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Closing the fuel cycle The first batch of mixed carbide fuel used in Fast Breeder Test Reactor at Kalpakkam that has undergone lower burnup has been successfully reprocessed. 
Remembering P.V. SundaramIT WAS with great dismay that I heard of Dr. P.V. Sundaram's passing on August 1, 2004. My association with PV was short, but in this brief period we came to work together quite closely. At the time of our first meeting, I was working at the ... Can vitamin B help alcoholism? MY EXPERIENCE in practice tells me that sometimes it is not only the symptoms of a condition, but also the stigma attached to it that can pile on the agony. One issue that is prone to elicit some sense of shame is alcoholism. Recently, I read an ...
Open access to journals — a noble movement IN HIS book Animal Farm, George Orwell wrote, "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others". The need for a level playing field is heard much today in the wake of WTO and farm subsidies. But it is also increasingly ...
Turkey farming blends well in organic orchardsTURKEY IS a robust large bird raised mostly for meat, and it can be raised in integrated organic orchards to raise farm income. "A pair of full grown turkey can fetch around Rs. 700 to the farmer," says Dr. F.R. Sheriff, Director of Extension ... Production of export quality sesame Seeds free from pesticidal residues are preferred for export. Regular bearing hybrid mango variety NEELESHAN, A cross between Neelam and Baneshan developed at Fruit Research Station, Anantharajupet, Cuddapah district, Andhra Pradesh is a popular variety. It possesses desirable characteristics of both parents, that is, regular, heavy cluster ... 
New pest of curry leaf shrubTORTOISE BEETLE (Silana farinose) causes heavy defoliation of curry leaf (Murraya koenigii) shrub. Both the grubs and adult feed on the leaves by scraping and boring holes. Newly emerged adults have a powdery coating, which later ... FARM QUERIES Spirulina production ANSWER: You may contact the Head, Department of Microbiology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi 110012, Phones:011-25847649, 9811339641 ... Tamil,Telugu names QUESTION: What are the Tamil and Telugu names for Aloe vera? K. Sarada, Chennai ANSWER: In Tamil, Aloe vera is called as Chirukuttali, Sothu kathazai or
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