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How does Venus fly trap snap shut? Scientists reveal the secret!
Updated : 4 years ago IST
California [US], February 20 (ANI): Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant that catches its prey (chiefly insects and arachnids) with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves. How this happens is a question that has often plagued people. Now, scientists
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Lichens in danger of losing evolutionary race with climate change: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Chicago [US], February 15 (ANI): Algae are a lot more than just the green scum that shows up on walls. These tiny plants, when teamed up with a fungus, form a composite structure called lichen. Lichens grow everywhere, from tundras in the Arctic to the bark of the tree in one's yard, and do
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Study of pine pollen reveals nanofoams are key to survive mass extinctions
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 9 (ANI): The past always has always intrigued scientists, whether be it searching for answers on survival or questioning the existence of some species. Scientists from the Natural History Museum, London (United Kingdom), and the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, Grenoble
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China helping Pak augmenting its nuclear capabilities: Thinktank
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 8 (ANI): China's aid to Pakistan in developing nuclear energy technology and assisting the country in the construction of nuclear power plants pose proliferation risks, reported a Canada-based thinktank, International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS).
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan plants saplings in memory of Lata Mangeshkar in Bhop
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 7 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday planted a sapling in memory of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar in Bhopal.
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Assam attracts 16 ethanol projects worth Rs 3,290 crore: Himanta Biswa Sar
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 6 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday held a meeting with the promoters of seven ethanol manufacturing entities who came forward under Assam Ethanol Production Promotion Policy, 2021 to set up their plants in the state.
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New study finds if bacteria confound genetic switch
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 4 (ANI): For decades, a small group of medical researchers have been studying a biochemical, DNA tagging system, which switches genes on or off. Many have studied it in bacteria and now some have seen signs of it in, plants, flies, and even human brain tumours. Accord
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Dia Mirza captures her baby boy talking to plants
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 3 (ANI): Seems like actor Dia Mirza's baby boy Avyaan is already following his mother's footsteps in expressing his love for nature.
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CPEC Authority asks Pakistan's power company to pay overdue
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 1 (ANI): The China Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority (CPECA) has urged the Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) to pay overdue receivables of IPPs established under CPEC, warning that the plants may go into default because of rising prices of
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Odisha businessman has 40 plant varieties in his rooftop garden including
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], January 30 (ANI): Everyone loves to have fresh vegetables from their backyard, but, with rampant construction leading to a reduction in cultivable land, owning a kitchen garden of your own is a dream come.
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Union Minister Sonowal reviews implementation of green initiatives
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbanand Sonowal chaired a meeting with all major ports, Cochin shipyard Limited (CSL) and IWAI (Inland Waterways Authority of India) to review the progress on various green initiatives being implemented,
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HECS to set up India's largest Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) Manufacturing
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 25 (ANI/SRV): Hubert Enviro Care Systems P Ltd (HECS) recently acquired a 2.5 Acre Industrial land parcel at SIPCOT Vallam Industrial Estate at the outskirts of Chennai to set up its second manufacturing unit for manufacturing of FRP Packaged Sewage Trea
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