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High Productivity Farms Could be Better for Environment than Organic Farms

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Inspite all buzz for orhganic farms,new research finds that farms that aim for high food production using environmentally-friendly practices could be better for the environment than both organic and conventional farms. A new study, led by Oxford University scientists    found that … Continue reading →

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Possible Global Warming Solution:An Artificial Volcano Can Cool the Planet by Dimming the Sun

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Dimming the sun by engineering the effects of an artificial volcano is a feasible and potentially cost-effective option to reduce temperatures on Earth, the first major study of the practicality of planetary-scale solar radiation management (SRM) concludes.The authors, US aerospace company … Continue reading →

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2011 Ninth Warmest Year on Record

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880, according to NASA .NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, which monitors global surface temperatures on an ongoing basis, released an  analysis that shows … Continue reading →

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Issues,Priorities and Challenges for Indian Agriculture:A Worldbank View

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

While agriculture’s share in India’s economy has progressively declined to 18% due to the high growth rates of the industrial and services sectors, the sector’s importance in India’s economic and social fabric goes well beyond this indicator. First, nearly three-quarters … Continue reading →

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