Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Thursday, August 12, 2004
Published on Thursdays
Online edition of India's National Newspaper Thursday, August 12, 2004 |
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Second dose to keep pox at bay Protection offered by chickenpox vaccine wanes with time thereby exposing individuals to risk of reinfection. Two-dose vaccine regimen increases the chance of developing immunity. Stop caffeine, stop headaches FOR MOST of us, headaches play too regular a part in our hectic lives. But could taking painkillers actually make them worse? Recently, I read a report in which doctors expressed concern that, while analgesics may nuke headaches, they also ... Glass blocks heat not light A TEAM of researchers has developed a technique to take extremely fast snapshots of molecular and atomic movement. The development is considered a significant advance in surface science, the study of chemical reactions taking place on the ... Twenty-first century heat waves HEAT WAVES in parts of Europe and North America may be more intense, more frequent, and longer in the 21st century than they are now, according to results from a new global climate model. From 2080 to 2099, the largest increases in heat wave ...
Locust swarms, the curse of AfricaREADERS WOULD have read the alarming news item that appeared in this newspaper four weeks ago about the calamitous swarms of desert locusts sweeping across Northern and Western Africa. There was also a photograph seven days ago in this newspaper ...
Integrated nutrient management in rice THE CONCEPT of Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) takes into consideration the nutrient cycle involving soils, crops and live stock, nutrient deficiencies, organic recycling, conjunctive use of organic manures and mineral fertilisers and ... 
High yielding red gram for all seasonsA HIGH yielding red gram (Cajanus cajan) variety, with high protein content, is developed by the scientists at the Department of Pulses, Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore. The ... Managing rhino beetle menace RHINOCEROS BEETLE, Oryctes rhinoceros, is a serious pests of coconut. The adult beetle bores through the unopened fronds and spathes. Infested frond exhibits characteristic geometric cuts..Peak population period is from June to ... FARM QUERIES Fodder grass ANSWER: You may contact The Veterinary College of the Kerala Agricultural University for further details. | ||||