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Competitions for students on World Soil Day

Edit The Hindu 09 Nov 2016
The Department of Soil Survey and Soil Conservation will organise essay and painting competitions for ......

Govt begins sprinkling water on roads, greening to follow

Edit The Hindu 09 Nov 2016
“Bald patches on green spaces on the central verges and footpath are unable to hold top soil, which contributes to air pollution ... Withered plants ... Civic sense ... P ... Bald patches on green spaces at central verges and footpath are unable to hold top soil, which contributes to air pollution. Bald patches on green spaces on the central verges and footpath are unable to hold top soil, which contributes to air pollution ... ....

Germany rejects Turkey's claim that Berlin supports militant groups

Edit Topix 09 Nov 2016
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday rejected an accusation by his Turkish counterpart that Germany backs the Kurdish militant group PKK, saying such organisations were banned in Germany. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu accused Berlin on Tuesday of allowing the PKK and far-leftist DHKP-C, both of which have carried out armed attacks in Turkey, to operate on German soil with impunity ... ....

Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie’s Custody Battle Isn’t Over, Couple Is Still Feuding Over Kids [Report]

Edit Inquisitr 09 Nov 2016
In a statement, a rep for Brad Pitt’s wife claimed she and the 52-year-old actor came to an agreement for their children last week, which gave Jolie physical custody of their six kids while Pitt was granted visitation ... Meanwhile, in response to the documents, Brad Pitt filed a request in which he asked for joint physical and legal custody of the kids....

Feds Pleased to See RMA Reform Back on Track (Federated Farmers of New Zealand)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Nov 2016
(Source. Federated Farmers of New Zealand). Media Release. 9 November, 2016. Federated Farmers is pleased to see the Government getting on with the job of reforming resource management legislation ... 'This is a super hot topic for us ... 'In my opinion government agencies need to make sure high quality soils and land isn't sacrificed to housing, because we'll never get it back,' Chris says. ENDS ... (noodl. 36214414) ....

Ganjam boy to receive award from President

Edit The Times of India 09 Nov 2016
BERHAMPUR. This Children's Day will become special for Subhendu Kumar Sahu, for he will walk down the ramparts of Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi to share a frame with President Pranab Mukherjee ... Developed by Sahu, Gift for Farmers, is an innovative science device which helps in sowing, tilling of soil, sprinkling of pesticides, cutting and processing of the paddy crops ... His father also shared his joy ... RELATED. From around the web....

Moree Local Aboriginal Land Council shares in NSWALC Community Fund 31.10.2016 (NSW Aboriginal Land Council)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Nov 2016
(Source. NSW Aboriginal Land Council). Moree Local Aboriginal Land Council shares in NSWALC Community Fund. 31 October 2016. The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) today announced a Community Fund grants has been awarded to Moree Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) in the North West region ... 'Unfortunately, too many of our cultural sites are being damaged by graffiti, feral animals, vandalism, illegal dumping and soil erosion ... (noodl....

Trump Supporter Reportedly Pepper-Sprayed Clinton Voter In Florida Voting Scuffle [Video]

Edit Inquisitr 09 Nov 2016
@MelHowell_CBS12 @CBS12 It's already been reported that she pepper sprayed the guy for "getting in here space" Aka she made the first physical attack on him ... The participants in and witnesses to the polling place altercation have reportedly given conflicting accounts of what went down during the physical fight, but most agree that Garrecht punched the Trump supporter, at least once....

Water Board to wait for GHMC road restoration contract finalisation

Edit The Hindu 09 Nov 2016
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) will begin the works for laying water pipelines on major roads in peripheral areas of the city, only after GHMC finalises the contracts for simultaneous re-laying of roads. Managing Director of the Board M ... 1,900 crore ... A lesson learnt ... Water seepage from an older pipeline underneath caused the loose soil over the freshly laid pipeline to sink in and caused the accident....

‘Crop fires in Punjab and Pak. fuelled Delhi pollution’

Edit The Hindu 09 Nov 2016
The analysis of images shows that crop fires — from the burning of kharif crop residue — over Punjab had increased by 75 per cent over last year ... Hiren Jethva, Research Scientist at USRA ... Jethva told The Hindu in an email ... Rangi said. Sowing pattern ... Basmati varieties are harvested manually by farmers, who cut the crop close to the ground, which makes it easy for them plough the residue into the soil through harrows ... Dr ... ....

The Research

Edit DNA India 09 Nov 2016
The author is a Class X student in Modern Vidya Niketan, Faridabad. She is a bibliophile and enjoys expressing her thoughts through poetry and short stories. The monsoons were about to begin. The agricultural land was tilled. The monsoon showers offered no mercy to the clayey black soil. Amidst the forest, Feroz was busy writing her story in a diary that her grandpa had gifted her ... Feroz could notice his blue shirt and the yellow jeans ... ....

Lovers or fighters: Species of giant cockroaches employ different strategies in the mating game

Edit Science Daily 09 Nov 2016
Even in the insect world, males must adopt different strategies to win females, depending on their particular physical prowess, new research shows ... ....

Spin liquid on a peak

Edit Science Daily 09 Nov 2016
A little frustration can make life interesting. This is certainly the case in physics, where the presence of competing forces that cannot be satisfied at the same time – known as frustration – can lead to rare material properties ... So-called ‘spin liquids’ are the exception to this rule, with spins continuing to fluctuate and point in different directions even at very low temperatures ... ....
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