India Launches First-Ever Soil Texture Map

22 August, 2026

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Key Aspect	Details
Event	India launches its first-ever Soil Texture Map
Developed By	National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP) under ICAR, Nagpur
Resolution	Hectare-wise (high-resolution) data
Techniques Used	Field study, remote sensing, artificial intelligence, geospatial databases
Purpose	Crop planning, irrigation planning, soil classification, land-use planning
Key Features	Shows soil texture distribution (sand, silt, clay proportions) affecting water retention, drainage, and crop suitability

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