e-choupal Introduction India is the second most populous country in the world. Majority of its population live in villages & earn their livelihood through farming. Agriculture is the backbone of Indian Economy. The agriculture sector in India contributed 14.6% to the GDP in 2011-12 and is the third largest contributor after service (57.2%) and industrial (28.6%) sector. Though the contribution of the agriculture sector has decreasing by 32% since 1990‚ the importance of the sector has not
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Biodiesel fuel is made from natural and renewable resources. It can be manufactured from algae‚ vegetable oils‚ animal fats‚ or recycled restaurant greases. Fresh soybean oil is most commonly used. In general they are made from fats and oils‚ which are hydrocarbons. These hydrocarbons are filtered and mixed with an alcohol‚ such as methanol‚ and a catalyst‚ resulting in a chemical reaction whose major products are biodiesel fuel and glycerol. Biodiesel fuel is light to dark yellow in color as
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“It’s okay to eat peanut butter for people with peanut allergy because it is not the same as peanut.” Really‚ peanut butter is made of peanuts‚ a person with peanut allergy must avoid eating peanuts in all forms. Peanut allergy is a reaction that happens when your body mistakenly distinguish peanuts as harmful substances. Peanuts can cause a potentially fatal‚ severe allergic reaction‚ it is Anaphylaxis. It is not clear what causes
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Dangers of GMOs Genetically modified organisms‚ otherwise known as GMOs‚ are engineered by humans to enhance plants by introducing DNA from different organisms into other plants (Latham). Scientists originally designed GMOs to help combat world hunger and make the world a healthier place. Nevertheless‚ the opposite has occurred. GMOs have contributed to an increase in allergies‚ diseases‚ and uncontrollable side effects‚ as well as making the environment unsafe for humans‚ animals‚ and the agriculture
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Michael Herbert 1. If we couldn’t be afraid we wouldn’t survive for long. We would be walking into oncoming traffic‚ stepping off of rooftops and carelessly handling poisonous snakes. We would be hanging out with people who have tuberculosis. In humans and in all animals‚ the purpose of fear is to promote survival. In the course of human evolution‚ the people who feared the right things survived to pass on their genes. In passing on their genes the trait of fear and the response
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MBS666 Practice Multiple Choice Questions MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Economics is the study of the ________ people make to attain their goals‚ given their ________ resources. A) decisions; household B) purchases; unlimited C) income; available D) choices; scarce 2) Which of the following is what economically rational people do? A) Respond to economic incentives. B) Weigh the benefits and costs of all possible alternative
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Report on debate TOPIC: GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD CROPS [AGAINST] SUBMITTED BY: GROUP V1 T.SOWMYA K.HIMA BINDU DIVYA TEJASWI.U P.L. K.KEERTHI M.ANUSHA M.SATISH TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION WHAT IS GENTICALLY MODIFIED FOOD? WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF GMO FOOD? ETHICAL & SOCIAL ISSUES ALARMING EFFECTS RECOMMENDATIONS CONCLUSION REFERENCES INTRODUCTION In today’s world there are as
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human health. Inadequate checks on edible oils have also allowed producer’s to simply repackage processed palm oil which has very high levels of saturated fat and can be very harmful to human health. Vegetable oil such as canola oil‚ sunflower‚ soybean‚ olive and corn oil were the healthiest of vegetables oils with less than 15% saturated fat contents. There were number of reasons due to which oilseed agriculture failed in Pakistan such as high production cost‚ technical problems faced by the
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Vitamins and Minerals General Concepts: * Divided into two major groups: fat soluble and water soluble * fat soluble: A‚ D‚ E‚ K * requirements vary with species‚ size‚ growth rate‚ environment (temperature‚ presence of toxins‚ etc.) and metabolic function (growth‚ stress response‚ disease resistance) * many species can utilize intestinal bacteria synthesis for meeting vitamin requirements Vitamin
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ood‚ Genetically modified Genetically modified (GM) foods are foods derived from organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been modified in a way that does not occur naturally‚ e.g. through the introduction of a gene from a different organism. Currently available GM foods stem mostly from plants‚ but in the future foods derived from GM microorganisms or GM animals are likely to be introduced on the market. Most existing genetically modified crops have been developed to improve yield‚ through
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