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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What shaped human intelligence?
Scientists are trying to uncover the adaptive pressures that transformed primates into intelligent humans
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Pudgy babies have the edge
Recent studies indicate that the greater the weight of babies at birth, the less prone they are to heart disease during their riotous adult years
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Spaced out
Jamming polyhedra cheek to jowl in a given space is probably the most efficient packing method yet invented
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Eating oil
Fertilisers accelerate growth not only in plants but also in certain microbes that feast on oil
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Methane's metal link
Fresh evidence suggests that the presence of certain metals is essential for the natural production of methane
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Alarming nets
An acoustic alarm called pinger could detract innocent porpoises that get trapped in fishing nets
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Conflicts are bad for the environment, says UNEP report
At a time when the threat of war looms large over Iraq, here s more ammunition for peaceniks to confront warmongers with. The United Nations Environment Programme UNEP recently released the findings of assessments conducted in the violence wracked Occup
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Some never learn
Not very long ago, shrimp was plebeian grub. Oldtimers in the south still remember that it was but small courtesy for toddy sellers to give half-a-dozen shrimps free with a bottle of the best.
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Looking for the right bait
Developing countries like India need to be prepared for multilateral negotiations. This is certainly true of the fishing economy
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80 joules from one
Energy efficient agriculture of the Apatanis