Fires ravage 20,000 hectares of Himachal forests in two months (With Images)
June 28th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 28 (IANS) Unusually hot and dry conditions this summer have turned the green hills of Himachal Pradesh into a tinderbox - literally. Forest wealth estimated at well over ... Read more...
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Chicken dung cleans up soil contaminated with oil
March 9th, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 9 (IANS) Researchers in China have discovered that bacteria in chicken manure can break down crude oil into harmless chemicals, when the oil has contaminated the soil.
Bello Yakubu and associates ... Read more...
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