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India won't be able to store another bumper cropNew Delhi (IANS) Apr 17, 2012 The problem of plenty is once again troubling the Indian government as it does not know where to store the bumper grains to be harvested for the third year in a row. Fears are rising that the grains would be out in the open, rot and be eaten by rodents even as millions go hungry in the country which is planning to enact a right to food law. The government's plans to create additional storage space have so far moved at a snail's pace. For instance, of the additional storage capacity of 19 million t ... read more |
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 Rapid climate change threatens Asia's Rice Bowl As Asia's monsoon season begins, leading climate specialists and agricultural scientists have warned that rapid climate change and its potential to intensify droughts and floods could threaten Asia' ... more | .. |
  Under climate change, winners and losers on the coral reef As ocean temperatures rise, some species of corals are likely to succeed at the expense of others, according to a report published online in the Cell Press journal Current Biology that details the f ... more | .. |
 Determining total fertility in strip-tilled fields Band fertilizer placement may cause non-uniform distribution in the soil. Why does this matter? Because when fertilizer is unevenly distributed, it may not be possible to use traditional sampling st ... more | .. |
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  Excessive worrying may have co-evolved with intelligence Worrying may have evolved along with intelligence as a beneficial trait, according to a recent study by scientists at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and other institutions. Jeremy Coplan, MD, p ... more | .. |
 Strip-till improves soybean yield Crop yield can be improved by ensuring adequate nutrient availability. But how should you place the fertilizer and what cropping system gives the best yields? Research conducted by University ... more | .. |
 Don't assume the sand is safe On warm days, the beach seems an ideal destination for family rest and relaxation. Who hasn't built a sand castle or been buried up to the neck in sand? However, that family fun has a dark side - sa ... more | .. |
  Pigeons' homing skill not down to iron-rich beak cells The theory that pigeons' famous skill at navigation is down to iron-rich nerve cells in their beaks has been disproved by a new study published in Nature. The study shows that iron-rich cells ... more |
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 Tackle fungal forces to save crops, forests and endangered animals More than 600 million people could be fed each year by halting the spread of fungal diseases in the world's five most important crops, according to research published in the journal Nature. Fu ... more | .. |
 Fine-scale analysis of the human brain yields insight into its distinctive composition Scientists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science have identified similarities and differences among regions of the human brain, among the brains of human individuals, and between humans and mice ... more | .. |
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  Huge tyre fire causes Kuwait 'catastrophe' Hundreds of Kuwaiti firemen on Tuesday fought to contain a massive fire in a dump for used tyres, with some members of parliament calling the blaze an environmental catastrophe. ... more |
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  India proposes norms for Indian Ocean anti-piracy patrols With the Indian Ocean region infested by Somali pirates, India is spearheading an effort to create a naval standard operating procedure (SOP) for the 32 littoral nations of the region to jointly fig ... more | .. |
  Hong Kong's next leader to ban mainland babies Hong Kong's next leader said Tuesday he plans to ban pregnant mainlanders from giving birth in the city and deny their children residency rights, in a bid to ease pressure on local hospitals. ... more | .. |
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  7.0-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea: USGS A 7.0-magnitude quake struck off the northeast of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning issued. ... more |
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Top U.S. defense contractor L3 Tech to pay $62M to settle claims of deceptive practices
North Korean warship has 'serious accident' at launch
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  Ukraine nuclear plant halts reactor after electrical failure A reactor at a nuclear power station in the south of Ukraine has been shut down following an electrical failure but radiation levels were not elevated, authorities said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 S.Lanka fishermen accused of damaging tsunami buoy Five Sri Lankan fishermen have been charged with vandalising a tsunami warning buoy just weeks before an earthquake triggered a major alert across the Indian Ocean, police said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 No-till farming revolution grows in Indiana Indiana farmer Mike Starkey does not plow his fields and uses fertilizer only sparingly, but he is on the cutting edge of a growing trend in American agriculture. ... more | .. |
 Toxic gases hamper search at Pakistan avalanche site Toxic gases Tuesday hampered the search for 138 people buried by an avalanche at a high-altitude Pakistan army camp, as teams from the United States and Norway arrived at the site to help operations. ... more |
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  Anti-AIDS pill makes cash sense for some gays: study Gay men who have five or more sex partners per year are part of a high-risk group that could benefit from a daily pill to ward off HIV, said a cost-benefit analysis by US researchers on Monday. ... more |
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  Six dead after more than 100 tornadoes hit US Midwest Six people were dead Monday after more than 100 twisters tore through a wide swath of the central United States over the weekend, leaving a trail of devastation from Texas to Wisconsin. ... more | .. |
 Spain's king, wildlife patron, slammed for hunting Spain's King Juan Carlos, patron of a wildlife charity, faced fire Monday for making an expensive hunting trip to Botswana while his country struggles with a recession. ... more | .. |
 US calls for release of China rights defender The United States ambassador to China called on Beijing Monday to release from jail the crippled rights defender Ni Yulan and her husband, and to end the house arrest of their daughter. ... more | .. |
  China seeking to expand role in Arctic China will seek a larger role in the Arctic region during an upcoming visit by Premier Wen Jiabao to Iceland and Sweden and wants observer status in the Arctic Council, a senior official said Monday. ... more |
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 Iran starts $1-bn project to bring water to desert Iran on Monday officially launched a $1-billion first phase of an ambitious project to pump water from the Caspian Sea to a city in its vast and expanding central desert, state media reported. ... more | .. |
 Half of England in drought: officials Half of England was officially in drought on Monday after the Environment Agency declared another 17 counties short of water, and warned the situation may continue until the end of the year. ... more | .. |
 Chin implant surgery skyrockets in US Cosmetic surgery to make the chin look more prominent has soared in popularity in the course of a year, making it the fastest growing trend among men and women, US plastic surgeons said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  FCC drops Google 'Street View' investigation US government telecom regulators have ended an investigation into Google's "Street View" online mapping service gathering data from private wireless hotspots. ... more |
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