BATHINDA: The ever-depleting water table in part of Punjab continue to follow the traditional timings of cultivating and transplanting paddy. BATHINDA: Call it the lax attitude of the authorities; ...

The shift towards paddy cultivation is posing a serious environmental challenge for the state, said RK Upadhyaya, head of department of agriculture division of UP remote sensing application centre.

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/sc-asks-centre-to-explore-punjabs-suggestion-to-phase-out-paddy-incentivise-traditional-crops-for-healthy ...

As expected, paddy cultivation on a large scale during the just-concluded rabi season of 2016-17 has taken its toll on the groundwater table across Telangana with its exploitation/depletion by over 2 ...

Background and aims Silicon (Si) deficiency is a major constraint on rice production. The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term influence of phytolith-rich straw return and groundwater ...