Tagged : rice
Relax paddy rice conversion parameters: Akali Dal
Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal Tuesday urged Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to relax the parameters of converting paddy to rice as nearly 40 lakh tonnes of paddy was rotting in Punjab........
Published : Tuesday 09 Mar 2010 21:55 | Read More
Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal Tuesday urged Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to relax the parameters of converting paddy to rice as nearly 40 lakh tonnes of paddy was rotting in Punjab........
Published : Tuesday 09 Mar 2010 21:55 | Read More
No immediate plans to import rice, says Scindia
The government Monday said it can import rice only if there is a shortfall in procurement from farmers but it has no immediate plans to import........
Published : Monday 08 Mar 2010 15:10 | Read More
The government Monday said it can import rice only if there is a shortfall in procurement from farmers but it has no immediate plans to import........
Published : Monday 08 Mar 2010 15:10 | Read More
Singapore can whet its thirst for rice by helping farmers become water-wise
Washington, March 6 - ANI: A scientist has said that in spite of competition for water getting fiercer and dwindling of water supplies, Singapore can contribute to securing its rice supply by joining the global community in helping farmers become water-wi.......
Published : Saturday 06 Mar 2010 14:14 | Read More
Washington, March 6 - ANI: A scientist has said that in spite of competition for water getting fiercer and dwindling of water supplies, Singapore can contribute to securing its rice supply by joining the global community in helping farmers become water-wi.......
Published : Saturday 06 Mar 2010 14:14 | Read More
Toyota owners remain loyal despite recalls: Study
Washington, Mar 6 - ANI: Despite the 8 million Toyota vehicles recalled since October 2009, its customers are still maintaining high overall satisfaction, a report claims. Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business conducted a survey-based s.......
Published : Saturday 06 Mar 2010 14:58 | Read More
Washington, Mar 6 - ANI: Despite the 8 million Toyota vehicles recalled since October 2009, its customers are still maintaining high overall satisfaction, a report claims. Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business conducted a survey-based s.......
Published : Saturday 06 Mar 2010 14:58 | Read More
2-D graphene quilt offers new microelectronic possibilities
Washington, March 2 - ANI: Scientists at Rice University, US, have found a way to stitch graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) into a two-dimensional quilt that offers new paths of exploration for materials scientists. New research from the lab .......
Published : Tuesday 02 Mar 2010 12:22 | Read More
Washington, March 2 - ANI: Scientists at Rice University, US, have found a way to stitch graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) into a two-dimensional quilt that offers new paths of exploration for materials scientists. New research from the lab .......
Published : Tuesday 02 Mar 2010 12:22 | Read More
Stephanie Rice says she won't risk her life for Delhi Cwealth Games gold
Melbourne, Mar 01 - ANI: Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice has said she would have to rethink about going to India for the Commonwealth Games, if there was "any serious or credible risk." The Olympic gold medallist said she would consider th.......
Published : Monday 01 Mar 2010 12:56 | Read More
Melbourne, Mar 01 - ANI: Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice has said she would have to rethink about going to India for the Commonwealth Games, if there was "any serious or credible risk." The Olympic gold medallist said she would consider th.......
Published : Monday 01 Mar 2010 12:56 | Read More
Over three million women gather for Pongala festival (Second Lead)
Braving the rising mercury and smoke rising from their earthen kilns, more than three million women devotees cooked rice and jaggery as offering for the presiding deity of Attukal Bhagavathi temple here Sunday to celebrate the Pongala festival........
Published : Sunday 28 Feb 2010 17:16 | Read More
Braving the rising mercury and smoke rising from their earthen kilns, more than three million women devotees cooked rice and jaggery as offering for the presiding deity of Attukal Bhagavathi temple here Sunday to celebrate the Pongala festival........
Published : Sunday 28 Feb 2010 17:16 | Read More
Over three million women gather for Pongala festival (Lead)
More than three million women devotees lit earthen kilns to cook rice and jaggery as offering for the presiding deity of Attukal Bhagavathi temple here Sunday on the occasion of Pongala festival........
Published : Sunday 28 Feb 2010 14:19 | Read More
More than three million women devotees lit earthen kilns to cook rice and jaggery as offering for the presiding deity of Attukal Bhagavathi temple here Sunday on the occasion of Pongala festival........
Published : Sunday 28 Feb 2010 14:19 | Read More
Global warming to hurt poor, push up food prices
The impact of global warming on food prices and hunger could be significant in the next 20 years as a new study reveals that higher temperatures could reduce yields of wheat, rice and maize - dietary staple for millions of poor people who subsist on less .......
Published : Monday 22 Feb 2010 17:07 | Read More
The impact of global warming on food prices and hunger could be significant in the next 20 years as a new study reveals that higher temperatures could reduce yields of wheat, rice and maize - dietary staple for millions of poor people who subsist on less .......
Published : Monday 22 Feb 2010 17:07 | Read More
Facebook fan pages effective marketing tool
Washington, Feb 21 - ANI: Facebook and its fan page module can be a very useful tool for increasing sales of a company, a new study claims. The new research from Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business suggests that the social networ.......
Published : Sunday 21 Feb 2010 13:04 | Read More
Washington, Feb 21 - ANI: Facebook and its fan page module can be a very useful tool for increasing sales of a company, a new study claims. The new research from Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business suggests that the social networ.......
Published : Sunday 21 Feb 2010 13:04 | Read More
Philippines triples its rice yield in last 50 years
Washington, Feb 20 - ANI: Reports indicate that in the last fifty years, the Philippines has more than tripled its rice yield, while the world average rice yield has increased only about 2.3 times. Despite being criticized as a poor rice produc.......
Published : Saturday 20 Feb 2010 13:22 | Read More
Washington, Feb 20 - ANI: Reports indicate that in the last fifty years, the Philippines has more than tripled its rice yield, while the world average rice yield has increased only about 2.3 times. Despite being criticized as a poor rice produc.......
Published : Saturday 20 Feb 2010 13:22 | Read More
Philippines triples rice yield
Over the past 50 years, the Philippines has more than tripled its rice yield while the world average rice yield has increased only about 2.3 times........
Published : Saturday 20 Feb 2010 13:13 | Read More
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Over the past 50 years, the Philippines has more than tripled its rice yield while the world average rice yield has increased only about 2.3 times........
Published : Saturday 20 Feb 2010 13:13 | Read More