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Spin-offs from defence research

IT TRENDS
Making one computer work as hard as four
We are on the threshold of a new teraflop era
The next great earthquake
ON DECEMBER 26, 2004, the earth beneath the Indian Ocean buckled and ruptured, unleashing one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history. Shockwaves from the magnitude 9.2 (M9) quake created a wall of rushing water that devastated communities ...
IGCAR's training initiative
IN YET another attempt at motivating students to take up research as a career, the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, is organizing a six-week summer training programme in physics and chemistry for students entering the ...
Agriculture

FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Gir cattle: shining example of virtues of local breeds
The breed is known for its high milk yield and docile temperament
Promising alternative bio diesel plant
CALOPHYLLUM or BALLNUT is a large, evergreen, ornamental tree. Products obtained from its nuts, flowers, bark and root find multiple uses in medicines, cosmetics and pest and disease control. Coastal regions It ...
FARM QUERIES
Flowering in strawberry
How to increase flowering in our strawberry plants, which are about 14 months old? Ari Dharmaraj Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu The plants need proper fertilizer dose. Have soil tested and add 10-15 tonnes per hectare of well-rotted farmyard ...
FARM QUERIES
Edible fruits
The fruits are edible but they may be more acidic than those from normal trees. It is no use keeping a plant of 3 feet height in a pot since it may not get its nutritional requirements fulfilled from the pot. You may transplant it to the soil and ...

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