India's Ministry of External Affairs has suggested that it could allow U.S. chicken legs free entry into India if the U.S. permits imports of Indian basmati rice and fruits and also enacts immigration reforms for the information technology sector under a bilateral investment treaty between the two countries. Sugar to Be a Bitter Pill Private sugar mills in the state of Uttar Pradesh have threatened to stop all crushing when the new sugar season starts on 1 October 2014. This is because business is not viable with the high price of sugar cane, which is not linked to the final sugar price. Additionally, they want the state government to stop all coercive action against the mills for not clearing past arrears due to farmers for their cane.In...
A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically several centimeters in length and half a centimetre wide. They were made by humans from at least the Upper Paleolithic, across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. The microliths were used in spear points and arrowhea...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.