ਧਰਤੀ ਦੇ ਕੁੱਲ ਜਲ ’ਚੋਂ 97 ਫ਼ੀਸਦੀ ਨਮਕੀਨ ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਪਾਣੀ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਜਾਂ ਸਿੰਚਾਈ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੋਂ ’ਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਂਦਾ। ਨਮਕ ਰਹਿਤ ਢਾਈ ਫ਼ੀਸਦੀ ਪਾਣੀ ’ਚੋਂ 70 ਫ਼ੀਸਦੀ ਗਹਿਰੀ ਜੰਮੀ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਅੱਧਾ ਫ਼ੀਸਦੀ ਹਰ ਵਕਤ ਖਲਾਅ ’ਚ ਵਿਚਰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਬਿਆਨੇ ਢਾਈ ਫ਼ੀਸਦੀ ’ਚੋਂ 70 ਫ਼ੀਸਦੀ ਕੱਢ ਕੇ ਬਾਕੀ ਬਚਿਆ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਗਦਾ,...
By : Col A S Hira INTRODUCTION 1. Punjab has exclusive rights over its rivers enshrined in the constitution of India as per Article 246 (Part XI), entry 17 of list II. The rights regarding water usage from a natural resource such as a lake, stream or a river are...
Provide farmers with a legally guaranteed price, and Indian agriculture will emerge as the second engine of economic growth The deplorable price a vegetable grower from Mahasamund in Chhattisgarh received a few weeks back for his brinjal crop sums up the travails of a...
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that agriculture could be the unlikely sector that spurs economic growth in India. As India completes 73 years of independence, agriculture has emerged as a mainstay of the economy. Despite the COVID-19 crisis, Indian agriculture is...
At a time when farmers strive to get the right price for crops, more money in their hands can help reignite the country’s economy In 2019, three weeks after the kharif harvesting season began, reports emerged that farmers are selling their produce at a price way...
At a time when the world finds itself in the midst of a climate emergency and biodiversity destruction, both being inextricably linked, a study by Nature Food has shown that agriculture accounts for nearly 34per cent of the Green House Gas (GHGs) emissions. While the...
