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Soil testing can help farmers decide on the right mix of fertilisers and maximise benefits

Methyl bromide, which is used to fight plant diseases, is known to destroy the ozone layer. Now, Kamlesh Miglani of the directorate of plant protection's plant quarantine and fumigation section, has

So, were dinosaurs warm blooded or not?

The international community is being exhorted to enforce a greenhouse regime

The country's first science city is to be established by the Union government in Calcutta, on the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, at a cost of Rs 100 crore. The project will eventually include a

A tip from nature brings better insulation for industries

The World Bank has funded a project to stop the environmental degradation of the Danube delta

1980s Growing public Concern over scientific Evidence that Earth is getting warmer and the need to control the emission of greenhouse gases NOVEMBER 1988 First session of the Inter-governmental

A group of leading agricultural scientists in the country has called for the patenting of plant and animal biodiversity to be emphasised in order to ensure the introduction of an effective germplasm

With mechanical assistance, Indian sugar cane cultivators can give their backs a break