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Analyzing the Water Footprint of Indian Dairy Industry

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  • Zareena B. Irfan

    (Madras School of Economics)

  • Mohana Mondal

    (Madras School of Economics)

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Water footprint is a multidimensional indicator, showing water consumption volumes by source and by type of pollution; all components of a total water footprint are specified geographically and temporally. The issue of water scarcity in India is getting serious day-by-day. Water scarcity is fast becoming urban India's number one woe, with government's own data revealing that residents in 22 out of 32 major cities have to deal with daily shortages. In this paper the authors have calculated the water footprint in Indian dairy industry to assess the water intensity.

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  • Zareena B. Irfan & Mohana Mondal, 2015. "Analyzing the Water Footprint of Indian Dairy Industry," Working Papers 2015-123, Madras School of Economics,Chennai,India.
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    Keywords

    Water Scarcity; Water Footprint; Dairy Industry; India;
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    JEL classification:

    • P28 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Natural Resources; Environment
    • Q29 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Other
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • Q57 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Ecological Economics

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