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Apr

2025

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IIT Kharagpur reveals Alarming Impact of Surface Ozone Pollution on India’s Major Food Crops

Academy, Environment & Social Impact, Expert Insight, Health, ResearcherAgriculture, air pollution, atmosphere, Climate Change, CORAL, crop health, crop productivity, Food Crops, Food Grains, food security, insufficient mitigation, Land Sciences, Maize, No Poverty, Ocean, population growth, rice, river, Surface Ozone, Surface Ozone Pollution, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Wheat, wheat yields, Zero Hunger

A ground-breaking study by Prof. Jayanarayanan Kuttippurath and his research group at the Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL), IIT Kharagpur, has revealed severe risks of surface ozone pollution on India’s major food crops. Published under the title “Surface ozone pollution-driven risks for the yield of major food crops under future climate change scenarios in India”, the study highlights how ozone pollution, a lesser-known but potent threat, could drastically reduce agricultural yields in the country. The Indian and world staple food grains wheat,…

Oct

2020

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IIT Kharagpur Researchers Develop Industry-grade Silica from Rice Biomass

Spotlight Innovationbioenergy, biomass, eco-friendly, Energy and Environment, environment, Environmental engineering, extraction, nanoparticle, rice, silica

Rice husk is one of the most widely available agricultural wastes. The process of disposal of rice husks looks more crucial as burning the material each year during the winters has been creating a severe environmental challenge. While the husk is often used to meet energy requirements for rice milling, this process produces an enormous amount of ash (approx. 20%) which is a hazardous material to the environment. Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have devised an economic and eco-friendly way to dispose of this biowaste. A team of researchers from IIT Kharagpur’s Dept. of Agricultural and Food Engineering have developed a…