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Researchers determine nutritional properties of protein in cricket, locust
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
West Virginia [US], January 19 (ANI): As the human population grows to a predicted 10 billion by 2050 and overall land mass remains constant, traditional animal farming may become a less viable method for food production. Animal farming has traditionally fulfilled human nutritional requireme
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Pak's mini-budget aftermath: Medicines, cellular services become expensive
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 18 (ANI): Amid soaring inflation in Pakistan, the rates of medicines, prepaid cellular cards and sales tax rate on import of electric vehicles have increased due to the mini-budget worth Rs 360 billion, which was passed by the National Assembly last week.
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Microsoft to acquire 'Call of Duty' maker Activision Blizzard for USD 68.7
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 18 (ANI): Microsoft has announced a deal to acquire game studio Activision Blizzard for USD 68.7 billion. If it goes through, it would be Microsoft's biggest-ever acquisition -- and by far the biggest deal ever in the video game biz.
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China seeks to use Gwadar port as military base: Report
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], January 18 (ANI): China will seek to use Pakistan's Gwadar Port, which comes under the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, as a military base, according to an expert.
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India's exports target of USD 650 Bn in current FY is achievable: Piyush G
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Highlighting the country's export potential, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that India's exports target of USD 650 Billion within the current financial year is achievable.
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India set to achieve $650 billion exports target in 2021-22: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): India is set to achieve $650 billion exports target in the current financial year, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.
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40 new Indians enter billionaire club in 2021 while incomes of 84 per cent
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): During 2021, 40 new Indians became billionaires, taking the total count to 142, while 84 per cent of households in the country suffered a decline in their income in a year marked by tremendous loss of life and livelihoods, according to an Oxfam report rel
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AFC Women's Asian Cup: An opportunity for young Indian players to come of
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 17 (ANI): It's a new beginning for the Indian women's team as they take on the massive challenge of representing a country of 1.3 billion dreams in the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 in Mumbai.
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Wealth of 10 richest person doubled while incomes of 99 per cent people de
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): The world's ten richest men more than doubled their fortunes from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion --at a rate of $15,000 per second or $1.3 billion a day-- during the first two years of a pandemic that has seen the incomes of 99 per cent of humanity fall an
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Truly fulfilled childhood dream of playing in the Ashes, says Billings
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hobart [Australia], January 17 (ANI): England wicketkeeper-batter Sam Billings on Monday said that he is honoured to finally play an Ashes Test and his childhood dream finally came true.
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Timeline of India's COVID vaccination drive as it completes one year today
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Last year on January 16, India commenced the world's largest vaccination drive to vaccinate its massive population of around 1.38 billion against the COVID-19 infection.
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India's forex reserves drop by USD 878 million to USD 632.73 billion
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], January 14 (ANI): India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves fell by USD 878 million to USD 632.736 billion for the week ended January 7, 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed on Friday.
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