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17 pc more wheat procured this year than last year
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The government procured 17 per cent more wheat this season as compared to the corresponding purchase last year, said the Centre.
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Parental consumption impacts how teens perceive, use cannabis: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kelowna [Canada], May 20 (ANI): During a recent study, a team of UBC Okanagan researchers found that kids who grow up in homes where parents consume cannabis will more than likely use it themselves.
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SAS AI-powered chatbot boosts fraud victim support
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 19 (ANI/Mediawire): Facing increased demand for real-time and personalized digital experiences, organizations are turning to virtual assistants and chatbots to engage with consumers in new ways, at any hour.
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Hindustan Unilever to provide free oxygen concentrators in Delhi NCR, Beng
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Fast-moving consumer goods major Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) on Wednesday rolled out an initiative to make oxygen concentrators available free-of-cost to patients in Delhi NCR region and Bengaluru.
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Japan's economy slumps as Covid-19 hits consumption
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 18 (ANI): Japan's economy contracted in the first quarter of this year as a resurgence in Covid-19 infections and second state of emergency undercut consumer spending, reports said on Tuesday.
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Centre asks States/UTs to monitor prices of pulses on weekly basis, direct
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Central government on Monday asked the States/UTs to direct all the stockholders, millers, traders and importers to declare the stocks of pulses while requesting to monitor the prices of pulses on a weekly basis.
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Coronavirus resurgence in India will delay earnings recovery: Moody's
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Singapore, May 17 (ANI): If coronavirus infections in India fail to decline to more manageable levels, lockdowns may be prolonged and widen which will have a more severe effect on companies' earnings recovery, according to Moody's Investors Service.
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Centre asks States/UTs to keep Fair Price Shops open for longer duration f
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): In view of ongoing lock-down in some states and Union Territories (UTs), the Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution issued an advisory to all states/UTs to keep the Fair Price Shops o
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Industry leaders hope lockdown to last till May-end: CARE Ratings
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 15 (ANI): A recent survey by CARE Ratings shows that a majority of industry leaders perceive lockdown to be a solution for the raging coronavirus situation across India with a sizeable number expecting it to extend only till May-end.
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IEX posts Q4 revenue at Rs 102 crore on rising transactions
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) said on Friday its standalone revenue for the January to March quarter grew by 28 per cent to Rs 102 crore from Rs 79 crore in Q4 FY20 due to 41 per cent increase in transaction revenue.
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Study finds intoxication brings strangers physically closer
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): Gulping down a few drinks with a stranger may make you get closer to them, as per the findings of a study with pandemic-related implications. Researchers report that strangers who consume alcohol together may keep their distance initially -- but draw physically
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Retail inflation eases to 4.29 pc, IIP grows 22.4 pc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Retail inflation measured by the consumer price index (CPI) eased to 4.29 per cent in April due to declining food prices, government data showed on Wednesday.
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