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WATER AND NITROGEN EFFICIENCY
Conservation agriculture can boost wheat protein content by up to 12%, improve water efficiency: StudyA study finds conservation agriculture with drip irrigation can boost wheat protein content by up to 12% while improving yield and resource...- Farmers should be ‘businessmen’ who respond to market demand, not just grow rice and wheat: NITI Aayog’s Ashok LahiriLahiri stressed the need for greater adoption of science and technology, noting that productivity per acre for several Indian crops remains...
- India gets its first hydrogen train, but bigger story lies elsewhereIndia's first hydrogen-powered train, launched on the Jind-Sonipat route in Haryana, is less about transforming rail transport and more abo...
- Hydrogen-powered trains likely to play niche role in India: ExpertsIndia launched its first hydrogen-powered train, marking a move toward cleaner energy sources. This initiative signifies a shift from fossi...
- Why the sky is blueLooking up at the sky offers a unique sense of peace and calm. The sky appears blue due to light scattering by atmospheric molecules. Cloud...
- China's rivers and lakes defied a global oxygen crisis across 17 years, and nearly 1,300 sites, and the surprise is that it had nothing to do with slowing down climate changeFreshwater ecosystems worldwide are facing declining oxygen levels, a critical issue for aquatic life. However, a recent study in China rev...
- India’s fertiliser subsidy model is broken; direct income support is the only way forward: Ashok GulatiIndia’s fertiliser subsidy regime is facing scrutiny; rising global fertiliser and energy prices and rising fiscal pressures expose its ine...
- Weather swings, monsoon risks, and the growing threat to mango, apple cropsThe agriculture industry has evolved historically through adaptation and resilience, and now it is time to speed up this transformation, em...
- China is using a bacteria to turn desert into fertile soil in just 10 monthsA groundbreaking technique from China transforms barren desert sand into fertile soil in just 10 months. Researchers use resilient cyanobac...
- The green strategic partnership: India and Norway chart a sustainable futurePrime Minister Narendra Modi’s May 2026 visit to Norway — the first by an Indian Prime Minister in over 40 years — upgraded bilateral ties ...
- India eyes higher farm output this year, confident of supporting global food supply amid uncertainty: DARE Secy JatICAR is advancing conservation agriculture and climate-resilient wheat research, focusing on water-use efficiency, farmer incomes, and nutr...
- Tata Steel signs contract with AWIPL for operation and maintenance of Air Separation UnitTata Steel has signed a 20-year contract with Air Water India Private Limited. This agreement covers the operation and maintenance of Tata ...
- HPCL, Tata Motors launch co-branded diesel exhaust fluid 'Genuine DEF'HPCL, in partnership with Tata Motors, has introduced a co-branded diesel exhaust fluid called 'Genuine DEF'. Available across 23,000 HPCL ...
- In 2050, one-third of global river sub-basins could face water scarcity: StudyIn 2050, one-third of global river sub-basins are projected to face severe scarcity of clean water due to nitrogen pollution, new research ...
- Nano urea can enhance yields, save up to 50% nitrogen: Mansukh MandaviyaAccording to a press release issued by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) ha...
- IFFCO begins commercial production of nano urea liquid"IFFCO Nano Urea is a product of the 21st century and it is the need of hour to keep the environment soil, air and water, safe for future g...
- Solar-powered device to help make beer from urine!This removes approximately 95 per cent of the ammonia that is present in urine, making it clean enough to drink.
- Pollution watch: Environment ministry issues strict norms of emission standards for thermal plantsThe ministry through the notification also fixed water consumption parameters for all the plants, making it mandatory for them to use water...
- Green bid: Govt issues strict norms for thermal plantsMoving towards stricter emission norms to minimise pollution, the Union environment ministry has notified revised norms of emission standar...
- Smarter use of nutrients will help clean up the planet, say scientistsA new report commissioned by the United Nations Environment Programme highlights how humans have massively altered the natural flows of nit...
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