India’s edible oil policy risks trading imports for environmental crisis | Policy Circle India's edible oil policy may boost self-reliance, but without ecological safeguards, it risks triggering deforestation, groundwater depletion, and biodiversity loss. #edibleoil

The #edibleoil policy may boost self-reliance, but without ecological safeguards, it risks triggering #deforestation, #groundwaterdepletion, and #biodiversityloss.
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Can incentives for crop diversification curb over-extraction of groundwater? A deep dive into policies proposed in Punjab and Haryana by #ArchismanMitra and #DishaGupta.
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Montana Legislature establishes new aquifer monitoring areas in SB 358 Montana's SB 358 designates controlled groundwater areas for monitoring and compliance requirements.

Montana's Senate Bill 358 is shaking up the state's water management landscape by introducing strict metering and monitoring for vital aquifers amid rising concerns over groundwater depletion.

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Earth's rotation has tilted 31.5 inches, and humans are 100% to blame Groundwater pumping tilts Earth’s rotation, raising sea levels and impacting climate change globally, according to a new study.

Our everyday water use is literally tilting the Earth: Groundwater pumping tilts Earth’s rotation, raising sea levels and impacting climate change globally, according to a new study.

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