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Low-cost but productive crop intensification options are needed to assist smallholder farmers in the tropics to move away from poverty. This study assessed the capacity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) to perform biological N fixation (BNF) under no-tillage practices, crop residue cover and intercropping with maize (Zea mays L.). The study was performed during the long rains of 2017 at Kiboko experimental station, located in semi-arid eastern Kenya. The research field trials had been run...

‘Devika project to be complete before year end’ Avtar Bhat UDHAMPUR, Oct 1: Hitting out at Congress, Union Minister, in PMO with independent Charge of Science and Technology Ministry, Dr Jitendra Singh today accused it of turning Mantalai, a pilgrimage tourism centre, into ruins and gave all credit to Narendra Modi Government of reviving it. Talking to reporters here on the sidelines of the DISHA meeting, Dr Jitendra Singh said that Dhirendra Brahmachari was very close to Gandhi family and [...

UDHAMPUR, October 1 : Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said here today that North India’s first National River Rejuvenation project of Devika will be fully complete before the year end, within the next two to three months. Taking strong exception to the delay caused by the irresponsible behaviour of the Contract Agency, the Minister said, the project which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is now being monitored directly by the Centre. He said, instructions have been issued to [&he...

Udhampur,September 17 (Scoop News)-In order to take stock of various ongoing developmental works and flagship schemes under taken by various departments in district Udhampur, the Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today conducted an extensive tour of District Udhampur to review the progress of ongoing developmental works under CSS and other developmental programmes. Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Ramesh Kumar, DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range, Mohammad Suleman Choudhary, Directors and Chief Engineers...

Excelsior Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Sept 17: In order to take stock of various ongoing developmental works and flagship schemes under taken by various departments in district Udhampur, the Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today conducted an extensive tour of District Udhampur to review the progress of ongoing developmental works under CSS and other developmental programmes. Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Ramesh Kumar, DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range, Mohammad Suleman Choudhary, Directors and Chief En...

A total of 28 visually impaired pupils and students in the Northern region have received financial support to cater for some of their educational needs as well as help to transport them back to school.  Each of them received an amount of GHc250.00. Due to the lack of a school…

Coalition for Democratic Accountability and Inclusive Governance (CITIZENS' COALITION) has been launched in Tamale to keep government on its toes in terms of fighting corruption in the country. It is also to ensure that government acts constitutionally and in the interest of the citizenry. A few civil society organisations and…

Nepal’s holiest river, the Bagmati, begins high in the Himalaya Mountains. Tradition says its waters have the power to purify souls. The water is undrinkable. It is not useful for cleaning. During the dry season, a bad smell rises from the riverbed.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — High on a mountain in the Himalayas, pristine drops fall from the mouth of a tiger statue installed at a stream thought to form the headwaters

As in the past, people bring the bodies of deceased loved ones to the banks of the river but prefer using water from bottles purchased in shops to purify the body these days.