Pavit Khosa   Punjab’s agricultural crisis is a ticking time bomb that threatens the very foundations of the state’s economy and the well-being of its people. As water tables plummet and soil fertility declines, the once-thriving breadbasket of India — Punjab —...

Punjab's groundwater situation is critically distressed, with severe overexploitation threatening the region's long-term water security. Over 78% of wells in Punjab are considered overexploited, with groundwater extraction alarmingly high at 163.76% in 2023, the...

Punjab's groundwater situation is critically distressed, with severe overexploitation threatening the region's long-term water security. Over 78% of wells in Punjab are considered overexploited, with groundwater extraction alarmingly high at 163.76% in 2023, the...

Dr Deepratan Singh    Energy, groundwater, and agriculture are intricately linked, each influencing the other in significant ways. This interdependence is crucial for sustainable development, resource management, and food security. A reliable and efficient energy...

Agastya Shukla & Jasnoor Singh    “Punjab, as an agricultural region, plays a pivotal role in the nation’s food security, primarily through its dominant rice-wheat cropping system. Covering over 80% of its cultivated land, this intensive farming practice has...

Inderpal Singh Post 1: Wrapping Head around the Challenge A Tuition Market: An Alarm Bell One of the markets in Ludhiana, the largest city of Punjab, has a strangely funny name: Tuition market. A significant proportion of the “market” is filled with coaching centres –...

This article was originally published in Bar and Bench. Scholars in public policy have persistently advocated for proportional structural reforms within the civil justice system, recognizing their pivotal role in augmenting efficiency in justice delivery while...

Read Know Your MP's Performance series: As Punjab goes to voting on 01 June 2024, take a look at how MPs from different parties across 13 constituencies utilised their MPLADs fund and performed in the 17th Lok Sabha.  In pursuance of our Punjab’s urban watch series:...

After seeing years of growth, Punjab’s economic well-being has experienced a downfall. The state’s average per capita income is ranked at 16 today, in contrast to 2010 and 1996, when it was ninth and third-highest, respectively. As Subhashish Bhadra highlights in his...

Much has been written about the symptoms of problems currently facing Punjab—from the high rates of unemployment to decreasing agricultural output. However, in this piece, we identify a roadmap for initiating a momentum of structural change in Punjab.