Organic polymer protects burnt forest soil
December 23rd, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Dec 23 (IANS) Wildfires destroy forests and hasten erosion of the burnt soil which slows efforts toward its natural regeneration, but hope is at hand in the form ... Read more...
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Landslides kill four people in Colombia
April 11th, 2011 - 9:06 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, April 11 (IANS) At least four people died due to landslides in Colombia Sunday after several poor neighbourhood, located on the outskirts of the north-central city of Medellin, were ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Overuse leading to decline in world’s phosphorus stock
February 15th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): A team of researchers has warned that overuse of phosphorus in the industrialized world may lead to global phosphorus stock getting depleted forever.Stephen Carpenter of the University of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Jersey Shore’s’ Latest Episode Flings Numerous Unexpected Happenings Towards The Audience
January 21st, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
: ‘Jersey Shore’ is MTV’s reality TV series that concentrates on eight housemates expending their summers in concert.The episode of ‘Jersey Shore’ on January 20 supplied the viewers numerous interesting and ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Parents not to pay if kids throw up in cab
July 14th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 14 (IANS) Parents in Germany will not be forced to pay compensation or cleaning costs if their children suddenly throw up in a taxi, a court has ruled.
The district court ... Read more...
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Nepal again asks Bhutan to take back refugees
February 10th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Feb 10 (IANS) With the 16th summit of South Asian heads of states just over two months away, Nepal Wednesday asked Bhutan to take back the Bhutanese refugees who have been ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh farmers to get soil health certificates
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 3 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh farmers will be given soil health certificates in the next two years to help them determine the cycle of profitable crops, an official said Wednesday. ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Most basic assumptions about soil hydrology may have to be reconsidered
January 22nd, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 22 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have discovered that some of the most fundamental assumptions about how water moves through soil in a seasonally dry climate are incorrect - ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Kaneria vows to avenge Australia thrashing in England
January 20th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, Jan.20 (ANI): Pakistan's premier leg-spinner Danish Kaneria believes he performed reasonably well in the just concluded Test series against Australia, and has vowed to give the Aussies a tough time when ... Read more...
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US forests can soak up 50 year-equivalent of CO2 emissions
December 13th, 2009 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) Forests and soils in the US could soak up additional quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2) and mitigate climate change, says a new estimate.
The 48 US states can potentially ... Read more...
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Investment in climate change is not charity: UN
September 21st, 2009 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
By Veronica Sardon
Buenos Aires, Sep 21 (DPA) The failure of the international community to invest in adapting to climate change will jeopardise the world's common future, the head of the UN Convention ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Associated Press Embroiled In Joshua Bernard Death Photo Controversy
September 5th, 2009 - 8:35 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
The very prestigious Associated Press has recently been drawn in to a very fragile controversy over the release of a photo. The photograph in question was that of a fallen ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
New organic fertiliser boosts farm output
September 3rd, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 3 (IANS) Human urine and wood ash appear to make a potent, low cost fertiliser for boosting output of food crops.
A new study found that plants fertilised with urine produced ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Climate change may make forests carbon emitters than absorbers
April 17th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 17 (ANI): A new report has warned that climate change may make forests release huge quantities of carbon and create a situation in which they do more to accelerate warming ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Ashish’s heart beats for India
March 19th, 2009 - 9:39 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Young crooner Ashish, who hails from the soils of Kolkata and currently settled in New Jersey, USA has made a mark with T-Series' new music album Aankhen Kholl Harii Boll.Ashish was ... Read more...
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One-fifth of worlds fossil fuel emitted CO2 being absorbed by tropical trees
February 19th, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): A research has shown that tropical trees in undisturbed forest are absorbing nearly a fifth of the carbon dioxide (CO2) released by burning fossil fuels in the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Post-pandemic reforestation in New World helped trigger Little Ice Age
December 19th, 2008 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 19 (ANI): A new analysis has suggested that post-pandemic reforestation in the New World helped trigger the Little Ice Age from 1500 to 1750.The analysis, by Stanford University researchers ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Foreigners head back to their countries following militant attacks in Mumbai
November 28th, 2008 - 10:51 am ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov.28 (ANI): Following the coordinated attacks by heavily armed militants in luxury hotels and several other places across Mumbai, foreign visitors are hurrying back to their countries.
Most of the ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Old growth forests are valuable carbon sinks
September 11th, 2008 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 11 (ANI): A new analysis has suggested that old growth forests are usually valuable carbon sinks, and they continue to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and mitigate ... Read more...
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800-year-old footprint unearthed in Canada
July 24th, 2008 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 24 (ANI): An 800-year-old footprint has been unearthed at one of Canadas top archaeological sites in the western Manitoba Province.The footprint was discovered when archaeologists dug at the ... Read more...
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Now, a way to tell how much ancient carbon from soil is being lost to the atmosphere as CO2
May 19th, 2008 - 12:28 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 19 (ANI): A group of international scientists have found a way to distinguish just how much of ancient carbon, which is stored in huge amounts in soil, is being ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Greenhouse gases increased sharply in 2007
April 26th, 2008 - 2:00 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 26 (IANS) Global levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, the primary driver of climate change, increased by 0.6 percent or 19 billion tonnes last year. Additionally methane rose by 27 million ... Read more...
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Growing zinc-rich barley possible
April 17th, 2008 - 3:31 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, April 17 (IANS) Genetic markers to detect zinc-rich varieties of barley have recently been identified by researchers, throwing up promise of improving the zinc status in human diet. "Zinc deficiency is ... Read more...
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Changes in Earths soils is man made
January 28th, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 28 (ANI): A new study by a scientist has said that human activities have caused Earths soils to change so much that it is now important to formulate policies for ... Read more...
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Key gene behind boron toxicity tolerance in barley identified
December 2nd, 2007 - 4:45 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): Australian scientists have discovered the key gene behind boron toxicity tolerance in barley, permitting breeders to select barley varieties that are tolerant to boron with 100 percent accuracy. ... Read more...
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