Two top scientists from the Agricultural Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture are in Islamabad this week to lead the annual review of the US-Pakistan Cotton Productivity Enhancement Programme, Pakistani newspapers have ...
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Pakistani Food Minister Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan has said that scientists must pay attention to the scourge of the leaf curl virus disease that has been causing colossal loss of two to three million bales of cotton every year. His comments ...
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US-based Argo Tea is set to introduce new Teappuccino, ready-to-drink, tea-based dairy beverages this fall. The new line will be available in three varieties, including Chai, Earl Grey Vanilla Crème and Green Tea Strawberry ...
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Growing vegetables in greenhouses extends crop production seasons in northern latitudes, but the greenhouse environment is far from ideal for providing plants with optimal photosynthetic light. In fact, available photosynthetic daily light ...
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Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt has introduced Toasted Marshmallow frozen yogurt to its wide assortment of flavors. This new flavor will be featured in the more than 300 Orange Leaf locations from July 27 to August 30. Orange Leaf Frozen ...
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Canadian firm Balzac's Coffee Roasters has selected Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee’s RealCup recyclable plastic cups to launch its single serve beverage products. RealCup's EcoCup recyclable capsules will enable Balzac to launch two of ...
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The Auckland Council in New Zealand is switching on to electric vehicles (EVs), substituting 10 of its petrol vehicles with two all-electric Nissan Leafs and eight Toyota Prius hybrids. If everything works as planned, the civic body will ...
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Volvo Trucks continues to improve productivity within construction by releasing another five new features, including Volvo Dynamic Steering for dual front axles and increased front axle loads. This further highlights Volvo Trucks' special ...
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US-based Evatran Group has notched up $1.6m in strategic investment from automotive parts manufacturer Zhejiang VIE Science and Technology Company (VIE) as part of the first phase of a partnership to introduce ‘Plugless’ ...
Chinese cuisine, widely seen as representing one of the richest and most diverse culinary heritages in the world, is a reflection of the distinctive and profound Chinese culture. Some of the food, though ordinary and familiar to us, is ...
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance will supply a fleet of 200 electric vehicles (EVs) for the United Nation's COP21 climate conference to be held in Paris this November. The fleet, including Renault ZOE, Renault Fluence Z.E. sedan, Nissan Leaf, ...
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Automobile manufacturers Nissan and BMW have joined hands for building a grid for charging stations to be used by electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) across South Africa. As part of the Memorandum of Understanding ...
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Green Man Brewery has released Wayfarer Summer IPA, which will soon be available on draft and in bottles throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, and parts of Tennessee. Green Man's version of a White IPA is brewed with 30 percent wheat ...
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The European Parliament recently legislated to reduce the number of bags in circulation, but the potential of oxo-biodegradable plastics has been an important side issue. Campbell Bannerman spoke about the British technology stating that ...
In a major setback to efforts to ban plastic bags, Arizona lawmakers have made it illegal for cities to impose bag bans through a recent legislation. Arizona Retailers Association and the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance, which ...
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