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Punjab CM writes to PM to extend PMGKAY benefit for 6 more months to suppo
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 14 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to extend the benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for another six months, in view of the COVID-19 crisis, to fa
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Researchers find potential element to improve productivity, quality of lif
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 14 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers discovered nutraceuticals (products derived from food sources with extra health benefits in addition to the basic nutritional value found in foods) as the potential elements to slow ageing processes and help in avoiding a
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BJP workers served food to over 1 crore people, distributed 10 lakh masks
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): BJP workers distributed food to over 1 crore people in Delhi and distributed over 10 lakh masks to the poor in Delhi under the leadership of party president JP Nadda, according to Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday.
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Beijing authorities shut down food market after cluster of coronavirus cas
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Beijing [China], June 13 (Sputnik/ANI): Beijing authorities announced they have shut down one of the city's largest wholesale food markets on Saturday after 45 people linked to the market tested positive for coronavirus.
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Fruit juice consumption in early years has long term dietary benefits
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 13 (ANI): As consumption of fruit juice helps to strengthen the immune system, digestion and preventing allergies and ailments, a recent study has found that the consumption of 100 per cent fruit juice during preschool years, can lead to healthier dietary patterns i
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Zydus signs licensing agreement with Gilead to manufacture and market Remd
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 13 (ANI): Healthcare major Zydus Cadila has signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences Inc for the manufacturing and distribution of Remdesivir, the investigational drug which has been issued an emergency use authorisation by the US Food
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Indian-American scientist Rattan Lal wins 2020 World Food Prize
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Des Moines [US], June 12 (ANI): Renowned Indian-American soil scientist Dr Rattan Lal has been awarded the 2020 World Food Prize for developing and mainstreaming a soil-centric approach to increase food production that conserves natural resources and mitigates climate change.
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Social distancing norms flouted at RJD' s 'Garib Samman Diwas' event in Pa
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Patna (Bihar) [India], June 11 (ANI): Social distancing norms were violated at a food distribution programme organised by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) workers in Patna on the 73rd birthday of party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday.
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Fiinovation impacts a million lives amid coronavirus pandemic
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New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Innovative Financial Advisors Pvt Ltd (Fiinovation), a Delhi based CSR consultancy joined the COVID-19 fight by initiating the distribution of food kits and essential commodities to help the most vulnerable communities during lockdown.
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Tripura professor develops robot to help health workers serving COVID-19 p
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], June 11 (ANI): In order to help the medical professionals serving COVID-19 patients, a young assistant professor has developed a robot, named 'COVID-19 WARBOT' that can serve food, medicines and other essential items to the patients without human intervention.
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WayCool Foods receives USD 5.5 Mn debt financing from IndusInd Bank guaran
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) / Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 10 (ANI/BusinessWire India): U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has extended a 100 per cent guarantee to WayCool Foods' latest round of fundraising of USD 5.5 Mn through debt financing from IndusInd Bank Ltd. It
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COVID-19 driving up hunger in vulnerable countries: UN FAO
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Rome/New York, June 10 (ANI): Initial and ongoing assessments by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) provide strong indications that the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts are driving up hunger in countries that were already experiencing high levels of food insecurity prior to th
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