In what is likely to revolutionise seed potato production in India, the Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), Shimla, has developed a technique based on Aeroponics to produce seed potatoes without exposing them to soil.
The institute first designed a prototype and tested it on three varieties of potato seeds, namely Kufri Bahar, Kufri Suryaand Kufri Chipsona, under net house conditions.
Jamshedpur, March 7: The Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) is treading with caution to ensure that its public hearing for the expansion of Turamdih mines in Sundernagar gets over smoothly.
The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) has fixed March 10 as the new date of the hearing after the original October 20, 2010, meeting was called off following protests from villagers op
HYDERABAD: Do you know that cave deposits provide vital information on how the Southwest Monsoon behaved several thousand years ago?
That is what was found out by scientists from the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) by studying oxygen isotopes of the white or light brownish structures (stalagmites) found in different shapes and sizes in caves.
New Delhi: Have you ever wondered how nutritive the food you eat is? The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) will soon find out.
In what will be one of the country
New Delhi: Despite criticism that it should restrict itself to only areas of strategic importance or high-tech weapon systems, DRDO continues to press on regardless in other areas as well.
In A Mock Mission, Crew Walk On A Simulated Red Planet
Moscow: After 257 days in a locked steel capsule, researchers on a mock trip to Mars ventured from their cramped quarters on Monday in heavy space suits, trudging into a sand-covered room to plant flags on a simulated Red Planet.
The crew of three Russians, a Frenchman, an Italian-Colombian and a Chinese entered a network of modules at
