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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:
- 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
- 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
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