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March 16,! 1981 � THE CANADIAN )
New Delhi, (UNI) - The non-aligned countries decided to set up in India during this year a non-aligned centre for science and technology to facilitate co-operation in the field. The Economic Committee of the non-aligned foreign mjn: asters' conference accepted India's proposal to set up the
centre. A conference >i esmaii said the centre would be financed by all the non-aligned countries.
The committee also endorsed a proposal by Madagascar to establish three funds for the hpn-aligned countries. They are: A common monetary fund, a commodity stabilisation fund arid a development fund.
Technical know-h<iw val�0d
New Delhi, (UNI) - With 204 joint ventures operating abroad the efficacy of India's (technology is being established in third countries and prospect of further expansion is bright, according to Indian industrialist H. �v Singhania.
Addressing a conference on "India as a world trading
ADB project lor
partner," organised by the 44Financial Times" of London and the Federation pf Indian Chambers of Comm-e rce and Indus try, Mr, Singhania said the total Indian equity investment in these 'joint! enterprises was of the order of 120 million dollars. As many as 117 enterprises were under production and 87 under implementation.
New Delhi, (UNI) - During the year 1980 under the bilateral programme as many as 1,097 experts in various technical and professional fields were selected for assignments in as many as 21 countries. Indian experts, on account of their professional skill and exper-
INDIA CONSIDERING PURCHASE OF FRENCH DEFENCE AIRCRAFT
New Delhi, (UNI) - France has offered; to India the Super Puma anti-submarine warfare helicopters.      f
Its manufacturers, the French Aviation Firm Aerospatiale, are now in touch; with the Defence Authorities regarding tile possible sale of this helicopter to India.
India has been looking for some additional helicopters for anti- submarine warfare ; role.
lence nave  peen m demand from a large number Of countries.
I In fact, ever since India embarked on this policy of ;inaking available trained manpower to help developing countries, this demand has  been   increasing  from
year to year.
India, as the third largest reservoir of trained manpower in the world after USSR and the US, has been a natural source for these-countries in view of the many trade and other links established between India and e countries.
Calcutta, (UNI) - Drug addicts can be �' * effectivelyr> treated by the electro-acu-puncutre method. In a report circulated among the participants of the Third International Congress of the World Federation of Public Health Association recently, Indian scientists claim to have found that acupuncture brings significant changes in the drug addicts. The treatment brings about changes
in
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more  particul�.., 4 4 glucocorticoids,   mineralo-
corticoids and even sex hormone staroids*
HONG KONG TRADE INVITED TO INVEST IN INDIA
Hong Kong, (UNI) - A delegatiori of the Federation of Iridian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) now touring South-East Asia, has offered Its Hong Kong counterpart invest ment opportunities in Indian industry:
New Delhi, (UNI) - India ranked fourth, ahead of France. Germany and the Scandinavian countries, in bagging projects financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) last'year.
Out of the 13.7 million dollars spent; by the ADB during September 1979 to September 1980, Indian enterprises cornered 7,5 pel cent of the projects financed.
Only Canada, US and the United Kingdom are ahead of India. The Bank, which pooled the resources of member countries, advanced Joans to developing countries for various projects.
Watermelon juice plant
Calcutta, (UNI) - The Sundarbans Development Board (SOB) proposes to set up a plant at the Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal to produce watermelon juice and squash, according to an SDB source.
Described as a "new line off venture\', the plant will be set up with technical assistance from vjadavpur University. A group of food technologists of the University has developed a technique for the processing of watermelon, a summer delicacy.
The proposal to set up the plant aims at making the; watermelon cultivation profitable for the farmers and popularising its juice and squash.
Women
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) : (UNI) - Women are gradually emerging as the primary bread-winners for a large number' of poor families iri rural areas where child lab our is also on the increase, according to a study.
The study, conducted by the Indian institute 'of Rural Workers here, says that nearly three-fourths of the working women in the coun-(try arc engaged in farming and non-farming activities in the villages.
Vet, the study regrets, rural women generally are noil aware of, theiir righsfcy,:
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No one can deny the fact that appliances on the market for the past the food processor and the microwa revolutionary developments in kit recent years are ultimate tools for pec Most people I know have the fo thinking seriously of buying one. -J processor for over 2 years, I can say food processors are finding their waj kitchens,; so are books devoted to machine is so easy to use that any bo from a regular cookbook.
Generaifly a food processor come booklet and a small cookbook bui difficulty using it, she may atteL course ottered by the manufacture] processor cooking class. It is not Indian cooking which requires a lot kneading and dicing of ingredient j with a processor. It replaces a blei grinder, fgrater, slicer, ice crusher, knife and dough kneader. It spej slicing and pureeing of ingredienj cooking.- The only thing, I find, whipping the cream or beating egj Some of its most elegant creatw sweet dishes; It kneads channa creamy state in a second for rosogi other sweets. The food process* greatest boon to hasty and tasty c< Students in my cooking classes (i who love Indian food but do not HI so much time in the; kitchen processor immensely. Thanks to can blend dal (lentils), fresh coco) without liquid to a paste in secoi recipes {require. It makes wond bread.!
Chappati Dough
1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 tbsp.j oil About I cup water.
Insert steel blade. Place flours, oil in howl; process, using on/oi particles form. With machine ruj through feed tube (it may not neej ball of dough forms. Take the doi pieces; with a knife and put bacj again until it forms into a ball aj three times until dough is very sml dough! and shape into flattened b( diameter. Place balls in greased
damp toweL Let stand 30 minutes a little! flour and roll out to a 1/1' griddle and turn the Chappati int bubble rises in the bread, turn another few seconds. Put the br< handle and hold directly oyer hij the bread puffs up.
Paratha Dough:
1 \i cups all-purpose flour Vl cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp.: baking powder IVl tbsp. ghee or shortening Vt cup plain yogurt little water
Insert steel blade.   Place fl| powder and yogurt in bowl; technique, until small particl running, add very little water tl the dough forms into a ball. Ci
again for three times until dougl as for *'Chappati* *, but insteai wire rack, add 1 tbsp. of shortej about 1 minute until light gob heat).
Kuwait buy:
New Delhi, (UNI) - Exports �i{ from India to Kuwait have 0 registered a fourfold increase in the five years from . Kuwait dinars 12.9 million in 1974 to kd 52.4 million in 1979i according to the Central Bank of Kuwait in Bombay (1 kd �= 3.69 dollars).