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Latest Publications (2022-23) (NAAS Rating>8.0)

  • Ashok Kumar, Dilip Singh, S. K. Mahapatra (2022). Energy and carbon budgeting of the pearl millet-wheat cropping system for environmentally sustainable agricultural land use planning in the rainfed semi-arid agro-ecosystem of Aravalli foothills. Energy. (246):123389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123389. Current (NAAS Rating:14.86).

  • Yadav, K. K., Gupta, N., Prasad, S., Malav, L. C., Bhutto, J. K., Ahmad, A., ... & Chaiprapat, S. (2023). An eco-sustainable approach towards heavy metals remediation by mangroves from the coastal environment: A critical review. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 188, 114569. (NAAS rating: 13.00).

  • Harisadhan Malakar, Gagan Timsina, Jintu Dutta, Arup Borgohain, Diganta Deka, Azariah Babu, Ranjit Kumar Paul, Md. Yeasin, Feroze Hasan Rahman, Saumik Panja and Tanmoy Karak. (2022). Sick or rich: Assessing the selected soil properties and fertility status across the tea growing region of Dooars, West Bengal, India. Frontiers in Plant Science. Vol 13, pp:1-22. DOI 10.3389/fpls.2022.1017145 (NAAS rating 12.63).

  • Das, D., Sahoo, J., Raza, M.B. Barman, M., Das, R. (2022). Ongoing soil potassium depletion under intensive cropping in India and probable mitigation strategies. A review. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 42, 4. (NAAS rating 11.83)

  • Maurya, P. K., Ali, S. A., Zaidi, S. K., Wasi, S., Tabrez, S., Malav, L. C., and Yadav, K. K. 2022. Assessment of groundwater geochemistry for drinking and irrigation suitability in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh using GIS-based statistical inference. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-25. (NAAS rating: 11.19)

  • Malav, L. C., Kumar, S., Islam, S., Chaudhary, P., & Khan, S. A. (2022). Assessing the environmental impact of air pollution on crops by monitoring air pollution tolerance index (APTI) and anticipated performance index (API). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-16. (NAAS rating 11.19)

  • Jena, R.K.,Bandyopadhyay, S., Pradhan,Upendra Kumar,Moharana, P.C., Kumar,Nirmal, Sharma, G. K., Deb Roy, P., Ghosh,Dibakar, Ray, Prasenjit, Padua, S., Ramachandran, S., Das, Bachaspati, Singh, S. K., Ray, S. K., Alsuhaibani, A. M., Gaber, A., and Hossain, A. (2022). Geospatial Modelling for Delineation of Crop Management Zones Using Local Terrain Attributes and Soil Properties. Remote Sensing (MDPI) 2022, 14, 2101.(NAAS rating 10.84).

  • Dharumarajan, S., Gomez, C., Lalitha, M., Kalaiselvi, B., Vasundhara, R., & Hegde, R. (2023). Soil order knowledge as a driver in soil properties estimation from Vis-NIR spectral data – Case study from northern Karnataka (India). Geoderma Regional, 32, e00596. (NAAS: 10.20)

  • Yadav, B., Malav, L.C., Jangir, A., Kharia, S.K., Singh, S.V., Yeasin, M.D., Nogiya, M., Meena, R.L., Meena, R.S., Tailor, B.L. and Mina, B.L. 2022. Application of analytical hierarchical process, multi-influencing factor, and geospatial techniques for groundwater potential zonation in a semi-arid region of western India. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, p.104122. (NAAS rating: 10.18)

  • Moharana, P.C., Meena, R.L., Nogiya, M., Jena, R.K., Sharma, G.K., Sahoo, S., Jha, P.K., Aditi, K. and Vara Prasad, P.V. 2022. Impacts of Land Use on Pools and Indices of Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in the Ghaggar Flood Plains of Arid India. Land, 11, 1180. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/land11081180. (NAAS rating: 9.91)

  • Yadav, B., Malav, L.C., Jiménez-Ballesta, R., Kumawat, C., Patra, A., Patel, A., Jangir, A., Nogiya,M., Meena, R.L., Moharana, P.C., Kumar, N., Sharma, R.P., Yadav, L.R, Reddy, G.P.O and Mina, B.L. Modeling and Assessment of Land Degradation Vulnerability in Arid Ecosystem of Rajasthan Using Analytical Hierarchy Process and Geospatial Techniques. Land, 2023, 12, 106. (NAAS rating: 9.91)

  • Malav, L.C., Yadav, B., Tailor, B.L., Pattanayak, S., Singh, S.V., Kumar, N., Reddy, G.P., Mina, B.L., Dwivedi, B.S. and Jha, P.K. 2022. Mapping of Land Degradation Vulnerability in the Semi-Arid Watershed of Rajasthan, India. Sustainability, 14(16), p.10198. (NAAS rating: 9.89)

  • Das, A., Purakayastha, T.J., Ahmed, N., Das, R. et al. (2022) Influence of Clay Mineralogy on Soil Organic Carbon Stabilization under Tropical Climate, India. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr . 23, 1003–1018. (NAAS rating 9.87).

  • Mathew, J., Haris, A. A., Indhuja, S., Krishnakumar, V., Nair, K. M., Bhat, R., &Kumar, K. A. (2022). Effectiveness of site-specific management practices on the amelioration of soil acidity in the coconut growing entisol and ultisol of humid tropics. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 1-14. (NAAS: 9.61)

  • Jayaraman, S., Sahu, M., Sinha, N.K., Mohanty, M., Chaudhary, R.S., Yadav, B., Srivastava, L.K., Hati, K.M., Patra, A.K. and Dalal, R.C. 2022. Conservation Agricultural Practices Impact on Soil Organic Carbon, Soil Aggregation and Greenhouse Gas Emission in a Vertisol. Agriculture, 12(7), p.1004. (NAAS rating: 9.60)

  • Kumar, D., Pirakayastha, T.J., Das, R. et al. (2022) Long-Term Effects of Organic Amendments on Carbon Stability in Clay–Organic Complex and Its Role in Soil Aggregation. Agronomy, 13(1). 39: 1-18. (NAAS rating 9.42).

  • EB George, C Gomez, D Nagesh Kumar, S Dharumarajan, M Lalitha. 2022. Impact of bare soil pixels identification on clay content mapping using airborne hyperspectral AVIRIS-NG data: Spectral Indices versus Spectral Unmixing. Geocarto International, 1-24 (NAAS: 9.45)

  • Hota, Surabhi, Mishra Vidyanand, Mourya Krishna Kumar, Giri Krishna, Kumar Dinesh, Jha Prakash Kumar, Saikia Uday Shankar, Prasad Vara P.V. and Ray, Sanjay Kumar (2022). Land Use, Landform, and Soil Management as Determinants of Soil Physicochemical Properties and Microbial Abundance of Lower Brahamaputra Valley, India. Sustainability, 14: 2241-2258. (NAAS rating 9.25)

  • Reza, S.K., Alam, N.M., Mukhopadhyay, S., Nayak, D.C., Sahoo, A.K., Singh, S.K., Dwivedi, B.S., Maurya, D. and Mukhopadhyay, J. 2022. Quantification of soil quality index using pedo- morphological data of alluvial soils of Indo-Gangetic plains, India. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science.(NAAS rating 9.09)

  • Yadav, R.K., Purakayastha, T.J., Das, R., Khan, A. (2022) Impact of long-term manuring and cropping system on stability of humus associated with clay-organic complex. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 63 (12), 2356-2369. (NAAS rating 9.09).

  • Sharma, R.P., Chattaraj, S., Jangir, A., Tiwari, G., Dash, B., Daripa, A., Naitam, R.K. (2022). Geospatial variability mapping of soil nutrients for site specific input optimization in a part of central India. Agronomy Journal.

  • Srinivasan, R., Nayak D.K., Gobinath, R., Kumar, S.N., Nageswara Rao, D.V.K., and Singh, S.K. (2022). Consequential rice crop response to resultant soil propertiesin a toposequence in eastern coastal plain of Odisha, India. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment 8:2135–2150. (NAAS rating: 9.0).

  • Srinivasan, R., Shashikumar, B. N. and S. K. Singh. (2022). Mapping of Soil Nutrient Variability and Delineating Site-Specific Management Zones Using Fuzzy Clustering Analysis in Eastern Coastal Region, India. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. 50, 533–547. (NAAS rating: 8.50).

  • Srinivasan, R., Vasu, D., Amar Suputhra, S., Rajendra Hegde., Ray, S.K. and Singh S. K. (2022). A GIS-based Spatial Prediction of Landslide Hazard Zones and Mapping in an Eastern Himalayan Hilly Region Using Large Scale Soil Mapping and Analytical Hierarchy Process. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 50, 1915–1930. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-022-01579-8. (NAAS rating: 8.50).

  • Tejashvini, A., Ramamurthy, V. and Subbarayappa, C.T. 2023. Soil quality assessment of different land use systems of peri-urban - rural landscape of Deccan plateau, hot semi-arid agro-ecosystem. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. (NAAS: 8.24)

  • M. Lalitha, S. Dharumarajan, C. Gomez, Rajendra Hegde, Arti Koyal, Shivanand Khandal, BN. Shashikumar & S. Parvathy (2022) Spectral assessment of soil properties in semi-arid tropical regions of southern Karnataka Plateau, Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, (NAAS: 8.24)

  • Tejashvini, V Ramamurthy & C.T. Subbarayappa (2023). Soil quality assessment of different land use systems of peri-urban - rural landscape of Deccan plateau, hot semi-arid agro-ecosystem. (NASS : 8.24))

  • Daripa, A., Chattaraj, S., Malav, L., Ray, P., Sharma, R.P., Mohekar, D.S., Ramamurthy V., Raghuvanshi, M.S. and Patil, N.G. (2022). Risk assessment of agricultural soils surrounding an iron ore mining: a field study from Western Ghat of Goa, India. Soil and sediments contamination – an international journal. (NAAS rating 8.08)

Latest Events

The ICAR sponsored winter school on Advances in Geospatial techniques for Soil Resource Mapping and Management (05 February to 25 February, 2025) concluded on 25th Feb at ICAR-NBSS&LUP, RC Udaipur.
The ICAR sponsored winter school on Advances in Geospatial techniques for Soil Resource Mapping and Management (05 February to 25 February, 2025) concluded on 25th Feb at ICAR-NBSS&LUP, RC Udaipur.
2nd meeting of Nodal officers on "Development of UNSIS" held on 4-5 March 2025, at ICAR_NBSS&LUP, Nagpur.
2nd meeting of Nodal officers on "Development of UNSIS" held on 4-5 March 2025, at ICAR_NBSS&LUP, Nagpur.
MoU with Maharashtra Project on Climate Resilient Agriculture, Govt. of Maharashtra and ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning.
MoU with Maharashtra Project on Climate Resilient Agriculture, Govt. of Maharashtra and ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning.
Training Programme on Remote Sensing and GIS in Digital Soil Mapping 5 -14 Feb, 2025
Training Programme on Remote Sensing and GIS in Digital Soil Mapping 5 -14 Feb, 2025
ICAR-NBSS&LUP participated in ICAR Western Zone Sports Tournaments 2024.
ICAR-NBSS&LUP participated in ICAR Western Zone Sports Tournaments 2024.
Republic Day Celebrated in NBSS&LUP, Nagpur.
Republic Day Celebrated in NBSS&LUP, Nagpur.
ICAR-NBSS&LUP, Nagpur Celebrating Republic Day, 26th January, 2025
ICAR-NBSS&LUP, Nagpur Celebrating Republic Day, 26th January, 2025
Inauguration of III IUSS Joint Workshop on Digital Soil Mapping by Laura Poggio, Chair of IUSS Working Group on DSM and Chief Guest Dr. S. K. Chaudhari, DDG (NRM) and other dignitaries
Inauguration of III IUSS Joint Workshop on Digital Soil Mapping by Laura Poggio, Chair of IUSS Working Group on DSM and Chief Guest Dr. S. K. Chaudhari, DDG (NRM) and other dignitaries
Release of Workshop Souvenir by the dignitaries
Release of Workshop Souvenir by the dignitaries
Prof. David Rossiter appreciating the Workshop deliberations during the valedictory session.
Prof. David Rossiter appreciating the Workshop deliberations during the valedictory session.
Post session group discussion by the international and national delegates
Post session group discussion by the international and national delegates
Farmers meet (SCSP) held at village Shedeshwar, Tahsil Umred, Nagpur on 13 January, 2025.
Farmers meet (SCSP) held at village Shedeshwar, Tahsil Umred, Nagpur on 13 January, 2025.
An MoU was signed in presence of Hon. Minster of Agriculture, Sh.Ratan Lal Nath at Agartala. Director, NBSS&LUP Dr. N.G.Patil and Director (Agri), Govt of Tripura, Sh. Saradindu Das are seen with the Tripura state dept. and NBSS&LUP officials.
An MoU was signed in presence of Hon. Minster of Agriculture, Sh.Ratan Lal Nath at Agartala. Director, NBSS&LUP Dr. N.G.Patil and Director (Agri), Govt of Tripura, Sh. Saradindu Das are seen with the Tripura state dept. and NBSS&LUP officials.
Sh.Vikas Rastogi, Principal Secretory, Higher & Tech. Edu, Govt. of Maharashtra visited ICAR-NBSS&LUP, Nagpur on 20th Dec,2024.
Sh. Vikas Rastogi, IAS Principal Secretory, Higher & Tech. Edu, Govt. of Maharashtra visited ICAR-NBSS&LUP, Nagpur on 20th Dec, 2024.
Hon’ble Minister of state for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Sh Ramnath Thakur interacting with World Bank officials and Director, NBSS& LUP on the occasion of World Soil Day ( 5 December 2024)
Hon’ble Minister of state for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Sh Ramnath Thakur interacting with World Bank officials and Director, NBSS& LUP on the occasion of World Soil Day (5 December 2024)
"Global Soils Conference 2024" held at NASC Complex, New Delhi from 19-22 November 2024.
"Global Soils Conference 2024" held at NASC Complex, New Delhi from 19-22 November 2024.
Hon’ble Sh Gabriel D Wangsu Minister for Agriculture, Arunachal Pradesh visits ICAR-NBSS&LUP on 25th November, 2024.
Hon’ble Sh Gabriel D Wangsu Minister for Agriculture, Arunachal Pradesh visits ICAR-NBSS&LUP on 25th November, 2024.
Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture Sh Gabriel D Wangsu, Arunachal Pradesh visits ICAR-NBSS&LUP on 25th November 2024
Hon’ble Sh Gabriel D Wangsu Minister for Agriculture, Arunachal Pradesh visits ICAR-NBSS&LUP on 25th November, 2024.
Soil depth map of India (released by Hon'ble Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmer Welfares of India) Sh. Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Soil depth map of India (released by Hon'ble Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmer Welfares of India) Sh. Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Hon'ble Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmer Welfares of India Sh. Shivraj Singh Chouhan discussing map with Dr. N. G. Patil, Director NBSS&LUP on 17th Nov,2024.
Hon'ble Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmer Welfares of India Sh. Shivraj Singh Chouhan discussing map with Dr. N. G. Patil, Director NBSS&LUP on 17th Nov,2024.
Director NBSS&LUP Dr. N G. Patil explaining the details of soil depth map of India to Hon'ble Union Minister of Farmers Welfare and Agriculture, Sh. Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Director NBSS&LUP Dr. N G. Patil explaining the details of soil depth map of India to Hon'ble Union Minister of Farmers Welfare and Agriculture, Sh. Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Sh. Devesh Chaturvedi, Addl. Secretary, Deptt. of A&FW, Govt of India is seen addressing the delegates with Joint Secretary, Ms. Yogita Rana and others on the dais.
Sh. Devesh Chaturvedi, Addl. Secretary, Deptt. of A&FW, Govt of India is seen addressing the delegates with Joint Secretary, Ms. Yogita Rana and others on the dais.
National Workshop on Land Resource Inventory for Sustainable Agriculture held at NASC Complex, New Delhi on 23rd September 2024
National Workshop on Land Resource Inventory for Sustainable Agriculture held at NASC Complex, New Delhi on 23rd September 2024
National Workshop on Land Resource Inventory for Sustainable Agriculture held at NASC Complex, New Delhi on 23rd September 2024
National Workshop on Land Resource Inventory for Sustainable Agriculture held at NASC Complex, New Delhi on 23rd September 2024
Land Resource Inventory and Land Use Plan of South Gujarat Region For Sustainable Agriculture
Land Resource Inventory and Land Use Plan of South Gujarat Region For Sustainable Agriculture

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Salt affected soils at Sindhanur, Raichur district, Karnataka
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Soil profile of salt affected soils at Sindhanur, Raichur district, Karnataka
Fine grained sandstone exposed to the surface indicating weathering impact, Morena MP
Fine grained sandstone exposed to the surface indicating weathering impact, Morena MP
Layered sandstone with two different sets of environment for their formation, Morena, MP
Layered sandstone with two different sets of environment for their formation, Morena, MP
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Non-calcareous strongly weathered red soils Mahabubnagar
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Salt encrustation in black soils, Mahabubnagar Telangana
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Bimodal soil profile, Mahabubnagar Telangana
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Calcareous Red soils Mahabubnagar Telangana
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Sandy Soils (T. Torripsamments), Pokharan, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
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Acid Sulfate Kari Soils Typic Sulfohemists Vaikom Kerala
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Typic Sulfaquepts Kaipad acid saline soils Kannur District Kerala

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Subsequent to the recognition of Soil Survey as a National Priority in 1947, a need was felt for creating a centralized information warehouse to assimilate, verify and disseminate information on the nature, extent and distribution of soils in the country. Consequently, the Government launched All-India Soil Survey Scheme in 1956, which expanded in 1959 as the All-India Soil and Land Use Survey Organization (AIS&LUS).......

In 1969, the AIS&LUS was bifurcated into two wings, one being under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR). It was later in 1973 reconstituted as a Directorate through a Presidential Notification. The Directorate was accorded the status of a Bureau in 1976 and was named as National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP) with its Hqrs. at Nagpur, Maharashtra. It is one of the fourteen Natural Resource Management (NRM) institutes of the ICAR entrusted to conduct RD&T activities mainly in soil survey, remote sensing applications, land evaluation and land use planning.

In 1969, the AIS&LUS was bifurcated into two wings, one being under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR). It was later in 1973 reconstituted as a Directorate through a Presidential Notification. The Directorate was accorded the status of a Bureau in 1976 and was named as National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP) with its Hqrs. at Nagpur, Maharashtra. It is one of the fourteen Natural Resource Management (NRM) institutes of the ICAR entrusted to conduct RD&T activities mainly in soil survey, remote sensing applications, land evaluation and land use planning.

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Land scarcity is a formidable challenge in fast-changing India as competing demands from various sectors are exerting increasing pressure mostly on cultivated lands. Ensuring food security for the second most populous country in the world with declining soil and water resources requires scientific and optimum utilization of these finite resources. It is thus essential to assess the bio-physical resources, socio-economic factors, institutional and legal framework and empower the people to make decisions about how to allocate these resources.

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