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June 11, 2016

10 things to know about Dr. Abdul Kalam in 30 seconds

1. Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, He specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. 2. He made significant contribution in...

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June 9, 2016

Operation Flood

Operation Flood was an initiative by National Dairy Development Board in 1970.It is called as white revolution of India.It created a national milk grid linking milk producers throughout India with consumers in over 700 towns...

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May 22, 2016

Rainwater Harvesting

Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and deposition of rainwater for reuse on-site, rather than allowing it to run off.It is a technology used for collecting and storing rainwater from rooftops, the land surface or rock...

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April 25, 2016

Green Revolution

What is Green revolution ? During the 1960s and 1970s, The Increase in the production of agricultural production (cereals such as wheat, rice etc) because of the research, Development and new agriculture technology with...

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April 18, 2016

New Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016

Biomedical waste comprises human and animal anatomical waste, treatment apparatus like needles, syringes and other materials used in health care facilities in the process of treatment and research. This waste is generated during diagnosis,...

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April 17, 2016

Near Field Communication Technology

Near Field Communication Technology is a method of communication which enables two electronic devices to communicate with each other when they are within 2 inches of each other. History – NFC is a subset...

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April 11, 2016

Indian Remote Sensing Satellite

Remote Sensing is the acquiring information about objects without coming in physical contact of the object. Usage – Remote sensing is used in numerous fields, including geography and most Earth Science disciplines (for example,...

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March 21, 2016

Nitrogen Cycle

Nitrogen Cycle is a cycle through which nitrogen gets converted into its various chemical forms which are vital for life on Earth. Nitrogen is the largest constituent of our planet’s atmosphere i.e. 78%. But,...

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March 10, 2016

Aflatoxins and its Impact

Aflatoxins are poisonous cancer causing chemicals which are born in soil, decaying vegetation, hay and grain. Improper storage of staple commodities such as cassava, chili peppers, corn, cotton seed, millet, peanuts, rice, sorghum, sunflower...

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March 9, 2016

Acid Rain

Acid rain is the mixture of wet and dry deposition in the atmosphere which contains more than normal sulfuric and nitric acid. It can occur in many forms – fog, rain, snow et cetera....