Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
summers are round the corner and so is the scorching heat. Most dread the thought of it. But Mahesh, a 15-year-old white tiger of the Ahmedabad-based Kamala Nehru Zoological Garden, is all set to face the wrath of the Sun in grandeur. In 2000, his dwelling was ameliorated with the …
the film title Harvesting Hunger chills one to the bones and the film itself is a despondent tale of the agricultural scenario in the country. "It is apprehended that millions may go hungry in this decade. Harvesting Hunger is a journey into this world of hunger, famine and food insecurity,' …
i want to share with you the triumph of cussedness. You can call it green cussedness if you will. There is no other word to describe what happened to a small plot of five acres in the little known village of Rewasan in Mewat lying just 60 kms from the …
with about 400 units spread across the country, the sugar industry occupies a prime place in the Indian economy. The byproducts of the industry are bagasse, filter cake (pressmud) and molasses. Together they constitute about 40 per cent of the total weight of crushed cane. Of this, pressmud ( pm …
Indigenous technology to produce biofertiliser and protein-rich animal feed from maize waste has shown promising results with a Secunderabad-based company succeeding in marketing products based on the technology. Developed by the Thapar Corporate Research and Development Centre in Patiala, Punjab, the biofertiliser called "Suryamin' was marketed by Pratistha Industries Limited …
The introduction of high-yielding varieties of seeds and the increase in cropping intensity has resulted in a significant rise in the extent of phosphorus removal by crops. Fertiliser phosphorus is, therefore, important in order to meet the crop requirements at various stages of growth. Though maintenance of a high level …
agro-scientists in India are a troubled lot these days because there are indications that the soil in some of the most-productive regions of the country is losing its micronutrient content. “However, in India, little attention is paid to the possible health impact of depleting micronutrients in the soil,” laments V …
Why are soil micronutrients important in agriculture? Any country can be held to ransom if it does not have food security. We have to take appropriate measures to see that we are self-reliant on the food situation. The soil contains different types of elements which are essential for the development …
a study conducted on the burying of waste by the mining industry states that the practice could lead to acid contamination of the soil. A team led by John Harries and his colleagues at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation in Sydney looked at 317 active and abandoned mines …
there is no clear definition of a good soil nor is there an index to measure the quality of such soil. Researchers in the us now claim that fractal geometry may provide an answer. The structure of soil, which is made up of soil grains and air spaces, determines how …
contaminated soils can be cleaned if exposed to bacterial action. But the effectiveness of any such clean-up operation can seriously get hampered if the population of protozoa, which eat these bacteria, is not controlled. Bryan Travis and his team at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, us, have discovered …
Heavy metals and organic chemicals that stick to particles of soil could get released into the groundwater. A new procedure developed by Paul Bertsch of the University of Georgia, US, aims at removing these contaminants from the soil. His technique is based on the conventional method of
A Japanese construction firm, Taisei Corporation, has developed a soil bioremediation technique that offers a less expensive and environmentally benign response to soil that has been contaminated by oil. The new technique employs bacteria that can breakdown hydrocarbon molecules into small innocuous compounds. Certain strains of soil-dwelling bacteria naturally degrade …
BAIJ NATH SINGH, English professor, writer and poet, published his first book Mati ke mole (a book on soil conservation) in 1985. He started writing environmental books in Hindi when he was confronted by the dearth of informative and educative books on environment in Hindi. Says Singh,"It is this void …
"A soil test is like an X-ray sheet," says R S Mehla, joint director of Haryana's State Soil and Water Testing Laboratory, Karnal. The test results give a detailed picture of the condition of the soil and its characteristics. "The objective of soil testing is to help farmers make judicious …
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WHAT'S good for the stomach is good for the earth. Reclaiming clay soils contaminated with toxic waste is a pain at the best of times. Now a technology, inspired -- believe it or not -- by the layered Italian pasta, lasagne, may do the trick. Already Monsanto, General Electric, Du …
Scientists at the US National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory have developed a portable laser scanner than can accurately measure soil roughness, a key determinant of erosion. The laser scans the microscopic ridges in the soil and transmits the data to a computer that produces a microtopographic map of the area. …
The conference aims to gathering of professors, environmental scientists, engineers, scientists, students, Energy, soil, and water manufacturers, fuel producer and others interested in sharing ideas, knowledge and experiences.
The conference aims to gathering of professors, environmental scientists, engineers, scientists, students, Energy, soil, and water manufacturers, fuel producer and others interested in sharing ideas, knowledge and experiences.
