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Assam Agriculture Min Atul Bora visits Bokakhat area, interacts with local
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"The farmers have cultivated mustard on more than 5,000 bighas of land here. Apart from mustard, the local farmers have cultivated potatoes and pumpkins also. Our department has extended all support to the farmers," Atul Bora said.
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Scientists find out if new cancer drug can come from potatoes
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A team of Polish scientists led by Magdalena Winkiel at Adam Mickiewicz University, publishing today in Frontiers in Pharmacology, reviewed the bioactive compounds called glycolalkaloids that are found in many vegetables that are household names, like potatoes and tomatoes, to demonstrate th
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Study suggests potatoes can be part of healthy diet
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Potatoes are frequently included on a list of foods to stay away from, especially for people with insulin resistance, because of their reputation for causing weight gain and an elevated risk of type 2 diabetes.
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WATCH: Climate protestors throw mashed potatoes at Monet's Les Meules pain
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In what could be termed an astonishing move, two environmental protestors threw mashed potatoes over Claude Monet's famous painting in Germany's Museum Barberini. Well, surprisingly, this comes just nine days after two girls in London threw tomato soup on famous painter Van Gogh's 'Sunflo
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A harmful bacterium found in potatoes produces new antibiotic
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 11 (ANI): Antimicrobial resistance is becoming a more significant issue, thus researchers are looking everywhere for new substances.
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Gourmet dining at home: Beyond 'heat & eat'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): It was the advent of the microwave that launched the first wave of convenient 'heat and eat' meals in India. The (then) 'hi-tech' gadget didn't lend itself to multi-stage cooking of Indian recipes and after resting a while as a baby white elephant was deploy
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Neelkanth Kufri: This unique variety of potato grows in Bhopal fields
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 22 (ANI): A farmer in Bhopal has grown a unique variety of potatoes, known as 'Neelkanth Kufri' (blue potatoes) in the fields of Khajurikalan.
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Nepali sellers face challenges as sales of cassava, sweet potato others dr
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 9 (ANI): The heaps of cassava, sweet potatoes and cocoyams are lesser in comparison to earlier years at Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Market, the main supplier for Nepali capital Kathmandu. Though the Maghe Sakranti festival is at the doorsteps, the sales still rem
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Andhra govt to distribute essential commodities free in flood-affected dis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 23 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to distribute commodities like rice, red gram dal, onions, potatoes for free to all flood-affected families.
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Andhra govt to distribute essential commodities to flood-affected families
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 21 (ANI): After the review meeting on the flood situation in Chittoor, Nellore, Kadapa and Anantapur districts, the Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday decided to distribute essential commodities like rice, dal, edible oil, onions, and potatoes to
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Study finds potatoes not linked to elevated heart health risk factors amon
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): A new study has found that 9-17-year-old girls who consumed up to one cup of potatoes daily had no increased risk of becoming overweight or developing high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, or impaired fasting glucose.
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Heavy rains damage potato crop in UP's Moradabad
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 27 (ANI): Heavy rains and strong winds early this week damaged the standing crop of potatoes in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad.
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