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For ordering online, go to the shopping cart on home-page. en-us Copyright Right Impact Media Inc., All rights reserved. 03/11/2010 20 http://www.fnbworld.com/images/Logo.jpg http://www.fnbworld.com/ http://www.fnbworld.com/home_articles.php?hart_id=1059 Sops for Cold Chain fnbworld bureau/agencies In order to push growth in the agriculture sector and contain wastage of farm produce, Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced a series of tax relief measures that include concession on customs duty and exemption of service tax on setting up of cold chains in India's budget 2010 -11. The Finance Minister said a focused attention is needed to create a strong supply chain for perishable farm produce... 03/11/2010 http://www.fnbworld.com/home_articles.php?hart_id=234 Chocolate Vs Kiss! By Catherine Boal Chocolate boosts brain activity and increases heart rate more effectively than kissing, according to British researchers. The study, led by neuro-physiologist Dr David Lewis, tested a group of six couples in their 20s and discovered volunteers reacted more strongly to chocolate than their partner's kiss. Heartbeats per minute more than doubled in some cases - increasing from a resting rate of 60 to 140. 03/11/2010 http://www.fnbworld.com/home_articles.php?hart_id=436 Laughing Matter fnbworld bureau/New Delhi Containing the laughing gas is a serious issue! Though the gas makes up only nine per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions, yet it carries 300 times more global warming potential than carbon dioxide, according to a recent study. Unlike carbon dioxide and methane, laughing gas or nitrous oxide, has been largely ignored as a worrisome greenhouse gas. 03/11/2010 http://www.fnbworld.com/home_articles.php?hart_id=1058 Domestic sugar shortages coupled with an all-out Opposition assault on the Government inside the Parliament compelled India to cancel the export of 10,000 metric tons of sugar to the European Union in the marketing year to September. In a statement, the directorate general of foreign trade said, "Allocation of 10,000 million tons of white sugar for export to European Union for the fiscal year 2009-10 stands withdrawn." 03/11/2010 http://www.fnbworld.com/home_articles.php?hart_id=1060 Dwarfs Park opens in Chinafnbworld bureau/agencies Queer as this may be, dwarfs or midgets have existed since the very beginning of the human race and have been looked upon with curiosity and have also been a subject of serious scientific studies. As a befitting tribute to midgets, China has come out with an innovative idea – a dwarf park in the town of Kunming. 03/11/2010 http://www.fnbworld.com/home_articles.php?hart_id=1032 Highest Hotel fnbworld bureau/New Delhi This is the world's tallest hotel with 555 rooms and it occupies the top 38 floors (from the 53rd to 87th floors) of the 88-storey Jin Mao Tower. It is situated in the center if Pudong, Shanghai's financial and business district. Pay close to Rs 25,334 (excluding taxes) for the luxurious Grand Suite King and an average Rs 16,160 (excluding taxes) for the River Vew King... 03/11/2010 http://www.fnbworld.com/home_articles.php?hart_id=1040 Water Warning 03/11/2010 http://www.fnbworld.com/home_articles.php?hart_id=1041 Cereal Killing fnbworld bureau/New Delhi Can too much be too less? Yes, it is in India. The Indian granaries are overflowing with stocks of wheat and rice far exceeding their buffer storage and the government doesn't know what to do with the excess. A rotten situation, indeed. Isn't it? 03/11/2010 http://www.fnbworld.com/home_articles.php?hart_id=1042 The Human maltreatment and neglect of the environment have taken a deadly toll on all living beings. This time it is one of the most hardworking of all insects. The year 2007 saw a great reduction in bee colonies in the USA, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece and Great Britain, with the losses ranging from 20 to 80 percent! 03/11/2010 http://www.fnbworld.com/home_articles.php?hart_id=1043 Faith binds couples in marriage. This time round, the 'froggy faith' that their wedding would bestow rains tied them in wedlock. The exclusive wedding was performed by the rain-starved farmers in Nagpur city. The monsoon-seeking farmers organized wedding of two frogs on Saturday to appease rain gods and hoped their region would soon be blessed with the monsoon showers, says an ANI report. 03/11/2010 http://www.fnbworld.com/home_articles.php?hart_id=1044 The answer is simpler than most people think. It is H2O (read water). Pure, unflavoured, unaltered, un-everything water. With maybe a few slices of lemon, lime, even cucumber to give it a flavour. In fact, the only two drinks you really need are milk and water, says Kim Ouellette, registered dietitian at the Niagara Region public health department. 03/11/2010 http://www.fnbworld.com/home_articles.php?hart_id=1045 New research suggests that oily fish can benefit dementia and delay its onset. Also called senility, dementia is a word for a group of symptoms caused by disorders that affect the brain. It is not a specific disease. People with dementia may not be able to think well enough to do normal activities, such as getting dressed or eating. 03/11/2010 http://www.fnbworld.com/home_articles.php?hart_id=1046 Ayurveda, the system of traditional Indian medicine based on natural therapies promises cures for most diseases, be it common cold or cancer! In Sanskrit, the word Ayurveda comprises the words Âyus, meaning 'life' and veda, Vid meaning knowledge and Veda meaning 'related to knowledge' or'science'. Evolving throughout its history, Ayurveda remains an influential system of medicine in South Asia. At a time when swine flu is a pandemic across the world, Ayurveda has the remedy in the form of the miraculous herb, the basil leaves commonly known as Tulsi. 03/11/2010 http://www.fnbworld.com/home_articles.php?hart_id=1050 Tea Troubles fnbworld bureau/New Delhi Prolonged consumption of tea, especially the long and black variety, could weaken human bones due to the presence of toxic fluorine in tea beverages, Japanese researchers say. The researchers, including Tetsuo Shimmura, who is senior research scientist of Toyama Institute of Health in Toyama Prefecture, reported the existence of the chemical in beverages such as oolong tea and black tea... 03/11/2010