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Number of COVID-19 Cases in The Netherlands Exceeds 3,600
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amsterdam [The Netherlands], Mar 21 (Sputnik/ANI) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands has totaled to 3,631 after 637 new cases were detected over the past 24 hours, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said on Saturday, adding that the nu
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Scientists propose wearable display screens made from fish scales
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 18 (ANI): A new research has described a way to make flexible temporary electronic displays, which would likely be discarded after a single use and prove to be environmentally friendly.
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64,951 Kashmiri Pandit families, who left Valley in 1990 residing in coun
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New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): MoS for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday said a total of 64,951 Kashmiri Pandit families, who left the Kashmir Valley in the 1990s were currently residing in Jammu (43,618), Delhi (19,338) and other states (1,995) while asserting that it has been the en
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Environmental light affects long-term memory in Drosophila flies
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Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 15 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, scientists have discovered that Drosophila, a species of fly, lose long-term memory (LTM) of a traumatic event when kept in the dark.
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Plastic ban generates employment for women in rural Rajasthan
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Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], Mar 14 (ANI): The bid by the states to combat the use of plastic is not only beneficial for the environment but has also brought favourable outcome to many women providing them with job opportunities, especially in rural belts.
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Scientists use environmental light to erase traumatic long-term memory
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Tokyo [Japan], Mar 14 (ANI): A group of scientists has demonstrated that long-term memory (LTM) of a traumatic event can be erased when the subject is kept in the dark, with the first confirmation of environmental light playing a role in LTM maintenance.
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Jyotiraditya's exit from Congress can open floodgates, no self-respecting
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New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tom Vadakkan on Saturday said that Jyotiraditya Scindia's exit could open the floodgates in Congress as no leader having "self-respect can survive in a suffocating environment".
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Fall in stock market due to fear amid coronavirus crisis: Principal Econom
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New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): Principal Economic Advisor Sanjeev Sanyal on Friday said that the fall in the stock market is a direct result of the prevailing environment of fear caused due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis in the country and the world.
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Nintendo makes it easier to play Pokemon GO amid COVID-19 concerns
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Kyoto [Japan], Mar 13 (ANI): Nintendo has announced tweaks to its popular Pokemon GO augmented reality game that requires players to venture out in the environment amid concerns over the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jindal School of Environment and Sustainability Launched JGU's New School
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New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): OP Jindal Global University (JGU) today launched its 9th School: The Jindal School of Environment and Sustainability (JSES). The first interdisciplinary environmental studies school in an Indian university will be led by the renowned environmentalist
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Quikr helps save five billion litres of water and ten million trees annual
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] March 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): Quikr, India's no 1 cross-category classifieds business; today announced its collaboration with Centre for Environment Education (CEE) to spread awareness among Indian consumers on the environmental benefits attached to reusing as a conc
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Abu Dhabi to be free of Single-Use Plastic Bags by 2021
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New Delhi [India], Mar 12 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) has today announced a new policy to reduce single-use plastic materials in Abu Dhabi, mitigating its harmful effects.
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