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Everyday Chemistry - Getting down to earth with facts about fertilisers

Just like the human body requires important nutrients to survive, plants also need essential nutrients. Apart from getting these nutrients naturally, we sometimes help plants by giving them fertilisers that encourage their growth.

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Everyday Chemistry - Catalysing a greener planet

If you or your friend bought a car recently, you may know that it has to adhere to BS-IV emission standards. Ever wondered what these are, and why we must stick by them?

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Everyday Chemistry - Why are fertilizers indispensible to gardening and agricultural practices?

Plants are also considered as living beings of nature just like humans, animals and other living stock. Just like how we humans need extra vitamin, calcium and other supplements apart from our normal intake of nutrition to stay healthy, plants need fertilizers to grow and stay healthy. In order for the plants to grow, they need a number of chemical elements. Let us find out how fertilizers work.

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Everyday Chemistry - Why is the sky so blue?

Have you ever tried asking this question why the sky is blue in colour to your teacher? It is interesting to know what renders the blue colour to the vast sky. Definitely there is an answer to such questions. Let us find out the answer right away.

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History & Future - A tale about the frigid lakes of titan

It is easy to pick out Saturn in a map of our solar system. You see it portrayed with its beautiful rings that surround the planet. Today scientists are discovering that one of the moons of Saturn, Titan has the chemistry properties to make it viable to sustain life.

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History & Future - Cutting down on coal

Our country is highly dependent on coal, as a major source of power. Today with growing environmental awareness, India has vowed to reduce its coal emissions with new power plants using clean coal technologies.

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History & Future - Fertilising a greener tomorrow

We know that too much carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is causing climate change. If we increased forest cover on land, we could reabsorb some of the CO2. But did you know the best solution is actually in the oceans?

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History & Future - Discovery of Pesticides and Insecticides

Have you ever given a thought on how the insecticides came into existence and what do they contain? Well let us find out...

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History & Future - Nitrogen, the Reluctant Life Saver

Nitrogen is the most stable gas and has many uses attached to it. Let us find out more about this stable gas.

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Famous Scientists - Daniel Rutherford

We all love to munch on chips. Have you ever wondered how these chips stay so fresh? If you look closely at the packet, you will realise that the preservative gas used is Nitrogen. The first person to discover nitrogen was Daniel Rutherford in 1772.

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Famous Scientists - Fritz Haber

Fritz Haber was a German chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on synthesising ammonia, important fertilisers and explosives.

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Famous Scientists - Heinrich Wieland

The son of Theodor Wieland and Elise Blum, Heinrich Wieland won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research in bile acids.

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Famous Scientists - Irene Joliot-Curie Finds synthesis of new radioactive isotopes

Irene Joliot Curie found out the synthesis of new radioactive isotopes and was awarded for this discovery. Let us find out more about this famous chemist.

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