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A highway under construction in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Image by iMahesh via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The long road to regulating earth use for highways and railways

Akshay Deshmane 17 Jul 2025
Namdeo Sahebrao Kakode, secretary of Borgaon Math’s village development committee, says applying silt has transformed their crops from short to healthy. Image by Nidhi Jamwal.

Desilting tanks for improving water security and soil health

Nidhi Jamwal 25 Sep 2024
Concrete structures occupy cropland. Rapid urbanisation, development projects, and population growth have also played significant roles in soil degradation.

[Commentary] Soil degradation in India spells doom for millions

Ramesh Menon 25 Oct 2023

Excavating farmlands for highways

Sat Singh 21 Sep 2023