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 Orange News Fri 18 Nov 2011
Wave Of Suicides Among Indian Farmers
| The record suicide rate among farmers in India continues to rise and is threatening the country's stability and future development, according to campaigners. | They are blaming the government's poli... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Agriculture India Maharashtra Photos |
 The Examiner Thu 17 Nov 2011
Antibiotic resistance: Living in a world with superbugs
| MRSA, superbugs and drug resistance are increasingly prevalent terms in society. From newspaper headlines and health books to schools and hospitals, these terms can be seen and heard everywhere. Des... (photo: Creative Commons / samantha celera)
Drug Mrsa Photos Resistance Wikipedia :Antibiotics |
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 Signon San Diego Wed 16 Nov 2011
Navy tests algae fuel in former warship
Algae-based fuel is loaded onto the retired destroyer Paul F. Foster at Point Loma Naval Base. — Howard Lipin | If the retired destroyer Paul F. Foster arrives in V... (photo: Creative Commons / Fred Hsu)
Fuel Navy Photos War Wikipedia: Algae fuel |
 The Hindu Wed 16 Nov 2011
National Krishi Mela begins at UAS today
The country's biggest farmers' event, the National Krishi Mela organised by the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, starts here on Wednesday. | The five-day e... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Agriculture Bangalore India Photos Wikipedia: Agriculture |
 Australian Broadcasting Corporation Fri 11 Nov 2011
Scientists studying wild mangoes to try to fight fungal disease
Wild mangoes could hold the key to increasing resistance to a devastating disease of the commercial crop. | Mango anthracnose is a fungal disease which can cause large, s... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Agriculture Disease Photos Science Wikipedia: Mango |
 Jakarta Post Thu 10 Nov 2011
Bioprospecting: biodiversity at a crossroads
| “Preserving our plants and wildlife for the sustainability of life” is the theme that the Environment Ministry has declared for this year’s National Love for Plan... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Biodiversity Environment Photos Wikipedia: Biodiversity Wildlife |
 The Tribune San Luis Obispo Wed 9 Nov 2011
Peanut industry, allergy sufferers search for common ground
| Farmers, scientists, politicians and lobbyists in Georgia, where roughly half the nation's peanuts are produced, are scrambling to do an image makeover of sorts on the ... (photo: WN / Emico Silalahi)
Children Industry Photos Scientists Wikipedia: Peanut |
 The Hindu Sun 6 Nov 2011
Indian, Chinese scientists crack pigeon pea genome
People cannot call pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) an orphan crop any longer. Scientists from India and China have decoded the richness of this crop in terms of genetic traits... (photo: Creative Commons)
China India Photos Scientists Wikipedia: Pigeon pea |
 The Times Of India Fri 4 Nov 2011
India joins 16 nations to crack wheat genome in 3 years
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet | NEW DELHI: The elusive wheat genome - the most important crop globally - will be cracked within the next three years. Indian scientists have ... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Crop Delhi India Photos Wikipedia: Wheat |
