Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Google



Sci Tech
Published on Thursdays
News Update

Features
Magazine
Literary Review
Life
Metro Plus
Open Page
Education Plus
Book Review
Business
SciTech
Friday Review
Young World
Property Plus
Quest
Folio

Group Sites
The Hindu
Business Line
Sportstar
Frontline
Publications
eBooks
Images

Home

Is maligning plutonium metal justified?
Unsubstantiated fears must not impede technological progress towards energy security

World’s largest telescope starts gazing
The world’s largest telescope has started using its complex structure of mirrors to scour the outer reaches of the universe for planets similar to our own and to seek clues to help explain the origins of life. Set on a mountain on an ...

Genetic methods to trace poached ivory
is a conservation biologist at the University of Washington in Seattle, and an outspoken opponent of elephant poaching. He talks to Emma Marris of Nature News Service about his genetic methods for tracing poached ...

Control of rhizome scale in turmeric
The pest brings down yield tonnage
Information Technology

Haptic technology set to ‘touch’ all of us
Recent product launches may trigger off the next wave of tactile technology in consumer devices


Agriculture


FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Sweet sorghum seems a good alternative for A.P. ryots
From one hectare, about 30 tonnes of fresh stalk can be harvested


FARM QUERIES
Crop varieties
I have erected a shade net in my farm for about half an acre and have also set up sprinklers for irrigation. What varieties of crops can be cultivated in the shade net? P.R. Subramanian Salem, Tamil ...


FARM QUERIES
Sandalwood seedlings
You may contact the Deputy Conservator of Forests, Research Extension, Panagal building, No-1, Jennis road, Saidapet, email: thforest@vsnl.com. phone:044-24323343, Tamil Nadu: 600015 for ...


Question Corner


  • Increase in size
  • This week’s question



  • News: Front Page | National | Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | New Delhi | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous | Index | Advts: Classifieds | Jobs | Obituary | Features: Magazine | Literary Review | Life | Metro Plus | Open Page | Education Plus | Book Review | Business | SciTech | Friday Review | Young World | Property Plus | Quest | Folio |

    The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription
    Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | Sportstar | Frontline | Publications | eBooks | Images | Home |

    Comments to : thehindu@vsnl.com   Copyright © 2007, The Hindu
    Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu