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Publisher	Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists
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Number of issue per year	1(one)
Print frequency	Once a year

Description:

Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists invites articles on the following topics from potential contributors for a special publication entitled “Soil and Water Conservation Bulletin” which will be brought out every year highlighting the issues related to any of the following topics:

1. Soil Conservation and Management
2. Water Conservation and Management
3. Soil and Water Conservation
4. Watershed Management
5. Soil Health Management
6. Land Degradation Control
7. Novel Ways to Use Water for “Per Drop More Crop”
8. Grassland Management for Soil and Water Conservation
9. Forestry and Agro-forestry vis-à-vis Soil and Water Conservation
10. Crop and cropping Systems for Efficient Soil and Water Conservation
11. News and Views on Soil and Water Conservation
12. Success stories on any work related to Soil and Water Conservation

Current Issue

Soil and Water Conservation Bulletin Year 2023, Issue 8

S.no.	Title	Page
1.	Eco-village development for the restoration of degraded hill slopes in the eastern ghats regions of Odisha - a concept in practice	1
2.	Watershed management: experiences from Tamil Nadu	9
3.	From green to gold: Gujarat's success story with the leaf color chart	19
4.	Adoption of effective soil and water conservation measures to establish a climate-resilient village in mid-Himalayas	24
5.	Thriving harvests: the success story of drumstick cultivation in Gujarat	29
6.	Scope of phytoremediation in soil health management- future prospects	31
7.	A review on soil moisture active passive sensor (SMAPS)	39
8.	Soil health management: a key to sustainable agriculture	45
9.	Use of zeolite to improve soil health and crop productivity	54
10.	How do you decide if a crop is erosion-permitting or erosion-resisting in nature?	58
11.	Unveiling the vital role of water-stable aggregates (WSA) in soil and water conservation	61
12.	Sustainable sand-based runoff filters: a case study in Panchmahal district, Gujarat	66
13.	Role of nano fertilizer in natural resource management	69
14.	Rejuvenation pruning in litchi planted in foothills of north-western Himalayas	72
15.	Amenable plants for stream bank stabilization to augment ecosystem benefits	75
16.	Echoes of sustainability: traditional water harvesting wisdom	81
17.	Accomplishments of IASWC members	86

Editorial Board

Dr P.K. Mishra Ex-Director (ICAR-IISWC, Dehradun) Shree ViharChandrasekhapur, Patia Bhubaneshwar, Odisha E-mail: [email protected]	Dr Gopal Kumar Principal Scientist ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Dehradun, Uttarakhand E-mail: [email protected]
Dr NK Sharma Principal Scientist ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Dehradun, Uttarakhand E-mail: [email protected]	Dr N.M. Alam Scientist ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibers, Barrackpore, Kolkata E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Lakhan Singh Director ICAR-ATARI, College of Agriculture Campus Shivajinagar, Pune E-mail: [email protected]	Dr Rajesh Bishnoi Scientist ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Koraput, Odisha E-mail:[email protected]
Dr Pradeep Dogra Principal Scientist ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chandigarh E-mail: [email protected]	Dr Indu Rawat Scientist ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Dehradun, Uttarakhand E-mail:[email protected]
Dr D. Mandal Principal Scientist ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Dehradun, Uttarakhand E-mail: [email protected]	Er Saswat Kumar Kar Scientist ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Dehradun, Uttarakhand E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Rajesh Kaushal Principal Scientist ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Dehradun, Uttarakhand E-mail:[email protected]	Sh Suresh Kumar ACTO ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Dehradun, Uttarakhand E-mail: [email protected]

Aims & Scope

Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists accepts original articles from potential contributors for a special publication entitled “Soil and Water Conservation Bulletin” which will be brought out every year highlighting the issues related to any of the following topics:

1. Soil Conservation and Management
2. Water Conservation and Management
3. Soil and Water Conservation
4. Watershed Management
5. Soil Health Management
6. Land Degradation Control
7. Novel Ways to Use Water for “Per Drop More Crop”
8. Grassland Management for Soil and Water Conservation
9. Forestry and Agro-forestry vis-à-vis Soil and Water Conservation
10. Crop and cropping Systems for Efficient Soil and Water Conservation
11. News and Views on Soil and Water Conservation
12. Success stories on any work related to Soil and Water Conservation

Articles are expected to be of national and international coverage and suggesting future needs.