SDSN Networks in Action 2020
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NDRI to adopt French technology to improve cow breed
In a major initiative, the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) has decided to adopt French genetics and technology to improve the breed of non-descriptive cows through cross breeding for higher milk production.
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Dealing With Irans Nuclear Ambitions
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Close Watch Kept On EU Bluefin Tuna Fleets
Aircraft and patrol boats will be deployed to prevent over-trawling by European Union fleets when the fishing season for the endangered bluefin tuna opens on Thursday. Prized by sushi lovers but chronically overfished for years, bluefin tuna commands sky-high prices in Asia, particularly in Japan where a single fish can fetch up to $100,000.
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French Fishermen Block Three Ports In Quotas Protest
French fishermen blocked three northern ports with their trawlers on Tuesday to protest against fishing quotas which they consider too restrictive, port authorities said. The blockades completely halted cross-Channel shipping from Calais and Boulogne, while traffic from Dunkirk was severely disrupted.
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US-French push on electric car batteries
A US-French joint venture plans to build North America's first lithium-ion battery cell plant as part of a belated drive by the US public and private sectors to close the competitive gap with Asian electric-car technology.
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Surviving in a battlefield
Aphids know how to fool their enemies, the wasps a battlefield strewn with corpses may be the safest place to avoid detection by the enemy. Neither would the enemy expect to find too many survivors amongst the dead ones nor would it want to waste time and energy looking. This behaviour is also exhibited by aphids, and wasps that parasitize them. Researchers from France found that
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Delhi Metro signature bridge at Moolchand
New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is constructing a signature
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Oil Not To Blame For Climate Change: OPEC
OPEC said oil was not to blame for climate change and consuming countries should pay to fight the threat, while the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell said drivers could help by not buying Hummer sports utility vehicles. "Oil is not responsible," the producer group's Secretary General, Abdullah al-Badri, told reporters on Thursday on the sidelines of the International Oil Summit in Paris.
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Indias 1st N-fuel supply this week
Mumbai, India will this week receive the first consignment of natural uranium imported from French and Russian companies for its fuel-starved reactors after it got the NSG waiver for nuclear commerce in September 2008.
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Dhaka readies groundwork for nuclear power deals
Dhaka has completed the groundwork for negotiating nuclear power deals with Russia, South Korea, China and France aimed at the construction of two medium-sized 600MW nuclear power plants by 2017, officials said. Dhaka holds talks with a Russian delegation today to know of Moscow