Myriad Challenges of the Coasts of India
Monitoring from space, aerial and in situ platforms in coastal regions will help develop models for interactions between ecological and anthropogenic processes, helping sustainable management of coast...
Our Fragile Coasts: Scientific Approaches and Solutions
The Indian coasts hold diverse geomorphological features—mudflats, rocky shores, cliffs, sandy beaches and deltaic reaches that shelter unique ecosystems. However, significant sections of the coastlin...
Need of Flood Warning System for Coastal Metropolis
Integrated Flood Warning System (IFLOWS) is an integrated GIS-based decision support system developed for Chennai and Mumbai that provides flood inundation scenarios and helps state governments to put...
IMPACT ARTICLES
Contract Farming
On an average an increase of 25 per cent in productivity and 40 per cent in profit have been noted for the farmers who have opted for contract farming. The contracting companies too are finding it luc...
Farmers’ Favourite: Crop ‘Doctor’
In the dusty innards of Alanganallur, 35 km from the temple town of Madurai, ‘Doctor’ A. Bhanumathi is a familiar figure as she zips by on a scooter towards her clinic at 7 am sharp everyday.
The Productivity of Rice
Rice, India’s major cereal crop, occupies about 23.3 percent of gross cropped area of the country. Rice contributes to 43 percent of the total food grain production and 46 percent of the total cereal...
Stevia the Sweet leaf
The sweet leaf, also known as the honey herb, is nowadays being used as an alternative for sugar. It is also used to treat a gamut of problems from diabetes obesity, hypertension, physical fatigue, an...
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Contract Farming
On an average an increase of 25 per cent in productivity and 40 per cent in profit have been noted for the farmers who have opted for contract farming. The contracting companies too are finding it lucrative to make huge investments in advanced technologies and inputs. The success of such operations in the field can be gauged from the fact that over 150 seed production companies are vying for busin...
Farmers’ Favourite: Crop ‘Doctor’
In the dusty innards of Alanganallur, 35 km from the temple town of Madurai, ‘Doctor’ A. Bhanumathi is a familiar figure as she zips by on a scooter towards her clinic at 7 am sharp everyday.
The Productivity of Rice
Rice, India’s major cereal crop, occupies about 23.3 percent of gross cropped area of the country. Rice contributes to 43 percent of the total food grain production and 46 percent of the total cereal production in India. Among rice growing countries, India has the largest area under the rice crop and ranks second in production next only to China.