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TopicSoil

Topic: Soil

Measure, monitor, manage: FAO calls for a unified approach to soil resource management

Takayuki Hagiwara -
On World Soil Day, it’s important to remember that soil health drives India’s sustainable agriculture and food security goals.

Agriculture minister addresses Global Soil Conference 2024

ThePrint Team -
Chouhan stressed the critical importance of soil health in ensuring global food security and sustainability.

What is nano urea? India’s ‘21st century’ product aiming to revolutionise world agriculture

Samyak Pandey -
Nano urea liquid is expected to potentially replace 13.7 million tonnes of conventional urea usage by 2023. IFFCO has also started field trials of the nano version of DAP fertiliser.

Five reasons why we shouldn’t throw away, but grow and eat weeds

Douglas Broom -
Weeds can be nutritious and tasty, if we know which ones to pick.

Indian-American soil scientist Dr Rattan Lal wins World Food Prize — ‘Nobel’ of agriculture

Samyak Pandey -
Dr Rattan Lal's model could help restore soil health, more than double global annual grain yield and decrease the land area under grain cultivation along with fertiliser use.

In 100 years, we may not need soil to grow our food

Alex McBratney -
We may not need to rely on soil to achieve adequate & quality food for as many as 20 billion people in the future.

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Opinion

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

Stela Dey -
The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

9.2% jump in arms transfer shows this is era of war—SIPRI reveals the temper we live in

Trump either ends Iran conflict quickly, or sky-high energy costs will force him to do so

Economy

A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

+TFP Esha Mishra -
Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Shekhar Gupta -
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.

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