Tag: Rainfall
Study establishes relevance of traditional knowledge for agricultural sustainability
It was conducted in Kachchh in Western India, which is a typical representative of allied arid and semi-arid tropics that are prone to various natural threats and stressors like drought, salinity, and erratic rainfall pattern...............
Here is how millets can make India’s food basket climate-resilient
The latest study has revealed that as compared to rice, alternative grains (finger millet, maize, pearl millet and sorghum) are significantly less sensitive to climate variability and generally experienced smaller decline in yields under climate extremes.............
Recycling is the only viable answer to India’s water woes!
According to international norms, 1700 cubic meter per capita per year is required for healthy living and what we have is less than the international norm making India 'water stressed'.........