Monthly Archives: September 2009

Refurbished Hubble Space Telescope Transmits Spectacular Images

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Scientists  released images that slice across billions of light-years to probe the cosmic-web structure of the universe and map the distribution of elements that are fundamental to life. The images look back to times when the universe was millions of … Continue reading →

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Plant Waste Used to Recover Waste Uranium

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Researchers at the UK’s Birmingham University have recovered uranium from the radioactive waters of uranium mines using bacteria and inositol phosphate, a chemical parallel of a cheap waste material from plants. The same technology can also be used to clean … Continue reading →

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Humans Causing Erosion Comparable To World’s Largest Rivers And Glaciers, Study Finds

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

A new study finds that large-scale farming projects can erode the Earth’s surface at rates comparable to those of the world’s largest rivers and glaciers.Published online in the journal Nature Geoscience, the research offers stark evidence of how humans are … Continue reading →

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Mapping of unorganised Assam tea sector

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Assam government has decided to do the mapping of the tea produced in the unorganised sector in Assam. To kick start the mapping process, the state government has initiated baseline survey of the small tea growers in the state through … Continue reading →

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