Research

Punjab pumps groundwater faster than anywhere else on Earth.

The world's most extreme groundwater crisis is not an accident of geography. It is sixty years of policy decisions, most of which are still in force.

MSP is not the villain. Procurement is.

Why the paddy lock-in is sustained by guaranteed procurement, not minimum prices.

Mapping the cancer belt: what the data actually shows.

The exit: how many Punjabis are leaving, and what they leave behind.

Punjab's fiscal squeeze, 1990–2025.

Why reform never happens: Punjab's implementation gap.

From Green Revolution to slow collapse: a 1978-to-now story.

Groundwater stress tracker — Q1 2026.

Why Punjab needs a think tank of its own.