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Increasing green cover could trigger the release of carbon trapped in soil

Root out erosion

Clean and grassy

Contaminated soil can be remedied by planting ryegrasses

Drought monitoring: Untapped data

Government does little with records that could help reduce effect of drought on agriculture

High carbon in paddy fields questions India's methane emission levels

Paddy cultivation reduces global warming

Court cements Nirma claim

Rejects farmers’ plea against cement plant in Bhavnagar

What is the status of dumpsite remediation across India

Total of 13 states and three UTs are lagging behind the target

Soy seed racket busted in Maharashtra

Regional manager suspended

No to shipyard

The Rs 300-crore project is being builtin Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district

Brahmaputra rail bridge project suffers delays

Neermahal: palace on shrinking lake

Back to the future

BJP’s maiden budget disappointing for farmers

Jaitley continues with UPA schemes on agriculture, allocates more funds

Farmers quit mentha

Overexploitation of water leaves very little for farming

Elemental woe

With a trace of Molybdenum

India desertified

Map of India to change soon. Courtesy: climate change

Dip in yield, low protein content: PAU field experiment finds several problems with nano urea

Production can decrease further year on year if nano urea application is continued

Wrap it right

Pine oleoresin coating can cut nutrient pollution by urea

New crop scheme for Punjab farmers

Better paranoid

Than regret loss that happens in millions

Appalling ability

What makes a species invasive?

Can organic farming ensure food security?

Biodiversity buffer

It can protect dryland from withering due to climate change