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Speaking Of Science

Novartis: do Indian patent laws stifle research?
Novartis failed to show the enhancement of efficacy


Study finds cardiovascular risk factors in children
School going children, who were earlier studied to find the risk of developing diabetes, have again been the subjects of a study to find the occurrence of cardiovascular risk factors. And it turned out that about 68 per cent of children do have ...

Spin-offs from radiation studies
Hiroshima and Nagasaki became the targets of atomic bombings on 6th and 9th August 1945 respectively. On November 18, 1946, the U.S. President Harry Truman authorised the National Research Council to set up an organisation “to undertake a ...

Rise and fall of an empire
The growth of an empire could be the result of its people usurping the resources available


Agriculture


FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Biofuel— meeting the needs of dryland farmers
The project provides livelihood and food security to landless ryots

New methods of composting
Sri Lanka’s The Gami Seva Sevana (GSS)at Galaha near Kandy has come out with unique methods of composting soil with organic fertilizers. . With expertise gathered from countries such as Philippines, Auroville in Puducherry and ...


FARM QUERIES
Leaf mosaic
What chemicals should be sprayed to control leaf mosaic virus in Coleus Forskholii planted in my 5 acre field? S. Chinnayan
Tuticorin, Tamil NaduYou may spray about 500 gms of Bavistin diluted in ...


FARM QUERIES
Goat breed
You can contact the Dr. R.J. Nagda, Livestock Research Station, Vallabhanagr, Maharan Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, mobile: ...


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