Organic veggies from Bihar bound for Europe

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 12:09

Farmers of a village in Bihar's Nalanda district are planning to go global. Potatoes, pumpkins, garlics, chillis and ladyfingers, among other vegetables, produced in Sohdih village are all set to make their way to kitchens in Europe.

Life on earth may have come from out of this world

Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 10:02

A new research has suggested that icy comets that crashed into Earth millions of years ago could have produced life building organic compounds, including the building blocks of proteins and nucleobases pairs of DNA and RNA.

New printing method provides 10-fold improvement in organic electronics

Last Updated: Monday, June 3, 2013, 18:22

The printing method is fast and works with a variety of organic materials to produce semiconductors of strikingly higher quality than what has so far been achieved with similar methods.

Try organic products to look gorgeous

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 19:16

Organic Harvest has launched a line of Organic cosmetics that are free from harmful chemicals like parabens and phthalates, among others.

Soon, solar panels as cheap as paint

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 15:28

The cost to manufacture, install and maintain solar panels is so high that most people and businesses cannot afford to place them on their rooftops.

Dress up your kids in organic clothes

Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2013, 16:23

This summer bring a healthy change in your children`s wardrobe. Instead of giving them synthetic clothes, choose garments made with organic fabrics.

'Organic farming to usher evergreen revolution in country'

Last Updated: Thursday, April 4, 2013, 17:29

Emphasising the need to educate farmers for making right use of fertilisers, noted agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan on Thursday said the wave of organic farming will usher in the "evergreen revolution" in country.

After horse meat, now organic farming scandal hits Europe

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 16:32

Germany is hit by a new food scandal as authorities struggled to restore consumers` confidence in meat products shattered by the recent discovery of horse meat in thousands of ready meals sold across Europe labelled as beef.

Bihar potato farmer sets new world record

Last Updated: Monday, February 18, 2013, 12:59

Bihar is the third-largest potato producing state, after Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Last year, five farmers here created a world record, producing 224 quintals of paddy per hectare.

Natural evolution inspires more efficient organic solar cells

Last Updated: Sunday, January 27, 2013, 15:25

A geometrically-patterned light scattering layer designed by McCormick researchers could make solar cells more efficient and less expensive.

Nanomaterial offers unmatched purity of water

Last Updated: Thursday, January 24, 2013, 12:58

A new kind of nanomaterial offers unmatched purity of water, thanks to unique filtration properties developed by Australian engineers.

LG Electronics unveils world's first 55-inch TV

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 2, 2013, 17:47

To lead the next-generation Ultra HD TV market, the company plans to expand sales of the OLED TV to North America, Europe and Asia during the first quarter.