On Saturday, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched a major initiative to make green the 5-km buffer area around the Aravalli hill range to prevent the eastward expansion of the Thar desert and land degradation.
As soil carbon levels drop, the ability of soil to absorb and retain water reduces. Above a threshold of carbon levels, it acts as a sponge to absorb water. This leads to limited effect of rainfall on the soil, and makes the...
