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Scientists develop new strain of Rice that could boost Crop Yields

August 25, 2012

Scientists developed a new strain of rice that could boost the crop yields by 20%. They have identified the mysterious gene in rice that helps its roots to absorb phosphorus more efficiently. The gene will be now transferred to contemporary ..

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Scientist identify a new oxidant “X”

August 12, 2012

A new oxidant “X” has been identified which plays a significant role in the formation of gaseous Sulphuric acid in the atmosphere. Until now, it was thought that the combination of OH (hydroxyl radical) oxidant with sulphur dioxide (SO{-2}) was ..

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Suntech develops cheap and most efficient solar cells

August 11, 2012

Suntech Power, the Chinese solar power manufacturer developed a new process for manufacturing silicon wafers for solar cells that could slash the cost of solar power by 10 to 20 %. It uses wafers made up of a single crystal ..

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India’s largest industrial solar plant starts functioning

July 31, 2012

India’s largest ever industrial solar plant in Ludhiana district of Punjab started functioning. This unit has been built to perform dual functions of producing solar power besides and providing permanent solution of disposal of large quantity of industrial waste water ..

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Australia desires to collaborate with Kerala

June 21, 2012

Australia hailed the Kerala government’s ‘Emerging Kerala’ 2012 Global Connect program and expressed its willingness to collaborate with the state in agro-based services and other sectors. The Australian delegation expressed zeal to: Cooperate with the state is deep-sea fishing projects. ..

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NEERI develops indigenous De-fluoridation kit

June 10, 2012

National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) has developed indigenous and economically feasible method to reduce high fluoride content in potable water, which has possible domestic and community applications. The method can be used for reduction of fluoride concentration from 5-8 ..

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