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Western disturbance may bring more rain, snow: IMD - india news

A fresh western disturbance — the seventh this month — that is likely to affect the western Himalayas early next week could bring widespread snowfall and rain to the hills and plains in many parts of northern India on January 28 and 29, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s weather bulletin on Thursday. Strong surface winds (20-25 kmph) are likely over the northern plains, causing mainly dry weather over northern India, till Sunday, except over Jammu and Kashmir, where scattered rain is also likely. On Thursday, Delhi witnessed gusty winds that reached up to 35kmph. India Meteorological Department scientists said northwesterly winds bringing cold air from the Himalayas will continue impacting the region for the next two to three days.K Sathi Devi, head, National Weather Forecasting Centre, said, “...we are not expecting any major drop in minimum or maximum temperature right away.”Devi added: “Most of the activity due to the approaching WD will be in the hills. Northern parts of Rajasthan and Punjab will also be impacted. We have had seven WDs including four intense WDs so far. The outlook for post-January 28 depends on whether another WD will affect the region immediately after that.”Usually, there are three western disturbances on an average in January. “We are expecting light rain again in Delhi on January 28. There will also be shallow fog. In some years, WDs are more. Last year, we had above average number of WDs,” said Kuldeep Shrivastava, head, Regional Weather Forecasting Centre.RK Jenamani, a senior scientist at National Weather Forecasting Centre, said, “The approaching WD is a very active one, which is likely to trigger rain activity up to northeastern states. Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Sikkim are likely to get rain between January 29 and February 1. We cannot say immediately why there are more WDs this year. Global meteorological factors also have an influence.”On Wednesday, Delhi’s air quality index stood at 370, in the very poor category. It improved to 211, in the poor category, on Thursday.According to the ministry of earth sciences’ Air Quality Early Warning System, the air is likely to improve further and remain in the moderate category on Friday due to the strong northwesterly winds, which are helping disperse pollution particles.Rainfall in January is 116% above normal, with most of IMD subdivisions (321 of 683 districts) receiving large excess (60% or more than normal) rainfall including in most parts of north and central India. Read the full article

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neha05singh · 4 years ago

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Which Brand of Steel is the Best for House Construction?

Some of the well known primary steel manufacturers and producers in India are SAIL, JSW, TATA Tiscon, and Vizag steels.

Steels come in different shapes and types depending on the application. They are categorized into these types

.Plain carbon / mild steel

.Rebars

.Structural steels: Beams, channels, flats, and angles.

The most common type of steel used for house construction is the TMT bars. They are the latest reinforced thermo-mechanically-treated steel and iron bars, sometimes made with ribs on the sides to hold the cement. The manufacturing process involves quenching the hot bars with water jets until the core temperature equalises with the surface temperature: and self-tempering. The core turns to a combined ferrite-pearlite metal.

Why are TMT bars used?

-For their high tensile strength

-Ductility

-B-endability and weldability

-Malleability

-Fire and earthquake resistant

Here are some of the top brands of steel for your house construction.

TATA steel Ltd.: Started in 1907 as Asia’s first privately owned steel company by Jamsetji Tata, today it is one of the largest steel-producing companies in the world, coming second in Europe. It is owned by the TATA Group of companies.Having a total capacity of producing 19 million metric tons per annum in India, TATA steels have manufacturing plants in Jharkhand and Odisha. TATA Tiscon SD rebars are special grade rebars designed to tolerate seismic activities in earthquake zones.

JSW Neosteel: Originally known as Jindal South West, it is a part of JSW Group and is the second-largest steel company in India with the capacity to produce 18 million tons per annum. It is ranked in 7th place in the top 34 World-class Steelmakers.Their TMT steel, branded as Neosteel is manufactured with pure iron ore and has uniform properties. The bars are of ultra premium and ultra high strength quality and vary in grades such as 500 D, 550 D, 600 D and JSW Neosteel CRS.

Vizag Steels: Also known as Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), it was founded in 1982, located in Visakhapatnam and is India’s only shore-based steel company. It is one of the best companies producing quality long products (bars and rods). They also make wire rods, slag, structurals, beams, and more.Vizag steel bars come in two grades - Fe500 and Fe500D. One of the special qualities of their TMT bars is that they have lower carbon content.

Steel Authority of India (SAIL): A government steel-making company based in New Delhi, India. It is hailed as one of the seven Maharatnas of central public sector enterprises. There are five manufacturing plants in Bhilai, Rourkela, Durgapur, Bokaro, and Burnpur; and three special plants in Slem, Durgapur and chandapura. It also has a ferro alloy plant in Chandapura.SAIL TMT bars are known for high quality and strength is one of India’s fastest-growing public sectors and produces a wide range of steel and iron products. It has recently taken initiatives to help COVID-19 stricken areas.

Essar Steel India Ltd: With a capacity to produce 10 million ton per annum, Essar steel is well known for its high-quality flat carbon steels catering to a wide range of industries and sectors. It is based in Hazira, Surat district of Gujarat. Essar steel produces over 300 grades of flat steel for various usage. They have plants in Vietnam, Indonesia, Trinidad and Tobago.

VISA Steel: Incorporated in the year 1996 with headquarters in Kolkata, VISA Steel is one of the top steel producers with a goal to create long-term shareholder value. It offers high carbon ferro chrome for end use in stainless steel manufacturing. There is a 150,000 TPA ferro chrome plant at Kalinganagar in Odisha set up with 6 submerged arc furnaces.

Electrosteel Steels: A leading producer of ductile iron pipes in India, electrosteel has made quite a name for itself all over the world. It is also a leading producer of pipeline solutions and has a vision to provide clean drinking water to millions of people in India. Realising that vision has earned it the title of global leader in understanding the customer’s priorities in 35 countries. The company has a total capacity of producing steel at 7.3 million metric tons per annum.

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brajeshupadhyay · 4 years ago

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Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India's COVID-19 fatality rate of 2.49% lower than global average, says Centre

08:16 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Almost all civic bodies extend lockdown in select areas: MMR

The ongoing lockdown in Thane district of Maharashtra, which was supposed to end on 19 July midnight, has been extended till 31 July in select areas in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases, reports PTI.

The extended lockdown is applicable for municipal corporations of Mira Bhayandar, Kalyan-Dombivali and Bhiwandi-Nizampur, which all fall under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), where cases are on the rise.

07:57 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Assam Latest Update

Assam registers over 1,000 new cases, 4 deaths in a day

Assam reports 1,018 fresh cases and four deaths. With this, the state’s tally is now 23,999 and the toll is 57, says Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma.

📌Alert ~ 1018 new #COVID19 ve+ patients reported in Assam today, with 577 cases from Guwahati City alone. Important to follow containment measures. ↗️Total cases 23999 ↗️Recovered 16023 ↗️Active cases 7916 ↗️Deaths 57 11:55 PM/July 19/Day's total 1018#AssamCovidCount pic.twitter.com/XaqhzxEhAF

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 19, 2020

07:55 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Pune city's case count breaches 37,000-mark

With the single-day spike of 1,508 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the overall count of Pune city in Maharashtra went past the 37,000-mark, reports PTI. The number of positive cases now stand at 37,386, he said.

The city's death toll reached 976 with 41 more people succumbing to the infection in the last 24 hours, the official said. A total of 730 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, he added.

07:52 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in US Latest Update

As Trump turns blind eye to crisis, Republicans start to contradict him

President Donald Trump’s failure to contain the coronavirus outbreak and his refusal to promote clear public-health guidelines have left many senior Republicans despairing that he will ever play a constructive role in addressing the crisis, with some concluding they must work around Trump and ignore or even contradict his pronouncements, reports The New York Times.

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Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Human clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine to begin from today

The AIIMS Ethics Committee HAD gave its nod for a human clinical trial of the indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate Covaxin following which the premier hospital is likely to begin the exercise by enrolling healthy volunteers from Monday.

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Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

COVID-19 spread may spike in monsoon with fall in mercury: IIT-AIIMS study

A study conducted jointly by researchers at IIT-Bhubaneswar and the AIIMS here has shown that the spread of COVID-19 may pick up pace during peak monsoon and winter with a fall in the mercury.

The rainfall, decrease in temperatures and cooling of the atmosphere coupled with progression towards winter may environmentally favour the spread of COVID-19 in the country, according to the study led by V Vinoj, Assistant Professor of the School of Earth, Ocean and Climatic Sciences at IIT-Bhubaneswar.

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Coronavirus Outbreak in US Latest Update

US COVID-19 deaths surpass 1,40,000 as outbreak worsens

US deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 140,000 on Saturday as cases continued to rise in 42 out of 50 states over the past two weeks, according to a Reuters tally.

America is losing about 5,000 people to the virus every week. By contrast, neighboring Canada has reported total deaths of 8,800 since the pandemic started.

In just one week, the United States records about as many deaths as the 5,600 lives Sweden has lost since the pandemic began earlier this year.

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Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Update

Global COVID-19 cases now at 1.43 crore

The total confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the world stand at 1.43 crore, according to the Reuters tracker. This figure includes COVID-19 patients who have recovered and the overall global death toll which stands at 6.01 lakh.

With over 37.2 lakh reported cases till date, the United States is the worst-affected country in the world. The US is followed by Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa.

Coronavirus LATEST Updates: India's COVID-19 case fatality rate is "progressively falling" and is currently at 2.49 percent, which is one of the lowest in the world, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. This statement came even as coronavirus cases in the country rose by more than 30,000 for the fourth consecutive day.

The focused efforts of the Centre and state and UT governments on efficient clinical management of hospitalised cases have ensured that India's case fatality rate has fallen below 2.5 percent, the ministry said.

The country reported 38,902 COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, pushing its tally to 10,77,618 on Sunday, while the total number of recoveries increased to 6,77,422, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The toll due to the disease rose to 26,816 with new 543 fatalities even as 23,672 patients have recuperated in the past 24 hours, the highest so far in a day, the data updated at 8 am showed.

There are 3,73,379 active cases presently in the country. The total number of confirmed cases includes foreigners.

Case fatality rate falling, says govt

From 2.82 percent over a month earlier, India's COVID-19 case fatality rate declined to 2.72 percent on 10 July and has further reduced to 2.49 percent presently.

Under the guidance of the Centre, the state and UT governments have ramped up testing and hospital infrastructure by combining public and private sector efforts, the ministry said.

Many states have conducted the population surveys to map and identify the vulnerable population like the elderly, pregnant women and those with co-morbidities.

This, with the help of technological solutions like mobile apps, has ensured keeping the high-risk population under continuous observation, thus aiding early identification, timely clinical treatment and reducing fatalities, the ministry said.

"At the ground level, frontline health workers like ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists) and ANMs (Auxiliary Nursing Midwives) have done a commendable job of managing the migrant population and to enhance awareness at the community level.

"As a result, there are 29 States and UTs with CFR lower than India's average. This shows commendable work done by the public health apparatus of the country," the ministry said.

Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands have zero case fatality rate.

States and Union Territories having a CFR below the national average include Tripura (0.19 percent), Assam (0.23 percent), Kerala (0.34 percent), Odisha (0.51 percent), Goa (0.60 percent), Himachal Pradesh (0.75 percent), Bihar (0.83 percent), Telangana (0.93 percent), Andhra Pradesh (1.31 percent), Tamil Nadu (1.45 percent), Chandigarh (1.71 percent), Rajasthan (1.94 percent), Karnataka (2.08 percent) and Uttar Pradesh (2.36 percent).

State-wise cases and deaths

Of the 543 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, 144 are from Maharashtra, 93 from Karnataka, 88 from Tamil Nadu, 52 from Andhra Pradesh, 27 from West Bengal, 26 from Delhi, 24 from Uttar Pradesh, 17 from Haryana, 16 from Gujarat and nine from Madhya Pradesh.

Bihar, Punjab and Rajasthan have reported seven fatalities each followed by Telangana with six deaths, Jammu and Kashmir five, Odisha and Puducherry three each, Assam, Tripura and Kerala two each, while Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand have registered a fatality each.

Of the total 26,816 deaths reported so far, Maharashtra accounted for the highest with 11,596 fatalities followed by Delhi with 3,597 deaths, Tamil Nadu 2,403, Gujarat 2,122, Karnataka 1,240, Uttar Pradesh 1,108, West Bengal 1,076, Madhya Pradesh 706 and Andhra Pradesh 586.

So far, 553 people have died of COVID-19 in Rajasthan, 409 in Telangana, 344 in Haryana, 246 in Punjab, 236 in Jammu and Kashmir, 208 in Bihar, 86 in Odisha, 53 in Assam, 52 in Uttarakhand, 46 in Jharkhand and 40 in Kerala.

Puducherry has registered 28 deaths, Chhattisgarh 24, Goa 21, Chandigarh 12, Himachal Pradesh 11, Tripura 5, Arunachal Pradesh 3, Meghalaya and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu two each, while Ladakh has reported one fatality.

The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 percent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

Maharashtra has reported the highest number of cases at 3,00,937 followed by Tamil Nadu at 1,65,714, Delhi at 1,21,582, Karnataka at 59,652, Gujarat at 47,390, Uttar Pradesh at 47,036, Andhra Pradesh at 44,609 and Telangana at 43,780.

The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 40,209 in West Bengal, 28,500 in Rajasthan, 25,547 in Haryana, 25,136 in Bihar, 22,918 in Assam and 21,763 in Madhya Pradesh.

Odisha has reported 16,701 infections, Jammu and Kashmir 13,198, Kerala 11,659, while Punjab has 9,792 cases.

A total of 5,342 have been infected by the virus in Jharkhand, 5,233 in Chhattisgarh, 4,276 in Uttarakhand, 3,484 in Goa, 2,654 in Tripura, 1,894 in Puducherry, 1,891 in Manipur, 1,457 in Himachal Pradesh and 1,159 in Ladakh.

Nagaland has recorded 978 Covid-19 cases, Chandigarh 700, Arunachal Pradesh 650 and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu together have reported 602 cases.

Meghalaya has reported 418 cases, Mizoram 284, Sikkim has registered 275 infections so far, while Andaman and Nicobar Islands has recorded 198 cases.

COVID-19 cases may rise in monsoon, winter: study

A study conducted jointly by researchers at IIT-Bhubaneswar and the AIIMS has shown that the spread of COVID-19 may pick up pace during peak monsoon and winter with a fall in the mercury.

The report titled "COVID-19 spread in India and its dependence on temperature and relative humidity" took into account the pattern of the coronavirus outbreak and the number of such cases in 28 states between April and June.

The study revealed that the rise in temperatures leads to a decline in the transmission of the virus, Vinoj said.

"The study, which is in its pre-print stage, shows that the temperature and relative humidity have a significant impact on the disease growth rate and doubling time.

"It suggests that a one-degree-Celsius rise in temperature leads to a 0.99 per cent decrease in cases and increases the doubling time by 1.13 days, implying a slowdown of the virus spread," he told PTI.

The study also found that an increase in relative humidity tends to decrease the growth rate and doubling time of coronavirus cases by 1.18 days.

The researchers, however, said since the study was not conducted during the period of high humidity starting from the monsoon and the onset of winter, more research needs to be undertaken to establish its exact impact.

Over 3.5 lakh samples tested in past 24 hours

The country's testing infrastructure has been substantially ramped up. The testing strategy prescribed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) allows all registered medical practitioners to recommend testing.

The Rapid Antigen Point of Care (POC) Test, coupled with the facilitation of widespread gold-standard RT-PCR based testing by states and UTs, has resulted in a surge in the number of samples tested. A total of 3,58,127 samples were tested on Saturday.

With a total of 1,37,91,869 samples tested so far, the testing per million (TPM) for India has reached 9994.1, the health ministry said.

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kundanlalchauhan · 5 years ago

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Alluvial Soil

Most of India's rivers originate from the Himalayas, and they flow across the nation.

The rivers carry with them a huge amount of sediments rich in minerals, which are crucial for the growth of crops.

The soil is made up of particles like silt, sand and clay.

What are the crops grown in Alluvial soil?

The main crops grown in alluvial soil are:

Rice

Wheat

Sugarcane

Jute

Oilseeds

Pulses

Red Soil

Red soils develop in areas that have low rainfall, on granite and geneses rocks.

The dissemination of iron’s red oxides give it its characteristic red colour.

But these have the capacity to grow good crops after taking help of irrigation and fertilizers.

Where is Red soil found?

Red Soils are friable and medium fertile and found almost every part of

North-eastern and South-eastern Madhya Pradesh

Tamil Nadu

South-eastern Karnataka

Jharkhand

Major parts of Orissa

Hills and Plateaus of North-east India

What are the crops grown in Red soil?

The main crops grown in red soil are:

Wheat

Rice

Millets

Gram

Pulses

Oilseeds

Black Soil (Regular Soils)

Black soils regular is clayey, and becomes very sticky when wet.

Its particular merit lies in its water holding capacity.

These soils are very fertile and contain a high percentage of lime and a moderate amount of potash.

The type of soil has especially suited for the cultivation of cotton

Where is Black Soil found?

The natural or black soils have developed extensively upon the Lava Plateaus of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh mainly Malwa.

Black soils have also drawn upon gneisses of North Karnataka and north and west of Andhra Pradesh.

What are the crops grown in Black soil?

The main crops grown in black soil are:

Black cotton soil Sugarcane

Wheat

Groundnut

Mountain Soil

Mountain soil is formed mainly due to the deposition of organic matter provided by the forests.

This soil is rich in humus but deficient in potash, phosphorus, and lime.

It is heterogeneous in nature and varies from place to place.

The mountain soil is sandy with gravels and is porous.

Where is Mountain Soil found?

The mountain soil found on the hill slopes covered with forests.

In the Himalayan region, such soil mainly found in the valley basins, the depressions, and the lesser steep slopes.

The north-facing slopes support soil cover.

What are the crops grown in Mountain soil?

The main crops grown in Mountain soil are:

Wheat

Maize

Barley

Temperate Fruits

This soil is especially suitable for producing plantation crops, such as tea, coffee, spices and tropical fruits in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.

Laterite Soil

Laterite soil is a kind of clayey rock or soil formed under high temperature and high rainfall.

The soil undergoes various changes, where laterite converts into red coloured lateritic soils charged with iron nodules.

Where is Laterite Soil found?

Laterite and lateritic soils are present in South Maharashtra. In the Western Ghats, • This soil is found in Kerala, and Karnataka.

In the Eastern Ghats, it can be found in some parts of Assam, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and in western West Bengal (particularly in Birbhum district).

These soils are infertile.

What are the crops grown in Laterite soil?

The main crops grown in Laterite soil are:

Tea

Coffee

Coconut

Areca Nut

Desert Soil

Sand found in the desert areas is a mix of sand found locally, and sand blown from the Indus Valley.

It includes the wind-blown loess. The desert soil has sand (90 to 95 percent) and clay (5 to 10 percent).

In some regions this soil has a high percentage of soluble salts, but lacks in organic matter.

The nitrogen content is low, but the phosphate content is as high as in average alluvial soil. Shortage of water in the arid regions is the primary limiting factor for agriculture.

Where is Desert Soil found?

The desert soil is found mostly in arid and semi-arid regions, receiving less than 50 cm of annual rainfall.

Mostly found in Rajasthan, and the adjoining areas of Haryana and Punjab.

The Rann of Kachchh in Gujarat is an extension of this area.

What are the crops grown in Desert soil?

The main crops grown in Desert soil are:

Wheat

Millets

Barley

Maize

Pulses

Cotton

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Mild showers in a number of components of India convey respite from warmth, IMD predicts heavy rains, thunder in Goa, Telangana

http://tinyurl.com/y5fl48me New Delhi: A number of components of India acquired mild showers, whereas there was no let-up from the sweltering warmth in some northern states on Thursday. Delhi recorded a most of 41.1 levels Celsius, 4 notches above the conventional, and a low of 28.four levels Celsius and humidity ranges oscillated between 46 and 82 per cent. In Uttar Pradesh, Banda was the most well liked place with a excessive of 43.Eight levels Celsius. The utmost temperature in Lucknow rose to 41.2 levels Celsius, round six levels above the conventional limits. Elements of Rajasthan acquired mild to reasonable rains, bringing respite from scorching warmth wave circumstances, a MeT division official stated. Rainfall within the state starting from 2 to eight cm was recorded, with Pratapgarh and Kapasan receiving the best at Eight cm and seven cm, respectively. Indians stroll by means of a highway throughout a rain in Hyderabad, India, Monday, June 3, 2019. India receives its monsoon rains from June to September. (AP Picture/Mahesh Kumar A.) Most components of Haryana and Punjab skilled near regular day temperatures, with Chandigarh, the joint capital of the 2 states, recording a excessive of 37.four levels Celsius, the MeT Division stated. In Haryana, Bhiwani recorded a most temperature of 40.Three levels Celsius, adopted by Narnaul at 39.7 levels Celsius, Hisar 39 levels Celsius, Ambala 38.7 levels Celsius and Karnal 34 levels Celsius, they stated. Mild rainfall occurred at some locations in Himachal Pradesh. The bottom temperature within the state was registered at tribal district Lahaul and Spiti’s administrative centre Keylong at 8.6 levels Celsius. The very best temperature within the hill state was recorded in Una at 40 levels Celsius, Shimla MeT Centre director Manmohan Singh stated. Jammu registered a most temperature of 40.2 levels Celsius, a marginal dip of 1.four notches in comparison with yesterday. The temperature within the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir remained 2.5 notches above the season’s regular, the MeT Division stated. The summer time capital, Srinagar, was lashed by rains, conserving the mercury a number of notches under the season’s common. Rains occurred in a number of components of Goa, together with Panaji, and heavy showers are prone to proceed within the coastal state for the subsequent three days, the weatherman stated. The IMD observatory additionally suggested individuals to not enterprise out of their houses, until there’s some urgency, until Sunday as heavy rains are prone to happen within the state. In Telangana, the southwest monsoon has weakened, however heavy rains are seemingly on 29 and 30 June, it stated. The IMD, in its each day climate, forecast mild to reasonable rainfall or thundershowers in a number of locations over the subsequent 5 days. Rains accompanied with thunderstorm occurred at most locations over coastal Karnataka, Jharkhand and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura; at many locations over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Konkan and Goa, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam and Meghalaya. Your information to the most recent cricket World Cup tales, evaluation, stories, opinions, stay updates and scores on https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2019.html. Observe us on Twitter and Instagram or like our Facebook web page for updates all through the continued occasion in England and Wales. !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function() {n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)} ; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '259288058299626'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "http://connect.facebook.net/en_GB/all.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.9&appId=1117108234997285"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); window.fbAsyncInit = function () { FB.init({appId: '1117108234997285', version: 2.4, xfbml: true}); // *** here is my code *** if (typeof facebookInit == 'function') { facebookInit(); } }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.src = document.location.protocol + '//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js'; e.async = true; document.getElementById('fb-root').appendChild(e); }()); function facebookInit() { console.log('Found FB: Loading comments.'); FB.XFBML.parse(); } Source link

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AI In Agriculture: Sowing The Seeds Of Prediction-Fostered Planning

It is one of the marvels of human innovation but artificial intelligence (AI) offers tough competition to us. The days of speculating rain and sunshine may soon fade with artificial intelligence’s capability to predict right conditions with precision to an extent. It comprises one of the basic aspects of precision agriculture (PA) promoted even by the government to boost productivity and in turn, farmers’ income.

AI-based sowing advisories lead to 30% higher yields as Microsoft, in collaboration with ICRISAT, developed an AI Sowing App powered by Microsoft Cortana Intelligence Suite including Machine Learning and Power BI. The app sends sowing advisories to participating farmers on the optimal date to sow without them installing any sensors in their fields or any additional cost; all they need is a phone capable of receiving text messages.

The performance of AI on the fields has prompted NITI Aayog, to start a pilot project on precision agriculture using AI in 10 districts from seven states: Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.

Moisture Adequacy Index (MAI) May Bring Significant Change

The AI mechanism calculated the crop-sowing period by gathering and analysing the historic climate data spanning over 30 years, from 1986 to 2015 and decided a Moisture Adequacy Index (MAI) to determine the optimal sowing period. MAI is the standardised measure used for assessing the degree of adequacy of rainfall and soil moisture to meet the potential water requirement of crops.

The daily rainfall recorded and reported helped to calculate the real-time MAI while the future MAI is calculated from weather forecasting models which are downscaled to build predictability and guide farmers to pick the ideal sowing week.

The International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), a non-profit, non-political organization initiates ten sowing advisories and they disseminated among the farmers until the harvesting was completed. These advisories contained essential information including the optimal sowing date, soil test-based fertilizer application, farmyard manure application, seed treatment, optimum sowing depth, and more.

In tandem with the app, a personalised village advisory dashboard provided important insights into soil health, recommended fertilizer, and seven-day weather forecasts.

This is a major shift from the traditional practices where for centuries; farmers had been using age-old methods to predict the right sowing date for crops like cotton. Mostly, they would choose to sow in early June to take advantage of the monsoon season, which typically lasts from June to August. However, the changing weather patterns in the past decade have led to unpredictable monsoons, causing poor crop yields and loss to the farmers.

Pest Attack Prediction Fosters Better Planning

Creating a pest attack prediction model again leverages AI and machine learning to indicate in advance the risk of pest attack. Common pest attacks, such as Jassids, Thrips, Whitefly, and Aphids can pose serious damage to crops and impact crop yield. To enable farmers to take preventive action, guidance on the probability of pest attacks would be helpful.

Farmers will get predictive insights on the possibility of pest infestation which will help them to plan, adopt pre-emptive measures and reduce crop loss due to pests. All this will certainly contribute to double the farm income. The measure to indicate the risk of pest attacks based on weather conditions and crop stage in addition to the sowing advisories is a help long overdue.

Shifting weather patterns including an increase in temperature, rapid changes in rain patterns and levels, and groundwater density can affect farmers; especially those who cultivate unirrigated lands and depend a lot on rains for their crops. Leveraging the cloud technology and AI to issue advisories for sowing as well as predict pest control and commodity pricing is a major move towards creating increased income for the farming community.

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