New bacteria will help fight climate change, soil pollutants: Researchers

New bacteria is adept at breaking down organic matter, including cancer-causing chemicals, according to researchers

Honey as a biomarker for pollution

Areas with heavy vehicle movement and industrial activity had increased concentration of lead in honey compared to agriculture land

Revegetation on Loess Plateau putting pressure on water resources

Expansion of vegetation cover in areas marked by limited water availability creates “conflicting demands for water between the ecosystem …

Microclimates unattended

Weather scientists must develop a better understanding of microclimates to protect agricultural ecosystems against climate change

Regaining a paradise

Involvement of locals in the management of natural resources has earned remarkable dividends for the Doon valley

Don’t tame the Brahmaputra, train it

A worried Assam government recently asked river hydraulic engineer NAYAN SHARMA of IIT Roorkee to devise ways to contain the mighty river that …

On shifting sands

Thousands in Bihar prepare to migrate, again, as the Kosi changes course

Dangerous mines

Burying of waste by the mining industry can severely damage plant and animal life

Can permaculture make agriculture sustainable?

Jhajjar's bitter harvest

Blowing in the wind

Answers to why dust storms  are on the rise in East Asia  

Now farmland reservation

Rural development ministry suggests land reservation for agriculture

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Toxic effects

Air pollution considerably increases cancer risk in the US

Algal Gloom

A land in turmoil

An assessment of environmental degradation must preclude rebuilding of Afghanistan

Ground works

Wastewater treatment plant that also functions as a garden

Don't let the carbon go

Be careful how land-use and land-cover changes

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Reaping a double benefit

Two rice crops annually in semi-arid tropic regions good for soil fertility, claims study

Ganga changes course in Haridwar

Erosion may be speeding shift

Soils are breathing faster

The list of potential carbon emitters keeps growing

Technology needs stewardship

Keshav Raj Kranthi, an entomologist by training, is director of the Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur. He has developed an extensive …