

Saurabh Bandyopadhyay

25 Mar 2026

4 min read

India does not need fewer dams or more dams as an article of faith; it needs better-performing dams, evaluated over their full lifecycle.

Beyond pro-dam vs anti-dam: What India’s irrigation debate gets wrong

Saurabh Bandyopadhyay

11 Feb 2026

4 min read

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