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Element 110 named, German city honoured Darmstadtium is a super heavy element which was first produced in 1994. 
Tantalising view of MarsMars (red planet) is the fourth from the Sun and the third in order of increasing mass. Its reddish hue is due to its heavily oxidised or rusted surface. In the solar system, the planets that lie within the Earth's orbit are called inferior ... 
`Warm' glaciers can trap and transport siltIT MAY take them a century to advance a few meters, but the bottoms of some glaciers churn with supercooled activity, according to a report by a Lehigh University geologist in Nature. Edward B. Evenson, professor of earth and environmental ...
Bharat Shiksha Kosh — take part, not take over! HERE IS a press note from the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), taken from its website. "The Government has decided to enlist the support of all concerned and mobilise extra budgetary resources to fill in the gap between actual ...
Hans Krebs (1900-1981): From medicine to biochemistry The reactions discovered by Krebs involve the conversion — in the presence of oxygen — of substances that are formed by the breakdown of sugars, fats and protein to carbondioxide, water and energy-rich compounds.
Zinc increases castor yieldZINC IS required for several enzyme systems , auxins and in protein synthesis, seed production and crop maturity. Common symptoms associated with zinc deficiency are light green yellow spots, chloric bands on either side of the midribs and in ... 
Two curcumin-rich, medium-duration turmeric varietiesSCIENTISTS AT the department of Plantation Crops and Spices, College of Horticulture in the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), Vellanikkara, have developed two high yielding varieties of turmeric with high curcumin content. These promising ... Goose eggs QUESTION: What is the procedure for hatching goose eggs? Dr.M.J.Narasimhan, Morapakkam ANSWER: Goose eggs can be best hatched by making the country fowl incubate them for a long period of about 32-33 days. Alternatively electrical ... Plant tissue analysis QUESTION : Can one find out the nutrient demand of a crop through plant tissue analysis? Where can we get the samples analysed? S.Balasubramanian, Chennai ANSWER: Yes, through plant tissue analysis the nutrient demand of ... Farm Queries In this issue we begin a weekly column `Farm Queries' which will provide answers to queries on farming. Readers are invited to send their queries to `Farm Queries' The Hindu, Kasturi Buildings, 859/860, Anna Salai, Chennai 600002 or mail to ...
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