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Detailed explanation-1: -India is establishing a centre of excellence to develop a scientific approach to combat land degradation and is on track to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030 to achieve land degradation neutrality, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.

Detailed explanation-2: -India has around 130 million degraded land at present. 56% of this land has degraded due to erosion by water. 28% of this land is under the category of forest degraded lands.

Detailed explanation-3: -Our country has 130 million hectares of degraded land.

Detailed explanation-4: -Scientists recently warned that 24 billion tons of fertile soil was being lost per year, largely due to unsustainable agriculture practices. If this trend continues, 95 percent of the Earth’s land areas could become degraded by 2050.

Detailed explanation-5: -Shri Modi conveyed that India is on track to achieve its national commitment of Land degradation neutrality. “We are also working towards restoring 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030.