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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Nina Davuluri wins Miss America, then faces critics, in Bollywood style
Nina Davuluri wins Miss America, then faces critics, in Bollywood style
Nina Davuluri win is a tribute to her joyful performance and marks the growing visibility and cultural influence of Indian-Americans. Of criticism that she is, somehow, not American, she says: ‘I have to rise above that.’
The article in the Christian Science Monitor discusses the achievements of the South Asian communities in America.
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Raising crops without nitrogen fertilizers
Fertilization of crops using nitrogen fertilizers has dramatically improved the yield of food per acre around the world. However, the law of unintended consequences also results in pollution like oxides of nitrogen in the air and soil. Scientists have known that certain varieties of crops such as legumes have the natural capacity to fix atmospheric nitrogen for use. The cause has been recently discovered to be bacteria that live on the plants. It raised the interesting prospect that if the same capacity can be built into other plants then the need for the artificial nitrogen fertilizers and its associated problems can be done away with. The research team in Cambridge has found that nitrogen fixing bacteria can be made to reside in other food plants. It is a finding that can have a profound impact and truly greener food production.
http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/03/crops-nitrogen-fixing-from-air/
Fasshion Show In Peshawar & World Hijab Day In Islamabad
Is it dichotomy? sign of exuberant life? sign of chaos ? or progress of democratic values among all the news of violence? ( F. Sheikh)
Fashion show in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhawa and the adjacent tribal areas of Fata have long held an image as bastions of religious conservatism. However, Thursday night’s fashion show, held by a private entrepreneur in Peshawar, which displayed the work of over 50 designers from across the country appears to be a sign of change. Peshawar’s elite were audience to an ensemble of products, ranging from wedding classics to formal dresses and casual wear. The fashion show served to refute the notion that the region has no tolerance for modern notions of fashion and self expression. Some of Pakistan’s top models, Rachel, Sana Raza, Kiran Chaudhry, Maria Chaudhry, Noor Khan and Saba had the rare opportunity to take part in the event, many of whom left with the message that ‘all is not gloomy back in KP and Fata.” ( Dawn )
World Hijab Day
Women activists of the Pakistani Islamic political party Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) hold placards during a rally in Islamabad on September 4, 2013, in honor of World Hijab Day. The rally was held to both commemorate the day as well as to stress the necessity of the veil for the Muslim women. –Photos by Agencies ( Dawn)
