New forms of electrospun nanofiber materials for biomedical applications
DOI: 10.1039/D0TB00271B, Review Article
This review article discusses new forms of electrospun nanofiber materials and their biomedical applications.
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Social Media Punished as Stocks Fall
A trio of social media stocks is getting pummeled this week, a sign that Wall Street may be unwilling to overlook missteps at some of its Internet darlings.
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Kavita, Karanvir at Kushal Punjabi's prayer meet
A prayer meet was held over the weekend, and all his friends and colleagues from the television fraternity made sure to attend.
The counterpunch (and other horizontal poems) = El contragolpe (y otros poemas horizontales) / Juan Carlos Flores ; translated by Kristin Dykstra
Electrospun poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) / Polyethylene oxide (PEO) microfibers reinforced with ZnO nanoparticles for antibacterial and antibiofilm wound dressing applications
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ01384F, Paper
Biocompatible and biodegradable polymers are extensively used in designing wound dressing materials. The present investigation deals with the preparation of a unique blend of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles incorporated in...
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Sooryavanshi trailer: High on action but lacks punch
Akshay steals the show, and it's nice to see him in full-blown action, feels Namrata Thakker.
Punjab announces 50 per cent subsidy on machinery for paddy, maize cultivation
Punjab Agriculture Secretary Kahan Singh Pannu said that 50% subsidy would be provided to women, scheduled castes and 40% to other farmers. The secretary further said that farmers had been asked to submit their applications to avail the benefit of subsidy on machinery required for paddy and maize cultivation till 10 May.
Tehelka Tejpal Case: High rank holders should be punished for violating law
People at the highest positions should be punished severely without any hesitation when they violate social ethics.
Punjab CM ropes in Manmohan Singh to chalk out economic road map ahead
The Punjab chief minister said he had written to Manmohan Singh 'to guide us, along with the group of experts'
Yashwant punctures Modi theory: 'No state model ideal for nation''
Sinha said even Nitish Kumar''s model of development in Bihar was good but cannot withstand the nation''s development needs.
A lesson in reforms: Farmers set to teach farmers in Punjab
For a state that has resolutely led the country''s farm pack in terms of growth and reform, Punjab surprisingly refuses...
Punjab planning insurance cover for farmers
As reports of hailstorm-induced crop destruction pour in from various parts of Punjab and district heads prepare to assess the damage...
Punjab smiles at bumper wheat crop, smooth procurement
The state Government is pleased at the production, the farmer with his cheques and transporters with their business.
Bad loans put brakes on Punjab''s tractor run
When the State Bank of India issued a circular instructing its branches to suspend loans for purchase of farm equipment...
Paddy makes comeback in cotton belt, may worsen Punjab water problem
It''s a story of one crop''s gain being another crop''s loss. In Punjab''s Malwa region, the traditional cotton crop is set to lose its hectarage...
Grape cultivation turns sour for Punjab farmers
Grapes have lost their allure for the farmers of Bathinda in Punjab, a region that is home to around 70 per cent...
Punjab''s cancer belt finds antidote in its dense cover of neem
While Punjab''s Malwa belt is witnessing rising incidence of cancer - largely due to addiction to alcohol and tobacco...
Terai gives Punjab farmers a lesson in banana cultivation
For a state that consumes nearly Rs 500 crore worth of bananas every year - one of the highest in the country...
Hi-tech cotton testing machines non-starters in Punjab mandis
"These machines have become all the more significant with the government declaring support price on the basis of parameters like staple length and micronaire value"
Punjab farmers reap windfall from kinnow
Come December and a rich hue of orange lights up the Punjab villages from Hoshiarpur in the north to the Abohar-Ferozepur belt in the south.
Punjab strikes it rich with bumper crops, MSP hike
It turned out to be a prosperous 2008 for Punjab farmers as they reaped rich dividends from the bumper wheat and paddy crops. The plentiful season brought some cheer for the state Government as well with Punjab farmers
Spurious pesticides trouble Punjab farmers
Even as Punjab struggles to shrug off the tag of a state with the highest use of pesticides in the country, it is faced with another problem...
In poll season, Punjab readies to prevent wheat glut
A warm winter, overflowing stocks and a rather bleak possibility of private purchase amid falling global prices, all''s not well with Punjab''s wheat crop this year.
No bumper wheat harvest in Punjab
Call it the paradox of timing clear skies when the farmers looked up for rains and it poured when they wanted the sun....
No farm hands, Punjab looks to mechanical help
In an attempt to combat the problem of shrinking farm labour availability, the worse of which is felt during the paddy season...
Punjab goes green, reaps profits from organic wheat
While a majority of wheat farmers in Punjab and Haryana are ruing the loss of yield, all those who went for organic and natural farming this time are a happy lot.
Punjab tides over dip, with 5.08 pc agri growth
After slipping into the league of least-growing states in agriculture, Punjab has made a turnaround in the last two years....
West Bengal turns to HP, Punjab in fight against potato shortage
With the high price of potato becoming another issue in the hands of the Opposition to beat the beleaguered Left Front government with...
Low production in paddy-growing states may help Punjab clear its pending stock
While other states are giving out distress signals of foodgrain scarcity, triggered by drought and flood fury, Punjab is not only looking at a good harvest but also hoping to gain from this adversity....
In Pune, it will pay to go bananas
Banana grower Adhinath Barve of Junnar tehsil in Pune district is expecting to double his exports when he begins harvesting his three-acre plantation in February next year.
In Punjab''s crop diversification story, kinnow harvests millionaires
What was once an arid land, now wears a bright orange hue. From Punjab''s belt bordering Rajasthan Abohar in Ferozepur, Muktsar and Bhatinda...
From paddy to fish: Punjab cultivates carps, looks at prawns
Shajarana village, located some 15 km from Fazilka, is slowly discovering the benefits of aquaculture.
Punjab looks at banana bonanza
The diversification stride in the country''s granary state has reached banana groves. The baby step was taken in 2005 in a small village...
Punjab''s small farmers cast their net wide
Precision farming practice is scaling new heights in Punjab with net house farming of vegetables picking up not only amongst...
Nabard powers Pune''s cashew foray
For almost a year now, Vittal Bawari of Talera village, around 100 km from Pune, has been growing cashews and mangoes on a part of his land.
Buzz from Pune: Bee colonies in Himachal find a saviour
The honeybee population in Himachal Pradesh has come down drastically, thanks to a mite called varroa....
Blight off insurance list, Pune''s farmers fear for potato crop
Ashok Bajare, a potato cultivator from Ambegaon taluka in Pune district has reason to worry. He has a Rs eight lakh investment riding on his potato crop at his 20 acre plot in Bhavadi village....
No pause in Punjab''s toxic harvest
Even as recent media reports caution that most fruits and vegetables are largely unfit for human consumption due to their high chemical content, pesticides continue to be used recklessly in the fields of Punjab....
Punjab in mechanisation overdrive
Shortage of farm labour has pushed the Department of Agriculture in Punjab to launch a multi-pronged mechanisation programme for its farmers....