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China skips Sri Lankan debt restructuring meeting in Washington
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Sri Lanka is already facing an economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic and financial mismanagement, especially during Gotabaya Rajapaksa's presidency. He granted an unprecedented tax benefit to big companies soon after the election. As a result, the government lost a lot of revenue due
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Rs 220 crores sanctioned so far for Asian Games preparation: Anurag Thakur
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Thakur said that more than 350 proposals from athletes training under the TOPS scheme have been approved. The 2022 Asian Games will be held from September 23-October 8, 2023 in China. It was supposed to be held last year but was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in China.
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MP government to withdraw cases registered for violating Covid-19 protocol
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"On the instructions of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, it has been decided to withdraw the normal cases which were registered for not following the protocols of Covid-19 during pandemic in the state," Mishra told reporters here.
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Long Covid can impact quality of life more than some cancers: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The researchers discovered that many long-term Covid patients were extremely unwell and had fatigue scores that were worse or comparable to persons with cancer-related anaemia or severe kidney impairment. They also had lower health-related quality of life scores than those with advanced meta
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Chhattisgarh: Police recovers cannabis worth Rs 1.25 crore; 2 held
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
During the search, police recovered 500 kilograms of cannabis, said the officer, adding that the value of the seizure would be around Rs 1.25 crore.
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Global venture funding in startup witnesses decline in 2022, trend continu
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Based on the startup tracking platform Tracxn, a total of USD 1.1 billion went into startups in South Asia in the first quarter of 2023.
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How funding slowdown is impacting startups in Singapore and India
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to data from Crunchbase, total global venture funding started to fall in Q1 2022 from its peak of around USD187 billion in the last quarter of 2021. To be fair, 2021 was a unique year for various reasons (explained later in this article) and is not likely to be repeated any time so
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Jammu and Kashmir: Pilgrims receive special vaccination before leaving for
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
With an aim to make the Hajj pilgrimage hassle-free and COVID-free, a special vaccination was held in Srinagar on Saturday for pilgrims before departing to Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
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NCERT drops chapters on Periodic Table, Challenges to Democracy, others fr
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As per the NCERT, the decision has been taken to reduce the content load on students in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Music Composer-Duo Salim-Sulaiman launched Musical Anthem - "Aaj Zindagi J
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 1: According to Global Youth Tobacco Survey-4, 38% of cigarette, 47% of bidi smokers and 52% of smokeless tobacco users in India initiated the use before their 10th birthday. In contrast, 71% of students thought other people's cigarette smoking is harmful t
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Delhi registers best air quality this year since 2016
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
For the periods between January-May (during the eight years i.e. from 2016 to 2023), Delhi registers its best air quality during the current year (barring the periods of very low anthropogenic, industrial and commercial activities during the year 2020 due to Covid-19 lockdown).
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New health indicators to determine well-being: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
During the Covid-19 outbreak, shortly after 'lockdown' and 'quarantine,' the term 'well-being' entered public parlance. We rapidly noticed that our well-being suffered as a result of our inability to go for walks, socialise, and work. Health became more than just the status of our bodies; it
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