Earth’s climate has changed throughout history. The climate is changing drastically now than at any point in history, mainly because of the anthropogenic activities . Living and coping the impacts of the most debated issue of climate change is no longer a choice but is essential for survival. Climate change is growing as a...
Rain has a dramatic effect on agriculture as it forms one of the effective ways of watering in many parts of the country. While a regular rain pattern is vital for crop health, too much or too little rainfall can prove harmful to crops. Analyzing the formation of rain will help in reviving agricultural...
Carbon is significant to soil capacity and productivity and is one of the decisive factors of soil health. Climate change alters the land carbon cycle and changes the atmospheric temperature. An increase in temperature will extend the growing seasons and humidity. Both factors have led to some additional plant growth. However, warmer temperatures also...
With a decrease in the trend of rainfall, groundwater becomes the primary source of water. Most of the regions are overly dependent on it resulting in a consumption rate higher than its natural replenishable rate causing water tables to decline. The decline in groundwater level in wells in India is estimated to be 61...
Precipitation/Rainfall apart from being an intrinsic hydrologic component also plays a crucial role in supporting socioeconomic growth and food security. Rainfall properly monitored and analyzed can help in many ways such as predicting disasters, estimating crop yield etc. For all these analyses, rainfall at shorter durations is required. Direct measurement of rainfall has many...
Krishna Basin extends over an area of nearly 8% of the total geographical area of the country. This large basin lies in the states of Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. The Krishna basin receives its maximum rainfall during the Southwest monsoon.. The average soil moisture map for the month of October shows that...
First published on October 27, 2018 Rajasthan with 79 (Out of these, 57 minerals are being currently mined) different types of major and minor minerals is a leading producer of Zinc, Feldspar, Wollastonite, silver, Rock phosphate, Gypsum, Red ochre. While industrial mining has significant financial importance and usually follows legal procedures for mining exploitation...
First published on August 11, 2018 According to a report published by BBC in February 2018, Bengaluru is top among the 11 cities that would face water scarcity very soon. Water supply for the city of Bangalore in India is always short against the total demand. Surface water is inadequate to meet the demand...
With the increase in population, demand for food is also increasing.The critical challenges in attaining food security include the conversion of agricultural land to built-up land and diminishing agricultural yield due to several factors such as shortage of water, pests and other diseases, forms some of the critical challenges in attaining food security. These...
Crop burning is the process of deliberately burning crop residues post harvesting. It is widely practiced by farmers in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in spite of government restrictions, mainly because of the lack of resources for scientific management of waste. The mass burning occurring in these states during the harvesting...