Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) seem to have a technological solution to this problem. Led by Prof Maryam Shojaei Baghini, researchers from IIT Bombay and Gauhati University, have designed a robust, accurate and affordable soil moisture sensor using graphene oxide.
A team of international researchers has discovered seven species of land snails previously unknown to science during an expedition to the 'Blue Mountain' of Mizoram, a remote region in northeastern India.