Vegetables In Space

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  Retail Inflation Eases To 3.61% In February: Government Data

  Retail inflation slipped to 3.61 per cent in February mainly due to the decline in the rate of price rise in vegetables and protein-rich items, creating space for the Reserve Bank of India for second reduction in interest rate next month.

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  Researchers Grow ‘Space Lettuce’ That May Help Astronauts Maintain Bone Health

  Some studies say astronauts could lose about 1 percent of the mass of some bones every month in space

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  NASA Studying Behavioural Changes In Astronauts Working With Plants in Space

  NASA is carrying out a study to see if growing fresh vegetables can help astronauts cope with isolation. This will also have benefits for health and nutrition and is something that people stuck at home should consider.

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  Want To Grow Organic Food At Home? Here Are 5 Foods To Start With

  If you're looking to try growing some vegetables in your own kitchen garden - we have a few that can get you started. These are low maintenance veggies that can be easily grown in limited space and with minimum effort.

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  Idli And Halwa In Space: A Look At The Menu For Mission Gaganyaan

  A menu of about 30 dishes, including idli sambar, upma, vegetable pulav and egg rolls, has been prepared for astronauts of Mission Gaganyaan by Defence Food Research Laboratory.

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  Meet the Indian Startups That Want You to Grow Your Own Food

  Urban farming startups are trying to help people make the most of unused space in rooftops and balconies.

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  Kajol Says Nysa Is 'Too Young' To Think About Joining Bollywood

  "She has no aspirations towards anything right now because she is too young. She is right now leaning towards no homework and vegetating on the sofa. She is in that space and enjoying and acting isn't on her mind," said Kajol

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  6 Ancient Traditions From Kerala We Must All Follow

  Here are six lessons the benefits of which I felt in a really short space of time I spent at Rasa Gurukul in Kerala and decided to carry them back with me.

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  In Drought-Hit Uttar Pradesh, Why 7 Types of Mithai Means 5 Years of Debt

  In a small open space in Ladwari village in Bundelkhand, a group of men sit amongst giant pots of vegetables: tomatoes, onions, brinjal. In one corner, a large vat of chickpeas simmers on a chulha, or earthen stove.

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  After Veggies, Flowers to Bloom in Space This New Year

  After having a sumptuous feast of "Outredgeous" red romaine lettuce grown in space, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are set to witness flowers blooming on the orbiting laboratory after the New Year.

• International Space Station 'farm' bears fruit

  Astronauts are growing vegetables in an experimental greenhouse named 'Lada' aboard the International Space Station (ISS) that are safe to eat.

• Balinese Jukut Urab

  'Balinese Jukut Urab' is a mixed vegetable salad with beans, spinach, sprouts, grated coconut dressed in sweet and sour flavors.

• China prepares to grow vegetables on Mars: state media

  Chinese astronauts are preparing to grow fresh vegetables on Mars and the moon after researchers successfully completed a preliminary test in Beijing, state media reported.

• Chinese astronauts plan to grow vegetables on Moon

  Gardening in space! Chinese astronauts may grow fresh vegetables in extraterrestrial bases on Moon or Mars in the future to provide food and oxygen supplies to astronauts, an official said after a successful lab experiment.

• Agriculture department stalls to sell vegetables in markets: Mayor

  Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee today said that the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has provided space in eight KMC markets in the city to Agriculture department to set up stalls to sell vegetables at the rates fixed by the state government.