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UP agriculture varsity VC quits

V.K. Suri, Vice-Chancellor of Chandrashekhar Azad Agriculture University, who last month shut the campus doors on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, tendered his resignation on Tuesday.

Toyota lowers earnings projections for 2008 on stronger yen

Pine bark extract reduces jetlag

Washington, November 6: A bark extract from the French maritime pine tree can help reduce jet lag in passengers by nearly 50 percent, reveals a new study.

The study, carried out by G. D'Annunzio University in Pescara, Italy, and involving a brain CT scan and a scoring system, found that Pycnogenol reduced symptoms.

The findings included symptoms, found in both healthy individuals and hypertensive patients, such as fatigue, headaches, insomnia and brain edema (swelling), lower leg edema - a common condition associated with long flights.

Self-diagnosing aircraft can help ward off unnecessary hard landings

Self-diagnosing aircraft can help ward off unnecessary hard landingsLondon, Nov 6: Futile hard landings, which may turn out to be dangerous for both the passengers and for aircraft, could now be avoided—thanks to hard-landing detector that can be fitted into planes.

Hard landing detector can automatically find out any structural damage with the aircraft and tell if such a landing is needed or not.

So, planes could report when they need to be checked for damage, if they are equipped with such detectors, reports New Scientist.

Rocks could be harnessed to soak up huge quantities of CO2 from air

Rocks could be harnessed to soak up huge quantities of CO2 from airWashington, Nov 6 : A new study by scientists has determined that a type of rock found at or near the surface in the Oman and other areas around the world could be harnessed to soak up huge quantities of globe-warming carbon dioxide (CO2).

Geologist Peter Kelemen and geochemist Juerg Matter, both from Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, made the discovery during field work in the Omani desert, where they have worked for years.

Gandhis hog limelight at Bhutan King’s coronation ceremony

King Jigmey Khesar Namgyal WangchukThimpu, Nov 6 : United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and her family members, who are close friends of Bhutan''s royal family, today hogged all the limelight during King Jigmey Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk’s coronation ceremony at Tashichho Dzong, the seat of power of Bhutan.

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka and Robert Vadhera were accorded a rare honour, when they were made to stand along with the new king''s mother and other Queens of fourth King Jigmi Singye Wangchuk in the front row as part of their family friends.

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