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Thursday, April 27, 2006
Online edition of India's National Newspaper Thursday, April 27, 2006 |
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Chernobyl: the final word is yet to be said Immediate consumption of stable iodine tablets could have prevented thyroid cancer And the numbers game continues Number of people killed and those who would eventually die remains a contentious issue Moon may hold clues to life on Earth A RETURN mission to the moon offers the best hope for understanding life on Earth and discovering whether alien life lurks in the distant corners of the Universe, according to a British scientist. Ian Crawford, a planetary scientist at ... Wires find path of least resistance TWENTY YEARS ago this month, two researchers discovered a class of materials that sparked dreams of electricity grids that would transmit power without any losses and trains that would levitate along friction-free tracks. Researchers now think ... Managing foot rot in pepper FOOT ROT, caused by the fungus Phytophthora capscici, is a serious disease of black pepper. The disease is characterised by quick wilting of vines and can assume devastating proportions in poorly attended gardens. The fungus attacks ...
IT TRENDS Chipping into corporate computing Intel's vPro platform aims to create new power-efficient business desktops
FARMER'S NOTEBOOK 
Savouring sweet success with sugarcane cultivationThe main reason for a number of farmers entering sugarcane cultivation is that the cost and water requirement for cultivating sugarcane is less compared to paddy crops. FARM QUERIES Flowering in jasmine Is there any method to induce flowering in our jasmine plants (Adukku malli in Tamil) planted about four years ago? R. Anusuya Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Jasmine plants need good sunlight and fail to flower when grown under shade. ... Leaf curl infestation Spraying a solution of 3 ml of diclorevase and 3 gms of mancozeb solution diluted in one litre of water once all over the tree is found effective in controlling of leaf curl. If infestation persists, you may continue spraying once every month ...
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