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Mental fitness as important as physical fitness, says defender Jarmanpreet
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru [India], May 28 (ANI): India hockey defender Jarmanpreet Singh, who has been training at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru as part of the men's senior core group, feels mental fitness is as important as physical fitness to deal with the current situations. He
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Rajasthan Govt approves Saint Gobain's Rs 1200 crore investment plan in St
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 28 (ANI): Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday annouced that Rajasthan Government has approved Saint Gobain's proposal to invest worth Rs 1,200 crore in state and assured the company officials that the state government will provide the best cooperative envi
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IIT Mandi study reveals structure of NSP1 C-terminal region in isolation,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi in Himachal Pradesh revealed the structure of 'NSP1 C-terminal region' in isolation, which is a key protein of the Covid-19 virus in a host cell environment.
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India's first city-wide environmental surveillance platform for COVID laun
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], May 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): With the number of cases of COVID-19 surging across the county in the second wave of the pandemic, the Government of Karnataka is introducing a city-wide sewage surveillance system in Bangalore that will help officials track the virus at
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Bacterium causing rabbit fever remains virulent for months in cold water,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): A study led by researchers at the Northern Arizona University has solved a long-term mystery, providing a plausible explanation for how Francisella tularensis (rabbit fever) can overwinter in the environment outside of a host.
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Breakthrough study finds microbial gene discovery could mean greater gut h
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): As the owner of a human body, you are carrying trillions of microbes with you everywhere you go. These microscopic organisms are not just hitching a ride; many of them perform essential chemical reactions that regulate everything from our digestion to our immun
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Tibetan rights group highlights oppression, destruction by China in Tibet
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 26 (ANI): Researchers from the Central Tibetan Administration highlighted China's systematic violations of human rights and destruction of culture and natural environment in Tibet since 1950.
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NGT asks Environment Ministry to provide SOPs to Maharashtra for providing
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) of Maharashtra to review its workings and asked the Ministry of Environment to provide standard operating procedures (SOPS) to be adopted for dealin
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Bank of Korea to launch digital currency simulation in August
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Seoul [South Korea], May 25 (ANI/Global Economic): The Bank of Korea is launching a simulation of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in August. Rather than issuing and commercializing CBDC right away, the idea is to test in advance from CBDC manufacturing to payment in a virtual environmen
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Weight gain or loss not impacted by built environments: Study
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Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): The findings of a new study led by the University of Washington suggest that people don't gain or lose weight because they live near a fast-food restaurant or supermarket. It found living in a more "walkable", dense neighbourhood likely only has a small impact
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Providing safe environment for students is our priority: Maharashtra Educa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 23 (ANI):Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad who attended the high level meeting chaired by the Union Ministers and state education ministers to discuss and finalise the date and format for conducting class 12 CBSE board exams, asserted that provid
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Enzymes protect skin by ignoring microbes, viruses
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 23 (ANI): The human body is constantly exposed to various environmental actors, from viruses to bacteria to fungi, but most of these microbial organisms provoke little or no response from our skin, which is charged with monitoring and protecting from external dangers.
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