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A method to overcome drought in India [1]

Lux Lakshmanan

Food security in India is getting more and more dependent on annual monsoons. In a year of low rainfall, a large section of the people, especially those below the poverty line, have to depend on subsidised government food rations. If this situation continues, the country will be stressed for resources to provide food for the people.

Publication Date: 
06/09/2009
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Soil Capability [3], Agriculture [4], Agricultural Research [5], Soil Science [6], Water Conservation [7], Natural Disasters [8], Drought [9], Food Security [10]

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