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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Tuesday, 23rd July, 2013

HEADLINES
  • 89 killed in northwest china quake
  • N.Ramakrishnayya founder chairman of NABARD and former RBI governor dead
NATIONAL NEWS
  • Important article on the problems faced by FSO in WTO
  • Bioshield protects banana crops from monsoon fury
    • Monsoon always brings cheer to farmers. But, when accompanied by gusty winds, monsoon rains pose a grave threat to banana plantations and often plants ready for harvest are uprooted.
    • Now, there is a ray of hope for banana growers, as a pilot project implemented by the Coimbatore-based Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) has proved to be a relief
    • By planting casuarina, a natural wind-breaker, the institute has successfully saved banana plants in Coimbatore.
OPINION/EDITORIALS


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