Vidharba farmers protest Chavan’s ‘peanuts’ bailout package
December 15th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 15 (IANS) A day after four farmers committed suicide in Vidarbha, farmers of Maharashtra's eastern region Thursday staged a road blockade on two highways to press their demand ... Read more...
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Building your body? Take protein supplements
December 14th, 2011 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) If you are planning to pump up your body at the gym, buying protein supplements may not be a bad idea. Mixed with water or ... Read more...
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Indian man becomes ‘farming king’ in Argentina
November 7th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Nov 7 (IANS) An Indian-origin man in Argentina, who started a peanut farm a few years back, has now grown by leaps and bounds and become an "uncrowned ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu firm to cultivate cotton, soya in Ethiopia
July 26th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) Coimbatore based start-up venture Sara Cotton Fibres Private Ltd plans to cultivate cotton and soya in 25,000 acres in Ethiopia and also set up a cotton ... Read more...
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Genetically modified pig ‘Frankenswine’ cheaper, greener
January 5th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 5 (ANI): Scientists have genetically modified a Yorkshire pig, which will be the first of a new generation of 'Frankenswine' hogs that are designed to be cheaper and greener.It tastes ... Read more...
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2 glasses of orange juice a day ‘can lower BP, cut heart disease risk’
November 23rd, 2010 - 11:45 am ICT by ANI
London, Nov 23 (ANI): Scientists have found that two glasses of orange juice a day can lower blood pressure and cut the risk of heart disease.They discovered that middle-aged men who drank ... Read more...
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Sushmita to endorse international cosmetic brand
November 22nd, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Actress Sushmita Sen was Monday appointed as the brand ambassador of JAFRA Ruchi Cosmetics India Private Limited, a joint venture between US-based cosmetic brand JAFRA and Indian ... Read more...
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Emami plans big foray into Ethiopia, other African countries (Lead)
May 11th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Lakshmi Krishnakumar
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Emami group, the $165 million Indian personal care and ayurvedic medicine major, is making a big foray into Africa, the newest frontier for Indian ... Read more...
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Emami plans big foray into Africa in cash crops, power
May 11th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Lakshmi Krishnakumar
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Indian personal care and ayurvedic medicines major, the $165- million Emami group, is making a big foray into Africa not just in their traditional lines of ... Read more...
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New French diet is J.Lo’s secret to losing baby fat
April 22nd, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 22 (ANI): While most struggle to shed their baby weight, celebrities like Jennifer Lopez have done it effortlessly, all thanks to a new French diet, which claims you can ... Read more...
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Maoists kidnap five officials in Jharkhand, release all (Lead)
March 20th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 20 (IANS) Maoist rebels abducted five government officials, including an additional judicial magistrate, at gun point from Latehar district in Jharkhand Saturday noon. The rebels, however, released all of them ... Read more...
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Farmers, green groups welcome moratorium on Bt Brinjal
February 9th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Farmers' groups and environmental activists around the country Tuesday welcomed the moratorium on Bt Brinjal announced by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh.
Environmental activist group Greenpeace, which headed vociferous ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Chandigarh’s Barbeque Nation hosts African food festival
December 12th, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANI
By Sunil ShramaChandigarh, Dec 12(ANI): A restaurant in Chandigarh recently organized an African barbeque food festival, which was not just about experiencing food, but also about the passion, which was truly African.The ... Read more...
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Dirty and Cheap- Kashmera can’t tolerate co-campers of Iss Jungle!
August 31st, 2009 - 6:39 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
After killing everyone's happiness in Malaysian jungle, our lovable trouble-baby- Kashmera is happily back in the town. She is glad to break the pretentious happy jungle family, and shares her view ... Read more...
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Negar a lucky charm?
August 7th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The Red team led by Aman was going through a bad phase. They had lost the first two tasks against yellow team and had to watch their fellow camp mates eating ... Read more...
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Vitamin D may help avert aging related-mental slide
January 23rd, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 23 (ANI): Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, may help to stave off the mental decline that accompanies old age, says a new study.Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School, the ... Read more...
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Destruction of Amazon rainforest accelerates for first time in four years
December 1st, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): Satellite images have revealed that the destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has accelerated for the first time in four years.According to a report by BBC ... Read more...
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Change in diet can freeze biological clock
July 30th, 2008 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 30 (ANI): By making drastic changes in the diet, women in their 40s and 50s can increase their chances of having a baby, it has been claimed.A new book ... Read more...
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Prices spiral, inflation not ‘grim’: Sheila Dikshit
June 23rd, 2008 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Rising food prices and spiralling rates of vegetables might be affecting millions in the national capital, but Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday said the situation is ... Read more...
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Ruchi group launches real estate project in Kolkata
June 10th, 2008 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) Ruchi Realty Holdings Pvt Ltd, the recent venture of the $4 billion Ruchi Group, has launched premium residential condominiums, Active Acres, here. The group, which is known for ... Read more...
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US can’t ignore food crisis, maize-based fuel ‘transitional’: Obama
April 26th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Washington, April 26 (DPA) Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said the US could not ignore global suffering from a food crisis and should slowly move away from maize-based fuel production that has ... Read more...
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Seven percent inflation is highest in three years
April 4th, 2008 - 3:49 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 4 (ANI): Crossing the market estimate of 6.52 percent, the inflation has reached a three-year high of seven percent.
The market has slipped with the Sensex falling by over ... Read more...
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Super-hairy plants may help fight global warming
January 10th, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by admin
London, January 10 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California, Irvine say that extra-reflective crops that bounce sunshine back into space may prove very helpful in battling global warming.Christopher Doughty, an ... Read more...
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