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How plants `know` when to flower

scientists have claimed that they have pinpointed the last crucial piece of the 80-year-old puzzle o...

iPhone app tells you when to water your plants

Now your garden plants need not die of neglect, thanks to an iPhone application that tells you when ...

Nuclear plants important, will ensure safety: PM

PM Manmohan Singh stressed on the need to have nuclear power plants while stating that it was impera...

‘Pak to allocate Rs 32 bn for two N-plants’

The Pakistan government will allocate Rs 32 billion for two nuclear power plants being built with th...

Climate impact on plants could be underestimated: Study

Experiments that try to simulate global warming`s impact on plants badly under-estimate what happens...

Over 360 plant varieties documented

Out of over 4,000 plant varieties in the country, only 360 have been documented so far, a top offici...

Maharashtra govt to set up three solar plants

The Maharashtra government is scouting land in Marathwada region to set up three Solar energy plants...

Nuclear power key to India`s development: Official

Despite protests against Kudankulam nuclear plant, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited plans ...

How plants compete to get sunlight

Scientists have determined precisely how leaves tell stems to grow when a plant is caught in a shady...

No quake effect on n-plants in Guj, Maha

The two earthquakes that jolted Maharashtra had no impact on nuclear power plants in the state, Ind...

Plants react to sound, make noises: Oz research

New Australian research has claimed to have discovered that plants appear to react to sounds and may...

Karunanidhi slams Sri Lanka over N-plants issue

DMK president M Karunanidhi slammed Sri Lanka for raking up the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project iss...

Sri Lanka to move IAEA against India`s N-plants

Sri Lanka has expressed concerns over possible impact of radiation from India`s nuclear power plants...

Sri Lanka concerned over Indian N-plants

Concerned over nuclear power plants located in south India, the Sri Lankan govt plans to raise the i...

‘Sharing of power from nuke plants is in place’

Union Minister of State for Power KC Venugopal said a format with regard to sharing of power from N...

Saline aquifers can store century`s worth of CO2 emissions

Researchers have identified deep saline aquifers capable of storing at least a century`s worth of CO...

Not just birds, human noise affects plants too

Man-made noise doesn’t just affects birds and other animals, it has ripple effects on plants too, re...

Pre-stressed plants `remember` drought for survival

Plants, which have been previously exposed to a period of drought, learn to deal with the stress.

Gilani holds meeting to strengthen security of nuclear plants

Pak PM held a meeting and discussed measure to strengthen the security of the country`s nuclear powe...

Plants `remember` drought as part of survival

Plants which experience drought learn to handle them better the next time, thanks to their memories ...

China to resume N-plants construction

China will resume constructing nuclear power plants that had been halted following an accident last ...

Alien invasion a threat to Antarctic ecosystem

In the pristine frozen continent of Antarctica scientists fear an alien invasion -- not from outer s...

Russian scientists revive plants frozen for 30,000 years

Russian biophysicists have successfully grown ancient plants from tissue material stayed frozen in S...

Nanotechnology turns plants into common plastic

Dutch scientists have found a way of turning plant matter into the building blocks of common plastic...

Indian, Israeli experts tap sun for hybrid power plants

Avi Kribus inked the project with S. Iniyan in October last year to study how solar energy can furth...

Why plants never get sunburnt `solved`

Ultra-violet rays -- the most powerful part of the sun`s rays -- can damage both humans and plants.

Plants `can talk`

Researchers say that plants are all communicating with each other in a complex "invisible language".

France: Ex-head of breast implant firm charged

A lawyer for Jean-Claude Mas says a judge placed the PIP company founder under investigation for "in...

French police arrest PIP breast implant boss

Jean-Claude Mas` breast implant firm has sparked an international health scandal by using substandar...

`Weak links in security of India`s N-plants`

Weak links have been pointed out in the security of nuclear power plants along India`s coastline, a ...

Japan to let nuclear plants run after 40-year cap

If the 40-year-rule is applied, 36 reactors would have to close by 2030, the Asahi newspaper report...

Independent screening of suppliers’ plants: Apple

Technology giant Apple will now allow independent observers into its suppliers’ factories across the...

Biodiversity vital for maintaining ecosystem

According to a study, diverse plant life may play a crucial role in buffering the negative impact of...

Plants `can alert each other of impending drought`

Alike humans, plants can also alert each other of an impending drought, say scientists who claim to ...

Nuclear plants need to be hardened: Scientist

Nuclear plants across the globe need to be hardened and re-evaluated beyond the design basis to with...

Indian nuclear plants to bolster safety measures

India`s atomic energy regulator has decided to renew the operational licence of all the 20 atomic po...

`Ancient human bedding used for pest control`

Almost 80,000 years before humans began using chemical sprays to control insect pests, Africans were...

Concern on N-safety not addressed: NGO to SC

The NGO Common Cause placed before SC the letters and representations made by some bureaucrats, defe...

Ex-bureaucrats, scientists move SC against N-plant

They have filed a joint PIL pleading that the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, be decl...

China surprised over news of sale of N-plants to Pak

A report last week claimed that Pakistan plans to buy two Chinese-made 1000 MW nuclear reactors for ...

Crisis in Chhattisgarh`s mini steel plants

Dozens of mini steel plants in mineral-rich Chhattisgarh Monday suspended production amid a raw mate...

Crisis in Chhattisgarh`s mini steel plants

Dozens of mini steel plants in mineral-rich Chhattisgarh Monday suspended production amid a raw mate...

PMK not in favour of N-plants

Voicing its opposition to nuclear plants, PMK has said it would launch an agitation unless a `whit...

SC directs NGOs to approach PM on N-plants

The Supreme Court Monday asked NGOs Common Cause and Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) to...

`Earthquakes at N-plant sites cannot be ruled out`

On Friday, India`s nuclear watchdog AERB had claimed the controversial Koodankulam plant was "very w...

Pak plans to purchase 2 nuclear plants from China

The new plants will be installed at the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant complex to address Pakistan`s en...

Indian N-plants safe: Atomic panel chief

All Indian nuclear plants are "absolutely safe", Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman Srikumar Ba...

Green power plants may not be far away

The technology combines fuel with the lower pressures and temperatures of steam produced by solar po...

All N-plants in the country pass stress tests: AEC

In a reinforcement of nuclear safety in India, all the atomic power plants have "passed" the stress ...

Bureaucrats, scientists move SC against n-plants

Members of civil society approached the Supreme Court seeking its direction to stay construction of...

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