Fish production in NE to be doubled by 2020
SHILLONG, Sept 11 – The Centre is planning to double the fish production in North-eastern region and aims at increasing its per capita availability to 15 kg by 2020. “We have a daunting task of achieving
Fisheries
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The case of the missing mass
Physicists are hoping to find the neutrino, which may hold the key to one of the universe's enduring puzzles-why the cosmos isn't as massive as it should be.
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Mission to Planet Earth enterprise name changed to Earth Science
NASA has renamed the Mission to Planet Earth enterprise the Earth Science enterprise. The Earth Science enterprise is one of the four strategic enterprises of the Agency, responsible for a long term,
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Which experiment will succeed ?
Nepal has currently embarked on an experiment on rural water supply with two clear guiding philosphies. They are propounded by two funding giants - World Bank and ADB. Both are receiving applaud and
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Plan to clone humans criticised
Plans by a US scientists to thwart a pending human cloning ban have sparked an outcry in Washington, where the White House and lawmakers warned of sinister consequences from the latest
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Auto industry has decided that it needs new engines
Time is starting to run out for the internal combustion engine. No one is saying the pistons and crankshafts that powered automobiles and auto industry for more than a century will disappear right
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Bakun dam project to be revived on smaller scale
The Bakun hydroelectric dam project will be revived but on a much smaller scale and at reduced costs, the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohammad of Malaysia said yesterday. He said the
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Jordan is importing water from Saudi Arabia to cover shortage
Jordan is importing water from the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia to quench a thrist brouhgt on by water shortages, pollution problems and a
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STA turns down city offer
With the Delhi Government setting up a fresh deadline of August 20 for the Blueline operators to join the kilometre scheme, the STA Bus Nyay Panchayat has once again rejected the
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610 sites for NE hydel projects
The Union Ministry of non-conventional energy sources has identified 610 sites in the northeast for small hydro electric power projects to generate 504 mw of power. The ministry has already announced
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Experiment blurs the line between night and day
A report on the Russian plan to launch a giant mirror into space so sunlight can be reflected on to dark corners of the