Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) plan to remove the 9-inch layer of soil at Shivaji Park has been delayed as the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has asked the civic body 9 months to ...

As the layer of fertile topsoil thins, it gets increasingly difficult to grow crops for food. Without altering agricultural practices and urgently finding ways to preserve soil, the global food ...

This can result in the following types of problems. * Compaction increases the resistance of soil to penetration by tillage equipment and plant roots. This makes it more difficult to prepare a deep, ...

The world's growing population is putting pressure on its arable land, and scientists warn 90 per cent of all soil could be degraded by 2050 unless urgent action is taken.

A sand filter, or "filtration basin", is a stormwater quality treatment system that works by using a two-component clarification system: the first is a sediment forebay for settling large particles ...

FPJ had reported that after a failed beautification project at Shivaji Park, where a thick layer of red soil was dumped for ...