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In 1927, the US brought in weeping lovegrass for cattle and erosion control; one strain was later planted across 2 million acres of Oklahoma and Texas- NHAI will dig up rivers to build highways: 1,078 lakh cubic metres of silt identified to tackle Bihar floods & speed up roadwork
- Scientists mixed just 3% volcanic ash into forest soil in a UC San Diego experiment; coleus plants grew roughly three times as much as plants in untreated soil
- Hawaii introduced black wattle as a forestry tree; it escaped cultivation and now chokes about 3,000 acres of Maui pasture, gulches, and empty lotsBlack wattle has become a formidable invasive force in Hawaii, spreading rapidly beyond its initial planting zones into the island's treasu...04 Nov, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
- From lab to farm: How Proximal Soilsens is developing a ‘glucometer’ for soil testingDeveloped over nearly a decade of research at IIT Bombay, Proximal Soilsens’s patented NutriSense X aims to make laboratory-grade soil test...04 Nov, 2026, 02.37 PM IST
- Road ministry signs MoU with Bihar to use river silt for national highways constructionThe ministry of road transport and highways signed an MoU with the Bihar government for river desilting. This initiative aims to use excava...03 Nov, 2026, 08.07 PM IST
- Has Nicolas Cage become 'homeless'? Actor reveals why he was forced to leave his $10.5 million Malibu mansion. 'Something happened to my house'Nicolas Cage has revealed that he is currently living in hotels after damage to his $10.5 million Malibu beachfront mansion forced him to l...03 Nov, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
- No water to sow, no respite at the grocery store: India's prolonged food inflation worryIndian farmers face challenges in sowing winter crops amid dwindling water supplies from a weak monsoon. Amarsingh Gushinge's village exper...03 Nov, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
- Brevard County schools cancels classes after up to 10 inches of rain; Flood Watch in effect for Central Florida until 7 p.m.Brevard public County schools closed: Up to 10 inches of rain flooded parts of Central Florida, prompting Brevard County Public Schools to ...02 Nov, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
- Arizona researchers separated plant roots by a 3 mm gap, then added fungus; it carried water between the plants and helped connected plants grow more than grew twice as muchA team from Northern Arizona University has made significant strides in understanding plant-fungal dynamics through an innovative experimen...01 Nov, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
- 'Lord Shiva's locks on river Ganga are loosening': Rainfall could get heavier as Himalayan permafrost melts, mountain rocks holding water are losing ground, warns expertClimate author and entrepreneur Mridula Ramesh has warned that rising temperatures are melting Himalayan permafrost, weakening mountain slo...01 Nov, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
- 'If we went to war tomorrow...': US Army conducts mass battlefield grave-digging exercise, first since Korean WarThe US Army recently undertook a significant military exercise addressing the critical issue of temporary burial sites for fallen troops. D...01 Nov, 2026, 12.49 AM IST
- In 2001, Indiana used shredded scrap tires beneath State Road 31; after a year of monitoring, the unusual road fill showed low settlement and minimal internal heatingIn Lakeville, Indiana, a fascinating project incorporated shredded car tires into highway embankments, proving beneficial for waste managem...30 Oct, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
- GSFC plans Jamnagar acid plant to cut fertiliser input import dependenceIn a major move, Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals has announced plans to establish a new plant in Jamnagar dedicated to the producti...29 Oct, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
- Your Halloween pumpkin could become a climate problem. What you do on November 1 after the spooky party mattersHalloween pumpkins can produce methane when they decompose without oxygen in landfills. People need to check how they can properly remove d...28 Oct, 2026, 11.50 PM IST
- Ladakh becomes India’s first fully organic Union Territory, individual farmer certification nextLadakh has been declared India’s first fully organic Union Territory, promoting chemical-free agriculture practices. The administration aim...28 Oct, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
- In 2016, a North Carolina solar company began using 80 sheep alongside mechanical and chemical methods; the operation later grew to 590 sheep across 300 acresNorth Carolina has employed sheep for vegetation management in solar farms to reduce mechanical maintenance. This strategy began as an expe...27 Oct, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
- Zerodha co-founders Nithin and Nikhil Kamath’s mother, Revathi, goes viral for her ragi mudde. This yummy dish is made of a millet Indians have been eating for 4,000 years, has more calcium than milkRevathi Kamath, mum to entrepreneurs Nithin and Nikhil Kamath, was recently thanked by a Facebook user from Bengaluru for treating her to a...26 Oct, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
- Link fertiliser subsidies to area & crop productivity: ICRIERIndia is recommended to shift from product-based fertiliser subsidies to direct support for farmers to improve soil health. It involves int...24 Oct, 2026, 12.25 AM IST
- Union agriculture minister launches campaign to promote sustainable farmingUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has inaugurated the 'Khet Bachao Abhiyan,' a campaign dedicated to advancing sustainable f...23 Oct, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
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