Precision farming

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January 12, 2009

Precision farming

K= ARUR: Water and power are at a premium these days, and conservation is a worthy effort. Gone are the days when the flooding method of irrigation ruled the roost.

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More grants for bamboo farmers

Tiruvannamalai: Farmers who cultivate bamboo in their fields will get Rs. 8,000 a hectare as grant for plantation and Rs. 20,000 a hectare for setting up dri= p irrigation facility, officials who participated in a bamboo cultivation seminar held h= ere on Saturday, said.

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Satyam crisis not to affect Godavari water project

Hyderabad: Even as the Sate government is planning to review all contracts entered into with Maytas Infra, a subsidiary of the scam-tainted Satyam Computer,= the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board remains unperturbed about the fate of its prestigious Godavari drinking water scheme.

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Expert for boost to farm economy

KURNOOL: Papa Rao, economic exper= t, said boost to farm economy alone could insulate India from global economic cr= isis. Addressing a meeting on “Global Economic Crisis- India&#= 8221; here on Sunday, he said the world was undergoing the worst phase of economic meltdown in the recent times.

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Bringing back traditional practices

Bangalore: The p= rogramme began with a quiz to test the knowledge of the people present on household remedies using neem and other plants with medicinal values.

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Pay Rs. 150 a day for NREGS workers: sa= ngha

K= arnataka Pranta Krishi Coolikarara Sangha urges Government to supply foodgrains at Rs. 2 a kg

Provide minimum of 200 days of employment to pe= ople in rural areas: Nityananda Swamy

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R= eligion is undoubtedly a private issue. But each of us have always found the need to turn to the house of God, not just during festivals but even for a few mome= nts to commune with Him, who watches over us.

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International

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Billions face food shortages, study warns<= /b>

H= alf of the world's population could face severe food shortages by t= he end of the century as rising temperatures take their toll on farmers' crops, scientists have warned.

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