Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Thursday, July 15, 2004
Published on Thursdays
Online edition of India's National Newspaper Thursday, July 15, 2004 |
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Diabetes: price of progress Changed lifestyle and food habits of a rural population have increased the incidence of diabetes three fold in 14 years. First proof that lifestyle does not insulate the rural population. 
Children grow up faster watching TVDOES WATCHING television bring on early puberty? Many parents would not doubt that repeated exposure to Sex and the City or the kind of sensual variety shows common on Italian TV could as easily turn their daughters into Lolitas as stir up the ... Fingerprinting air A TECHNIQUE that revolutionises the speed and accuracy by which air composition can be tested and has potential applications in the environmental, industrial and medical worlds has been developed. The University of Leicester has developed a new ... Brain-driven computers MACHINES THAT can be controlled by the mind have moved a step closer to reality. Researchers have trained monkeys to `think' a cursor around a computer screen to reveal their preferences and goals. It is hoped the technology will lead to devices ... Mite management in coconut Infested nuts turn brownish in colour with a characteristic pale triangular patch. Managing thrips in onion THRIPS ARE a serious insect pest of onions and cause maximum damage during the early bulbing stage. Thrips have rasping, sucking mouth parts and feed on the surface of the leaves. When population levels are high, they can also be found ...
Markandeya and Methuselah - How long can we live? WHEN THE human genome was decoded three years ago, some scientists claimed that with this knowledge it would be possible for humans to live for as long as 200 years or more; one of them even said 600. Is this claim realistic or just audacious ...
Finger millet: high yielding, protein varietySCIENTISTS AT the Department of Millets, Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, have developed a high yielding and high-protein finger millet (Eleusine coracana) or ragi. The ... Palm oil extraction ANSWER: Palm oil is extracted from the pericarp of the matured and ripe fruits. | ||||