Monthly Archives: February 2010

Tajikistan using GIS for better potato varieties

Potato material from the International Potato Center (CIP) is helping farmers to enhance food and income security in Central and Southwest Asia in the face of climate change. A three-year CIP project is boosting potato production with varieties that have … Continue reading

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15 Essential Social Media Sites for College Students

Dear Readers I have got an email  about a post on the above topic. I have checked it and found it useful. You can read it here. Enjoy it and give feedback if possible. Also if you want to give … Continue reading

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Satellite race between Iran and Israel

As tension mounts between Iran and Israel, both countries are planning to launch new space satellites to peer into each other’s military domains as they prepare for possible conflict.Israel, which has the most advanced defense industry in the region, is … Continue reading

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Fifth Ocean?

In 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization cleared the discovery of  the fifth and newest world ocean – the Southern Ocean – from the southern portions of the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean. This new  Ocean completely surrounds Antarctica. … Continue reading

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