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Drawbacks of the First Green Revolution in India

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Introduction The Green Revolution refers to the period during the 1960s and 1970s when India adopted new agricultural technologies, including high-yielding varieties (HYV) of seeds, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and irrigation techniques. The primary aim was to overcome chronic food shortages and make India self-sufficient in food grain production. Led by scientists such as M.S. Swaminathan,…

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Desertification: A Global Crisis and Its Impact on India with Special Focus on Rajasthan and Gujarat

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Introduction Desertification, often misunderstood as the spread of deserts, is in fact a process of land degradation in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid areas due to various factors including climatic variations and human activities. It reduces the productive capacity of land, leading to a loss of biodiversity, livelihood, and economic security. Globally, over 24% of…

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