October 6th, 2008 - 9:09 pm ICT by ANI
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Alibaug (Maharashtra), Oct 6 (ANI): Eighty two percent farmers and landowners in Raigad district are against the of the proposed Reliance Special Economic Zone (SEZ) project.
Though the Government has not ...
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July 24th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Hundreds of residents of Maharashtra's Raigad district along with members of 21 NGOs began an indefinite hunger strike here Thursday to protest against the acquisition of irrigated land ...
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July 14th, 2008 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
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London, July 14 (ANI): A new report has warned that demand for land to grow food, fuel crops and wood is set to outstrip supply, leading to the probable destruction of ...
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June 22nd, 2008 - 11:32 am ICT by ANI
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Washington, June 22 (ANI): Southeast Asia's first plant disease clinic has been opened in Bangladesh, which would help the country's farmers in battling outbreaks of leaf blight and insect pests.
The clinic ...
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June 21st, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, June 21 (ANI): Southeast Asias first plant disease clinic has been opened in Bangladesh, which would help the countrys farmers in battling outbreaks of leaf blight and insect pests.
The clinic ...
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June 21st, 2008 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Indian MPs have called for enhanced relationship with Latin American countries based on common economic needs and challenges. During a meeting of the parliamentary consultative committee on ...
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June 11th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
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London, June 11 (ANI): Cars of the future might run on eco-friendly fuel that is produced by photosynthesis in algae.
According to a report in New Scientist, the fuel produced with the ...
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June 4th, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, June 4 (ANI): A scientist has determined that bioenergy can be the best realistic alternative to meet our current and future energy needs while cutting back on the use of ...
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May 20th, 2008 - 11:34 pm ICT by admin
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Brussels, May 20 (DPA) The European Union (EU) member states should allow their farmers to respond to market conditions and stop paying them to produce unwanted goods, the bloc's executive recommended Tuesday. ...
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May 8th, 2008 - 11:30 am ICT by admin
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Washington, May 8 (IANS) Plants, very much like humans, have to cope with stress - and scientists are in the process of developing plants that handle stress better, says a new study. ...
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April 25th, 2008 - 7:46 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) Pakistan is "fast" running out of water and power and faces a famine in which the people will go "real hungry" in the not too distant future, a ...
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April 22nd, 2008 - 10:39 pm ICT by admin
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New York, April 22 (IANS) Nepal's new constitution must recognise and protect the fundamental human rights of Dalits, victims of extreme discrimination for centuries, says a new report by a US rights ...
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March 28th, 2008 - 10:22 pm ICT by admin
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Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Friday hinted that interest rate may go up in the coming days in order to curb the inflation rate. Speaking at the valedictory ...
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March 7th, 2008 - 4:34 pm ICT by admin
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London, March 7 (ANI): A top British Government official has warned that the rush towards biofuels is threatening world food production and the lives of billions of people.
According to a report in ...
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February 23rd, 2008 - 8:40 pm ICT by admin
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Guatemala City, Feb 23 (IANS) Some 1,500 farmers from Guatemala's Atlantic coast have taken 29 police officers hostage to press their demand for the release of a farm leader arrested earlier this ...
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February 19th, 2008 - 10:40 am ICT by admin
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By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Feb 19 (IANS) The leader of Britain's largest opposition party has told British farmers that the current global shortage of grains is partly being caused by Chinese and ...
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January 8th, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by admin
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London, January 8 (ANI): US scientists are figuring out whether prairie grasses hold the future of biofuels, after finding that switchgrass yields 540 per cent more energy than is used to grow ...
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November 14th, 2007 - 10:35 am ICT by admin
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