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China's arms exports face sharp decline due to defective quality, unreliab
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
China's arms exports have declined due to poor quality, weak and inconsistent performance, which puts buyer countries in peril. In the last decade, China's weaponry exports have dropped by nearly a quarter, according to a report by the Directus.
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Plant-based food alternatives might help in shift to global sustainability
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to the study just published in Nature Communications, additional climate and biodiversity benefits could accrue from reforesting land spared from livestock production when meat and milk products are substituted by plant-based alternatives, more than doubling the climate benefits an
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River water quality declining worldwide as a result of climate change
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to a study published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, river water quality tends to decline after severe weather events. Ecosystem health and human access to clean water may be put at risk when these occurrences become more frequent and severe as a result of climate change
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Challenge to sedition law referred to larger bench by SC
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra declined the Centre’s request to defer examining the validity of the sedition law as the new Bill (Bharathiya Nyaya Samhita) is pending consideration before a standing committee of Parliament.
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Study finds how specific T cells in brain slow progression of Alzheimer’s
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Up to 5.8 million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer's disease, a neurological ailment marked by a progressive deterioration in cognitive function, including memory loss.
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Study sheds more light on 'Atlantification' of Arctic Ocean
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers have discovered the source of the Arctic Ocean's sea ice decline. The findings indicate that stronger declines in sea ice will occur when an atmospheric feature known as the Arctic dipole reverses itself in its recurring cycle.
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Researchers discover how specialized T cells in brain slow progression of
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Alzheimer's disease, a neurological disorder characterised with progressive cognitive decline, including memory loss, affects up to 5.8 million Americans today. Protein aggregates, made up of beta-amyloid or other proteins, occur in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. These beta-amyloid plaq
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China's exports decline for fourth consecutive month
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
China's imports reduced by 7.3 per cent in August from a year earlier, according to China's General Administration of Customs.
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Concussions early in life linked to cognitive decline later: Study
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A study of twins found that having a concussion early in life is associated with lower scores on tests of thinking and memory abilities decades later, as well as a faster drop in those scores than twins who did not have a concussion or traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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Stock Indices see modest decline at opening amid cautious sentiment
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
As the trading day began, the Sensex started at 65,700.62, registering a modest decline of 176.84 points from the previous close. Meanwhile, the Nifty opened at 19,558.75, with a decline of 48.35 points at the time of writing this article.
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Adhir Ranjan gave consent to be part of ‘One Nation, One Election’ committ
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Notably, Chowdhury, who was named a member of the High-Level Committee (HLC) constituted by the Centre on Saturday to examine ‘one nation, one election’ has declined to serve on the panel, saying its “terms of reference have been prepared in a manner to guarantee its con
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Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury declines invitation to be member of
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who was named a member of the High-Level Committee (HLC) constituted by the Centre on Saturday to examine ‘one nation, one election’ has declined to serve on the panel, saying its “terms of reference have been prepared in a manner
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