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Premature death linked to consumption of ultra processed food: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Traditional foods and meals created from fresh and minimally processed components are gradually being replaced by ultra-processed foods (UPFs), ready-to-eat or heat industrial formulations made with substances taken from foods or synthesised in laboratories, recent research has revealed
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15,000 killed by hot weather in Europe in 2022: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Temperatures in Europe have warmed significantly over the 1961-2021 period, at an average rate of about 0.5 °C per decade.
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Last 8 years on track to be the warmest on record: UN
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Extreme heatwaves, drought and devastating flooding have affected millions and cost billions this year, according to the WMO's provisional State of the Global Climate in 2022 report.
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African countries face heat as China slows down lending
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is set to decelerate from 4.1 per cent in 2021 to 3.3 per cent in 2022, as a result of a slowdown in global growth, rising inflation exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, adverse weather conditions, a tightening in global financial conditions, and the risin
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Research into thermal properties of cellulose nanofibers yields surprising
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Plant-derived materials such as cellulose often exhibit thermally insulating properties. A new material made from nanoscale cellulose fibres shows the reverse, high thermal conductivity. This makes it useful in areas previously dominated by synthetic polymer materials. Materials based on cel
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COP27: Getting back to Net Zero; IMF lists 3 key priorities for climate mi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This year's COp27 summit will be even more crucial in the backdrop of several extreme weather events -- typhoons in Bangladesh, unprecedented floods in Pakistan, heatwaves in Europe, wildfires in North America, dry rivers in China, and droughts in Africa.
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Researchers find how water can be key component in making batteries
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Can we survive three minutes without air or three days without water? How about without batteries? Imagine not having a battery for three hours. Lightweight, high-capacity lithium-ion batteries are widely used in mobile phones, laptops, and other necessities in today's world. However, the or
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Climate change to produce more rainbows: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Climate change will increase opportunities to see rainbows, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Manoa. The study's authors estimate that by 2100, the average land location on Earth will experience about 5% more days with rainbows than at the begin
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Heat waves due to climate change have cost world economy trillions so far
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Massive economic losses due to sweltering temperatures brought on by human-caused climate change are not just a problem for the distant future.
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BJP's Parvesh Verma in verbal spat with Delhi Jal Board official over chem
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Parvesh Verma was seen getting into a heated argument with a Delhi Jal Board official and called him "Besharam, ghatiya aadmi" after the latter, the leader claimed, did not stop spraying chemicals in the Yamuna river ahead of Chhath Puja.
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Scientists discover why some people are mosquito magnets
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
It's impossible to hide from a female mosquito, she will hunt down any member of the human species by tracking our CO2 exhalations, body heat, and body odor. But some of us are distinct "mosquito magnets" who get more than our fair share of bites. Blood type, blood sugar level, consuming gar
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CM Yogi Adityanath holds meeting with Health Dept on dengue preparedness i
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Uttar Pradesh CM asked the health officials to ensure no shortage of beds and medicines in hospitals.
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