Banerjee added that cultivating water-intensive crops degrades the soil because so much water is added, the air is reduced.

India generates approximately 500 million tons (MT) of crop residues annually, with around 141 MT categorised as surplus, and 92 MT being burned. The improper m ...

As part of a multi-pronged approach toward curbing the effects of greenhouse gas emissions, scientists seek to better ...

The technique is pretty straightforward and potentially very cheap, but will need to be scaled up significantly to make a difference.