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 …
Cultivation of salt-tolerant varieties of rice and other crops has helped increase crop yield and farm income Surinder Sud / New Delhi June 29, 2010, 0:42 IST High salt content of the soil is a major problem that confronts farmers in several parts of the country. Commonly referred to as …
Efforts are underway to implement the Bhoo Chetana Yojane in 10 hectares of land, where ragi is grown as the main crop. This scheme which was started last year will be implemented in Kushki region with a target of increasing crop productivity by 20 per cent.Bhoo Chetana Yojane lays emphasis …
SOILS, too, must endure acidity. Each plant and soil life form has a particular soil pH it is used to. Any change can lead to complications in the organism’s metabolism. For example, decrease in pH modifies the top soils—a major source of crop nutrients. J H Guo from the China …
APPROXIMATELY 6.73 million hectares of India’s agricultural land is affected by varying degrees of soil salinity. About 130 million hectares are under agriculture. “Estimates indicate that by 2025 the country may have an area of about 13 million hectares under salt-affected soils,” said Suresh K Chaudhari, a scientist in the …
Project to be implemented at an outlay of Rs. 25 lakh A fee of Rs. 10 will be collected from the farmer Tirupur: To increase the productivity of agriculture crops multifold, the Department of Agriculture plans to introduce a mobile soil and water testing laboratory in the district shortly. Joint …
China is the world's largest user of synthetic fertilizer, consuming 36% of the global total. As a result, China's farmers have exceeded soil needs, causing nitrates to accumulate and create serious pollution problems. And the hunger for nitrogen has added to China's energy and greenhouse gas emissions: In the atmosphere, …
Precision agriculture comprises a set of technologies that combines sensors, information systems, enhanced machinery, and informed management to optimize production by accounting for variability and uncertainties within agricultural systems. Adapting production inputs site-specifically within a field and individually for each animal allows better use of resources to maintain the quality …
Kolkata: Faced with secondary nutrient deficiency in soil, threatening to drag productivity lower in several districts, West Bengal is preparing a soil map for the state. The state government will concentrate on site specific nutrient management after the soil map is ready. The map, being prepared by department officials, will …
Dr Milkha Singh Aulakh, Dean, College of Agriculture, PAU, attended the fourth and final research coordination meeting (RCM) of the coordinated research project
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
Indian farmers will soon be provided with soil health card, to guide them for a balanced and judicious use of chemical fertilisers in an effort to maintain the soil health. Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday that these cards will have details regarding the deficiency …
Soil-water is present in soil as film on the soil particles and in capillary form in soil pores. Soil water which moves slowly possesses potential energy which is due to position or internal condition. Soil water potential is influenced by different force fields: matric, osmotic, gravitational and pressure.
Cow has been integral to agriculture life in India since time immemorial. Compost prepared using cow dung, plants and other waste materials was used till chemical fertiliser became popular in the modern days. Use of chemical fertiliser has poisoned our food products causing health hazards. Its effect on earth is …
