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China's anti-desertification drive restores 10 million hectares in five years, targets 6.7 million more by 2030China has restored over 10 million hectares of desertified land and nearly 2 million hectares of rocky desertification during the 14th Five...- Restoring India’s land, securing India’s future through science and collective actionScientific innovations and integrated farming systems are combating land degradation and enhancing climate resilience, benefiting millions ...
- BRICS+ agriculture beyond borders: Trade and resilience for a food-secure worldWith India’s leadership and BRICS+ cooperation, agriculture can become not only a source of food, but a foundation for resilience, prosperi...
- Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
- 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...
- Patients visit Tamil Nadu dental clinic for checkup, get infected with deadly disease: 8 of 10 dieA deadly neuromelioidosis outbreak, linked to a dental clinic in Tamil Nadu, resulted in eight fatalities. The infection, caused by contami...
- Self help group women implementing rainwater harvesting in Sundarbans area to counter salinityResidents of Pathar Pratima block in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district are using rainwater harvesting to combat high groundwater sal...
- Delhi's groundwater has high levels of salt that are dangerous for kidneys: ReportA report by the Central Ground Water Authority reveals that over 25% of water samples in Delhi are saline, with electric conductivity level...
- Rejuvenating Ganga can help fight climate change, keep Sundarbans alive: NMCG chiefAccording to NMCG Director General Mishra, it is crucial to have a minimum environmental flow in the river at all times to prevent the sea ...
- Genome of salt-secreting mangrove species decoded by DBTThe genomic resources generated will pave the way for researchers to study the potential of the identified genes for developing drought and...
- 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.
- Centre should procure more from West Bengal to benefit farmers, says Mamata's adviserThe central procurement system should procure more from the state through Food Corporation of India for farmers to get the optimum benefit,...
- West Bengal government encourages cultivation of extinct rice varietiesAgriculture department officials said that these indigenous varieties of rice, which are also known as folk rice, have properties which mak...
- Tamil Nadu rivers in reverse gearSeawater incursion up to 20km upstream in parts of the Cauvery delta which includes Thanjavur, the rice bowl of TN is ruining soil fertilit...
- Environmental loss in Sundarbans worth Rs 1290 crore: World BankUN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects an increase in sea level and intensification of present climatic variability.
- 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 ...
- European satellite to measure climate changeThe European Space Agency says a satellite designed to help measure climate change has been launched into orbit.
- Farmers can breathe easy as salt-tolerant crops arriveFaced with the enigma of rising salinity ingress on their farmlands, farmers can now look forward to transgenic crops.
- Will global warming kill Kabir's 'tree of life'?Kabirwad, home to one of the largest banyan trees in the country, is facing threat from global warming and rising sea waters.
- 'New wheat varieties can lead to higher output'Wheat output could cross 80 million tonne provided new varieties are taken to the farmer's field along with speedy reclamation of lands aff...
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