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Technology to help crops use saltwater being developed

September 15th, 2008 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Sydney, Sep 15 (IANS) Technology being developed by the University of New South Wales could offer new hope to farmers in drought-hit areas by enabling them to grow crops by using salty ...

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Record 103 bungy jumps in 10 hours set in New Zealand

August 16th, 2008 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI -
Auckland, Aug.16 (ANI): An Auckland adrenaline junkie has cracked the world bungy jumping record for most jumps in 24 hours, making 103 jumps in 10 hours. According to a New Zealand press ...

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Magnificent Ha Long Bay battles to keep economy afloat (Letter from Ha Long Bay)

June 9th, 2008 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS -
By Madhusree Chatterjee Ha Long Bay (Vietnam), June 9 (IANS) A heavy mist hangs over the Vietnam coast as the luxury liner Superstar Virgo wedges its way through a maze of nearly 3,000 ...

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WHO sets up disease surveillance system in Myanmar

June 4th, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) A system for early detection and reporting of potential disease outbreaks in Myanmar's cyclone affected areas has been put into place by the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

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Fate of nanoparticles depends on properties of water carrying them

May 4th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 4 (ANI): A new study has found that the fate of nanoparticles spilled into groundwater, depends on the properties of water carrying them. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of ...

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Scientists uncover new source for biofuels

April 24th, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 24 (ANI): American scientists have discovered that a newly created microbe produces cellulose and sugars, which can be converted into ethanol and other biofuels so as to significantly satiate ...

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Egypts ancient cities threatened by rising sea levels

April 22nd, 2008 - 1:30 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 22 (ANI): Egypts ancient cities are being threatened by rising water levels in the Mediterranean Sea, which scientists say will rise between one and three feet by the end ...

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Salt-tolerant gene may revolutionise farming

April 8th, 2008 - 11:50 am ICT by admin -
New York, April 8 (IANS) The secret of why a plant withers or thrives in salty condition has been found in the cellular mechanism of arabidopsis, a plant species, according to a ...

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Climate change will affect pregnancies in coastal India

April 2nd, 2008 - 10:55 am ICT by admin -
By Prashant K. Nanda New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A rise in sea levels due to global warming will force people in India's coastal areas to drink salty water, thus affecting pregnant women ...

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Solar-powered plants promise water for world’s poorest

March 4th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by admin -
By Ernest Gill Hamburg (Germany), March 4 (DPA) A team of German scientists has come up with a revolutionary design for a small solar-powered mobile water treatment plant which could bring hope to ...

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