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Detecting radiation on lunar, Mars missions
The instrument collects, stores and transmits data to the ground


From farm waste to fuel tanks
THE ABSENCE of a flatbed tank has been the principal reason why natural gas, which costs significantly less than gasoline and diesel and burns cleanlier, is not yet widely used as a fuel for vehicles. But a breakthrough may lead to a flat and ...
Organic computer breakthrough
Information storage using DNA is robust for more than one hundred million years
Diabesity: the modern scourge
MADHUMEHA (DIABETES Mellitus) and obesity, described by our ancient physician Charaka, at about 400 to 500 BC have become global health problems afflicting millions of people worldwide. In his Charaka samhita he observed that madhumeha was ...
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IT TRENDS
Move IT to your mobile phone
The India Development Centre of Microsoft is creating portable versions of key desktop tools

Agriculture

FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Researchers' efforts bear fruit with Arka sahan custard apple variety
The fruits are sweet, having small seeds and are slow to ripen
Management of leaf spot in groundnut
GROUNDNUT IS cultivated all over the country. India stands second in production of this commercial oilseed crop. Majority of the area under growth is rain fed. Continuous droughts coupled with attack by a variety of diseases and insect pests ...
Small-scale unit
Where can I obtain information on packing unit for mango juice in economical packs? S. SURESH
Chennai You may contact the Head, Post Harvest Technology Center, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003, phone: ...
Fruit borer
Spray 2 gms of thiodicarb or methomil diluted in one litre of water. Before spraying, the affected shoots should be removed for effective control. Readers are invited to send their queries with full postal address to `Farm Queries,' The ...

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