Presented a paper titled "Understanding water economics: a way towards sustainable agriculture" in Global Water Congress 2020’ (E-Conference) 'Environment and Social Development Association (ESDA) in collaboration with CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Oct 2020 “It is not the quantity of water applied to a crop, it is the quantity of intelligence applied which determines the result- there is more due to intelligence than water in every case.”- Alfred Deakin (three time Australian PM), 1890AbstractThe paper is based on understanding the economics of water and the assessment of its demand and supply in India. The fast depleting underground water which is being irrationally used for growing certain crops need some policy measures… Show more “It is not the quantity of water applied to a crop, it is the quantity of intelligence applied which determines the result- there is more due to intelligence than water in every case.”- Alfred Deakin (three time Australian PM), 1890AbstractThe paper is based on understanding the economics of water and the assessment of its demand and supply in India. The fast depleting underground water which is being irrationally used for growing certain crops need some policy measures which can atleast check the current rate of depletion of freshwater. The paper highlights on the issue that whether there is actual dearth of water in India or is it the misallocation of this precious resource. The paper provides insights to those who are at the helm of the affairs and have the authority to make policy. The repercussions of the present crop distribution will prove to be deadly as over a period of time it will lead to further depletion of water resources and the anticipated water crisis will loom large for our future generations. It is important to bridge the gap between the imbalances between the demand-supply of water. Out of two we know that it would not be possible to increase the supply of this limited resource. So, we must pay attention to the demand side of it. Several research papers were reviewed for carrying out this study and those found to be directly relevant to the topic were used to reach out the conclusion. Show less

Recipient of Merit Scholarship for all four years of B.Tech Amity University, Noida