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Contingency plan for Bihar’s flood-hit farmers

September 25th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Patna, Sep 25 (IANS) Cultivating mustard in areas with sandy soil and sowing paddy instead of wheat are some of the suggestions in the contingency plan for flood hit Bihar prepared by ...

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Scientists point to forests for carbon storage solutions

September 9th, 2008 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, September 9 (ANI): Scientists have pointed to forests for carbon storage solutions, as they help stabilize the climate and are abundant sources of other ecological goods and services such as ...

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High food prices make oil sheikhs turn to farming

June 2nd, 2008 - 10:59 am ICT by admin -
By Anne-Beatrice Clasmann Istanbul, June 2(DPA) You cannot eat petrodollars, which is an inconvenient truth for people in the oil-rich Gulf Arab monarchies these days. Though state coffers bulge in Saudi Arabia, Abu ...

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Gorakhpur farmers find menthol mint farming lucrative

May 13th, 2008 - 7:36 pm ICT by admin -
By Pawan Shah Gorakhpur, May 13 (ANI): Farmers in some villages in Gorakhpur District of Uttar Pradesh has shifted to menthol mint farming, finding it more lucrative than the traditional crops like ...

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Fertile soil in ancient Amazon site may help to curb global warming

April 11th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 11 (ANI): The discovery of some of the most fertile soil in the world at an ancient site of charcoal deposit in central Amazon, might help to revolutionize farming, ...

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‘Black gold’ may revolutionise farming, curb global warming

April 11th, 2008 - 12:21 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 11 (IANS) Scientists have discovered an extraordinary source of some of the richest, most fertile soil in the world, often called 'black gold'. They simply have to mix charcoal in ...

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Algae could be a rich, and unusual, fuel source

April 2nd, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by admin -
New York, April 2 (IANS) Soaring fuel prices have prompted scientists to look at unconventional energy sources that are cheap, abundant and renewable. And a new study suggests that the common algae ...

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New species of palm tree that self-destructs after flowering found in Madagascar

January 17th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Jan 17 (ANI): Biologists have discovered a completely new species of palm tree in Madagascar, which dies soon after flowering. This tree is the most massive palm ever to be found in ...

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