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NUTRIENT DEPLETION IN SOIL
Varun Dhawan worries over poor soil health at new farm. ‘It has been giving me sleepless nights.’- At Iowa's Neal Smith Refuge, turning just 10% of cropland into prairie strips cut sediment loss by 95%, phosphorus runoff by 90%, and total nitrogen loss by about 85%
- In 2017, USGS and MIT researchers dated a magma pulse to 251.9 million years ago. 9 years later, it links to Earth's worst extinction
- In a five-year trial reported in 2025, scientists mixed discarded oyster shells into acidic farmland; peanut yields rose by up to 37%Researchers repurposed oyster shell waste to improve sour farmland in China. This five-year trial significantly boosted peanut crop yields ...19 Aug, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
- A juice company dumped 1,000 truckloads of orange peel on dead Costa Rican pastures in 1997; 16 years later, the plot had 176% more biomass than the land beside itA Costa Rican juice company's waste helped restore a degraded pasture. Discarded orange peels and pulp enriched the soil, fostering new gro...31 Jul, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
- Dr Reddy's Foundation soil testing lab set to hit 1-lakh sample mark ahead of 2026 rabi seasonDr Reddy's Foundation is expanding its soil testing operations significantly. The Hyderabad lab aims to process one lakh samples before the...19 Jul, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
- Quote of the Day by ancient Greek philosopher Plato: ‘People are like dirt, they can either nourish you and help you grow or they can…’Ancient Greek philosopher Plato, a student of Socrates, believed people significantly impact personal growth. He likened individuals to soi...22 Feb, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
- Economic Survey calls for urea price hike, direct cash transfer to farmersEconomic Survey: The proposed shift from input subsidy to income support aims to correct a three-decade-old imbalance in fertiliser use tha...29 Jan, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
- Why balancing yield and soil health is the key to sustainable agriculture's futureIndia's agriculture, vital to its economy and population, faces a soil degradation crisis threatening long-term productivity. Technological...23 Dec, 2025, 11.24 AM IST
- Urea imports zoom 137% as output dips 4% in Apr-OctIndia's urea imports surged 136.6% as domestic production fell 4% between April-October 2025. Diammonium phosphate imports also rose 69.1% ...09 Dec, 2025, 11.24 PM IST
- Farmers can optimise crop production by combining bio & chemical fertilisers: Sanjiv Kanwar, Yara South AsiaBy integrating both bio and chemical fertilisers, farmers can optimise crop production and contribute to a holistic system for the farmers,...08 Oct, 2024, 12.26 PM IST
- Unhappy meal: In quest for food security, India is losing focus on qualityThe Green Revolution helped the country graduate from an importer to an exporter of many crops. But experts warn that nutrition security is...17 Mar, 2024, 08.09 AM IST
- Revolutionizing Agriculture: Capsber Agriscience's Visionary Approach to Sustainable Farming29 Feb, 2024, 12.55 PM IST
- Parts of Haryana have salty groundwater and rains add to the salt contentThe groundwater is salty in the affected areas and when it rains, the groundwater level comes up, bringing more salt to the surface.27 Sep, 2019, 11.07 PM IST
- Farmers may get soil testing machines to conduct soil fertility tests on their ownPrime Minister Narendra Modi had launched a project to hand out soil health cards to farmers in February last year. These cards carry crop-...31 May, 2016, 05.20 AM IST
- Budget 2014: Top five expectations of fertilizer industryIndia is the world’s largest producer of pulses and the second largest producer of rice and wheat in the world only next to China.08 Jul, 2014, 11.29 AM IST
- About 48 crore soil health cards distributed to farmersOver 48 crore soil health cards have been given to farmers to make them aware about nutrient deficiencies in their fields due to imbalanced...09 Sep, 2012, 12.23 PM IST
- Fortify nutrient-based subsidyThe new way of delivering subsidy, meant to ensure more balanced use of fertilisers, is not working.22 Dec, 2011, 09.10 AM IST
- ASSOCHAM advocates soil fertility index to secure agriculture sector Industry chamberASSOCHAM today called for evolving a soil fertility index for agro regions across the country to secure agriculture sector.29 Jul, 2011, 01.00 PM IST
- Scorched earthAbout 70% of the land under cultivation in India is in deep trouble: the quality of soil is falling, water tables are sinking and salinity ...14 Jul, 2011, 06.09 AM IST
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