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Natural Fertilisers
Science and Technology - Briefs
Issue Date: May 31, 2013
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Shield melts off
Organic thread
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Letters - February 15, 2013
Issue Date: Feb 15, 2013
Cheer, Don’t jeer
It is disheartening to see people like Sunil Dhingra criticise the great service Husk Power Systems (HPS) is providing (‘Powered by husk’, November 16-30, 2012). Small off-grid biomass power plants have lesser transmission and distribution losses and are much more successful than big grid-connected plants that are failing across the country.
Letters - October 31, 2012
Issue Date: Oct 31, 2012
Wasted resource
Stench in my backyard
Issue Date: Sep 15, 2012
Organic Universe
Issue Date: Jul 31, 2012
It is a universe of its own—an expanding universe that has its own producers and consumers, its entrepreneurs, its markets, its passionate aficionados of scientists and evangelists. It is a universe that is governed by a different set of regulations and plays strictly by the rules, for the most part.
Smart farming
Issue Date: May 31, 2012
IN A world obsessed with yields, questions have always been raised about the sustainability of organic farming. Now, a comprehensive analysis of the existing studies by scientists from the US and Canada has shown that the yield gap between organic and conventional farming can be narrowed with careful selection of crop type, growing conditions and management techniques.
Fertiliser’s true climate impact
Issue Date: May 15, 2012
NITROUS oxide is a potent greenhouse gas—it is 300 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in causing global warming. Though it reaches the environment through different sources like sewage treatment, livestock, vehicles and industries, use of fertilisers in agriculture is its biggest contributor.
