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    New species ‘blind-snake’ found near Amazon river-bed

    In an exciting new discovery, biologists have identified six unattractive blind snakes each a meter long at the bottom of a river-bed in Brazil. Engineers working on hydroelectric dam in Rondonia on the Madeira river connected to the Amazon, found this unique creature christened ‘atretochoana eiselti’, the ‘Daily Mail’ reported. The creature neither has eyes […]

    Agriculture Breaking News

    No of MGNREGA work days up to 150, only 7% rate on crop loans

    To offer some relief to farmers in drought-affected states, a ministerial panel has decided to increase the number of guaranteed work days under MGNREGA to 150 days and cut interest rates on rescheduled crop loans to 7 per cent for one year. These decisions were approved by the EGoM on drought headed by Agriculture Minister […]

    Environment

    Autumn: Off to see the beautiful fall colours

    Autumn: Off to see the beautiful fall colours As autumn deepens and night time temperatures drop, the leaves of the forests turn many different colors. Some change to red, others to yellow, and still others to brown. Of special note is the beauty of the maple. Its brilliant colors will capture your heart. Each year, […]

    Agriculture

    Rice sowing registers 17.91 lakh hectare increase

    New Delhi : Rice sowing in the country crosses normal sowing area this week registering increase of 17.91 lakh hectare. According to the Agriculture Ministry rice has been sown in 347.10 lakh hectare compared to 329.19 lakh hectare in the previous week. Sowing of other major kharif crops like coarse cereals, pulses, oil seeds and […]

    Environment

    Enviro Strip for Protection against harmful radiations from Mobile T owers

    New Delhi: A solution to safeguard the human body from the harmful radiations of Mobile Towers called The ENVIRO Strip  has been developed by Syenergy Environics Ltd, a company working on the Environmental radiations and its impact on human health for the last 20 years. The Enviro Strip naturally radiates random waveforms of higher frequency, […]

    Environment

    Purple Turtle announce ‘Use less’ and Save Environment

    Mumbai : Purple Turtle-A Kids Luxury Brand, has initiated a new campaign called “Use Less” which aims to stop the extensive damage to the environment and people’s lives thereby making available the new and small ideas, facts and news to the country people which helps in saving  the resources for the future. As the world […]

    Agriculture

    Govt asks PSU Banks to help framers in drought-affected areas

    Finance Minister P Chidambaram today asked banks to keep EMIs at affordable level to boost sale of consumer durables that will restart the engine of manufacturing and revive the cycle of investment. After a review meeting with the chiefs of public sector banks against the backdrop of slowdown in the economy, he also announced rescheduling […]

    Breaking News Environment

    Arctic sea ice could disappear within 10 years

    In an alarming sign, scientists have warned that Arctic sea ice is dramatically melting at a faster rate than previously thought, which may accelerate the effects of global warming. Preliminary results from the European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 probe indicate that 900 cubic kilometers of summer sea ice has disappeared from the Arctic ocean over the […]

    Environment

    First type of tea brewed 1000 years ago by native Americans

    The first cup of primitive form of tea was brewed by native Americans some thousand years ago, scientists have claimed. Inhabitants of Cahokia, a massive pre-Columbus settlement near the meeting point of Missouri and Mississippi rivers in Illinois, consumed a ‘Black Drink’ from ceramic beakers, the ‘Daily Mail’ reported. The beverage, made from toasted holly […]

    Agriculture Breaking News

    EGoM on drought likely to decide on relief measures today

    New Delhi : An Empowered Group of Ministers on drought, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, is scheduled to meet on Tuesday for deciding on relief measures to tackle drought-like situation in some states that has led to fodder and water scarcity. As of now, monsoon rains are deficient by 21 per cent across India, […]

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