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From bats and blankets to ACs, how the machhar economy is growing in IndiaWith the mosquito menace growing every year, all kinds of innovative products such as ACs, lamps, patches and bands have hit the market.
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- Plants, animals in northeast use chemicals to communicate
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) In a unique scientific exercise centred on northeast India, researchers have kicked-off investigations into how anim...
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Insects have more efficient social networks!Insects like honeybees and ants live in groups that constantly communicate with each other and scientists are seeking a better understandin...
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22 Oct, 2014, 12.50 PM IST