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Global Research Team Decodes Gene Sequence of Chickpea

Will lead to fast development of varieties with higher yield, drought tolerance and disease resistance In a scientific breakthrough that promises improved grain yields and quality, greater drought tolerance and disease resistance, and enhanced genetic diversity, a global research team has completed high-quality sequencing of not one but ninety genomes of chickpea (=gram / chana). …

Strong start to Fourth Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair, as buyers arrive from China, Europe, Middle East, Russia and USA

Antwerp, Belgium – January 27, 2013:The fourth edition of the Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair opened today in Antwerp, Belgium. With scores of visitors waiting in line to collect their badges at the registration desk, foot traffic in the corridors of the Antwerp Diamond Bourse and the Diamond Club of Antwerp was strong, turning the exhibition …

TERI’s 13th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh

Resource-efficiency in developing economies to fuel debate at TERI’s flagship Summit, Featuring an illustrious array of distinguished Heads of State, Nobel Laureates, Policymakers and Corporate leaders New Delhi, January 23, 2013: The 13th edition of The Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) widely popular Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) is all set to witness focussed discussions …

Gartner Says Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Significantly Influenced $1.1 Trillion of Worldwide Enterprise IT Spend in 2012

Fifty Percent of EA Practitioners Have a Significant Impact on Enterprise IT Budget Activities and Decisions Delhi, India, January 15, 2013 — Fifty percent of enterprise architecture (EA) practitioners have a significant impact on enterprise IT budget activities and decisions, according to a recent survey by Gartner, Inc. A July 2012 Gartner survey of EA …

St. Xavier’s Global Earth Summit III

  The 3rd St. Xavier’s Global Earth Summit will be held in the College Auditorium on February 22nd and 23rd, 2013. The theme of the summit will be “Environmental Stewardship and Corporate Social Responsibility”. The summit is being organised by the Department of Environmental Studies, St. Xavier’s College Kolkata along with the School of Engineering, …

Large lightweight components with a Class A surface – KraussMaffei has delivered the world’s largest Long Fiber Injection system for manufacturing extra-large lightweight components to the USA

(Munich, January 8, 2013) Romeo RIM (Romeo, Michigan, USA) uses the world’s largest Long Fiber Injection system with a double-shuttle mold carrier system to manufacture a two-piece roof made of polyurethane for agricultural machinery. The long-lasting paint surface is fully automatically produced directly in the mold using IMP (In Mold Painting). Cost-effective Long Fiber Injection …

European consumers do not expect rapid economic recovery

Findings of the GfK Consumer Climate Europe and USA for the third quarter of 2012 Nuremberg, 16 October 2012 – In the summer months, the European Union (EU) struggled with new sources of uncertainty. First, the interest rates for Spanish and Italian bonds shot up. Second, it was unclear for some time whether Germany would …

Gold – the Hot Commodity of 2012 and 500 B.C.

With Interest in the Precious Metal High, Art Expert Examines Its Past If ever gold was precious, it’s now. “Gold has remained at or near record high prices, even while the value of other commodities falls,” notes art expert Terry Stanfill, author of Realms of Gold: Ritual to Romance (realmsofgoldthenovel.blogspot.com), a book that blends factual ancient …