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Researchers studied 20 French solar farms; beneath the panels, pollinators fell 76%, and plant-pollinator interactions plunged 86%- In a 2023 Brazilian study, sheep under photovoltaic panels experienced 30% less radiant heat and up to 8°C lower wool-surface temperatures
- In a 2021 Oregon study, lambs grazed beneath solar panels; shaded pasture produced 38% less grass, while lamb weight gains were similar
- An Australian farmer put sheep beneath solar panels; he reported 15% more wool and green grass surviving through droughtSheep grazing beneath solar panels not only boosts farmer profits but also leads to purer wool. This innovative approach creates shaded env...18 Aug, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
- Is this China’s plan to subjugate America? The truth behind Beijing buying vast tracts of land in the USAChinese investors own a tiny fraction of American agricultural land. This ownership represents only about 0.02 percent of total U.S. acreag...07 Aug, 2026, 12.46 PM IST
- Massachusetts put 832 solar panels on 10-foot stilts above cropland; then farmers planted broccoli beneath themAgrivoltaics represents a groundbreaking synergy of solar energy production and agricultural practices, enabling land to yield both crops a...06 Aug, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
- At about 11,000 feet, a Tibetan Plateau solar farm still used for sheep grazing made nearby soil freeze earlier and thaw laterA solar farm in Tibet has unexpectedly made the ground colder. Researchers found the soil beneath panels stayed frozen for fifty extra days...30 Jul, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
- China expanded solar panels across its grasslands; nine years later, the plants above and microbes below had both changedA recent study reveals solar panels significantly alter grassland ecosystems. These installations change plant diversity and soil microbial...29 Jul, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
- No bricks, glass or steel: Bengaluru man transforms 10 acres of dry land into an eco-friendly forest retreat. About 20 km from Kanha National Park, this award-winning stay is built from mud walls, terracotta tiles and bambooBengaluru travel enthusiast Ankit Rastogi transformed 10 acres of barren land into a thriving forest. This eco-estate, Surwahi Social Ecoes...24 Jul, 2026, 01.47 PM IST
- Why Volkswagen replaced lawnmowers with 100 sheep at its Poland solar farm and how the unusual move is helping power its factory, cut emissions and boost biodiversityVolkswagen's solar farm in Poland now uses one hundred sheep for grazing. These animals maintain grass growth beneath thousands of solar pa...11 Jul, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
- How California’s solar farms are helping save the endangered San Joaquin kit fox: Inside the surprising conservation success giving one of America’s rarest foxes a fighting chanceMassive solar farms in Central California are now protecting endangered San Joaquin kit foxes. These projects offer safe havens, reducing p...08 Jul, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
- Total Lunar Eclipse: When are next lunar eclipse, solar eclipse? Check dateLunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth and moon align, in that order. The type of lunar eclipse depends on how much of the moon passes th...06 Sep, 2025, 11.30 PM IST
- Total Solar eclipse map is wrong. Will you now miss totality?According to the new map of the eclipse path, Rome, New York, Effingham, Illinois, and Montreal's Cite Jardin Park will be just out of the ...05 Apr, 2024, 07.31 PM IST
- India's plans to build world's largest solar project stumbles, againThe government announced a raise in the capacity of the proposed mega solar power project to 10,000 MW along with a 5,000 MW battery storag...30 Aug, 2021, 03.09 PM IST
- India needs policy framework for challenges in renewables expansion: MNRE SecretaryIndu Shekhar Chaturvedi said that another challenge that the government is already facing is from farmers, and the lack of availability of ...28 Nov, 2020, 06.27 PM IST
- Your guide to viewing the last solar eclipse of the decadeThe full solar eclipse will begin post 10:30 AM; the eclipse will be visible for approximately three minutes in India. Partial phases of th...26 Dec, 2019, 09.37 AM IST
- View: With time, effort and luck, Ladakh could become north India’s power hubLadakh is in the rain shadow of the Himalayas and so gets very little rain during the monsoon. It gets some snow in winter from westerly wi...08 Oct, 2019, 11.24 PM IST
- Adani Group's Australia arm signs power purchase pactAdani Group plans to build a 100-200 MW solar plant on a 600 hectare land parcel that was formerly part of the Rugby Run grazing property n...07 Oct, 2017, 06.51 PM IST
- Hubble spots exocomets taking plunge onto young starWashington, Jan 7 (IANS) NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered exocomets -- comets outside our solar system -- plunging onto a young...07 Jan, 2017, 01.59 PM IST
- Rajapur forest belt sees 20% rise in deer, blackbuck population in 2 yearsThe forest belt of Rajapur in Yeola, 104 km from here, has seen 20% rise in the population of deer and blackbucks in the past couple of yea...27 Sep, 2014, 12.39 AM IST
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