Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’. NGT had directed CPCB to file a …
The crops in the Shivaliks of Punjab usually suffer water stress under limited and erratic water supply condition. A field experiment was conducted on a sandy loam soils during 2004-05 and 2005-06 to study the effect of tillage and nitrogen management on grain yield, water expense and soil physical properties …
The State Soil Conservation Department has chalked out a plan for controlling soil erosion and managing flash floods in Guwahati city with an estimated cost of Rs 21.25 crore. The project, prioritized by the State planning and Development Department, proposed that the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) …
Chandigarh BY 2025, India will be in deep water crisis, said experts at a seminar on water scarcity organised by Universal Rationale Genre of Exponents (URGE) on Thursday. URGE president S K Gulati said:
It was an experiment that was supposed to let farmers have it both ways. Unable to wean them away from paddy, the Punjab government banned early transplantation of the crop last year to arrest the dwindling groundwater level. The move, which coincided with a good monsoon, succeeded in this purpose …
The late rains provide scope for minimising crop damage The resurgence of the monsoon in September, when it should normally have been on its way out, has lessened the concern about drought. But these rains have come so late in the season that wiping out the anticipated deficit in kharif …
Karnal: Alarmed at diminishing minerals contents and nutrients in the soil, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has launched a customised fertilisers manufacturing project with focus on crop, soil and size of land holding in different localised areas. Different units of customised fertilisers would be set up across the …
Farm scientists and experts from SAARC countries today expressed concern over the gradual loss of soil fertility in the Indo-Gangetic plain during the past four decades and described it as a grave threat to the sustainability of agricultural crops in the region. Participating in a three-day regional-SAARC workshop on
Lux Lakshmanan Food security in India is getting more and more dependent on annual monsoons. In a year of low rainfall, a large section of the people, especially those below the poverty line, have to depend on subsidised government food rations. If this situation continues, the country will be stressed …
The National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning of the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), Nagpur, has undertaken an ambitious project to assess the State
The effects of vermicompost on the rate of growth of a variety of ornamentals, vegetables and medicinal plants have been assessed in the greenhouse and some field crops. These investigations have demonstrated consistently that vermicomposted organic wastes can have beneficial effects on plant growth independent of nutrient transformations and availability …
Kochi, Aug. 30 Mr Mangala Rai, the Director General of Indian Council of Agriculture Research, has called for immediate steps to adapt ways to mitigate the impact of climate change on agriculture, as it is a cause of concern. A National Network Project titled
Hyderabad, Aug. 28: The committee on wildlife and environment protection on Thursday recommended the utilisation of bio-fertilisers to encourage people-friendly organic farming. The committee also sought more subsidy for bio-fertilisers in comparison to synthetic fertilisers. The committee, headed by the former Speaker, Mr K.R. Suresh Reddy, and comprising members of …
Estimation of soil organic carbon (SOC) is indispensable in studies involving soils and global climate change. SOC retention in soil is a function of climate, vegetation and intrinsic soil properties. Historically, SOC estimates are based on wet digestion which gives low carbon recovery. This results in underestimation of its density …
Water is one of the most valuable resources. The agriculture sector is the largest consumer of water resources in the developing countries. Assured supply of water is necessary for sustainable agriculture.
82 per cent Indian farmers want bio-fertilizers says study excessive use of synthetic fertilizers in India is reducing soil fertility and affecting food production, said a joint study by non-profit Greenpeace and West Bengal
Stating that deficiency of micronutrient boron in Indian soil is the important reason for low yields of crops, Principal scientist Dr Edward Raja informed that this deficiency can be corrected by applying boron to soil in adequate quantities. Dr Raja who is also the Head of Soil Science Department from …
A task force will be constituted for monitoring pollution caused by brick kilns. The task force will work under the district mining officer and is being constituted in view of a recent directive from the state chief secretary. At present, more than 30 brick kilns are operational in and around …
Starting with a worst-case scenario of lead contamination of soil, a scientist at Mie University in Japan has demonstrated the use of poultry waste amendment in combination with plant growth to immobilize soil Pb and restore degraded vegetation in shooting range sites. Remediation of Pb-contaminated soils in a shooting range …
7-Foot-Deep Pit Filled In Two Days Ago Subsides Again New Delhi: Even as the government is yet to ascertain the exact cause for the cave-in on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in Defence Colony on Sunday, the filledup pit reportedly settled by another one centimetre on Monday, sending alarm …
