Topic: Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent);
1) Drafts of two proposed new laws recently released by the Ministry of Water Resources, along with the report of an expert committee headed by a member of the erstwhile Planning Commission, Mihir Shah, on institutional reforms in the water sector, have proposed radical changes in the way water is used and managed in India. Discuss what reforms does these laws and committee propose. (200 Words)
