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Water levels in Srisailam reservoir in Kurnool reach bare minimum
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 15 (ANI): Water levels have touched the bare minimum in Srisailam reservoir which acts as a source of potable as well as irrigation water to several parts of both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
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Bill to ban commercial surrogacy introduced in Lok Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): A bill which seeks to ban commercial surrogacy and regulate surrogacy in India by setting up boards at national and state levels was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
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Torrential downpour, rising Brahmaputra wreak havoc in Assam
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], July 15 (ANI): Torrential downpour in the state of Assam continued to wreak havoc on Monday, causing the flooding on National Highway 37 and affecting 200 villages in Morigaon district alone due to the rising water levels of river Brahmaputra.
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Gadget's blue light increases consumption of sweets in rats at night
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 14 (ANI): A new study revealed that just one hour of exposure to blue light (the kind of light produced by the screens of our many devices) at night raises blood sugar levels and increases sugar consumption in male rats.
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Nepal issues warning as water level of major rivers likely to rise
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu (Nepal) [India], July 12 (ANI): In the wake of relentless rainfall, Department of Hydrology and Meteorology of Nepal on Friday issued warning pertaining to the rising levels of water in the rivers situated on Southern Plains of the country.
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Some corals can survive in acidified ocean conditions
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 7 (ANI): Out of many corals which face survival risk because of rising acidity of the oceans, Caribbean coral species can survive and grow under the rising carbon dioxide levels, found researchers.
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Here's how planting more trees can help deal with climate change
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 6 (ANI): While it is a known fact that planting more trees can play a significant role in controlling the pace of climate change, scientists have a more elaborate explanation to how that is possible.
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Pesticide exposure linked to teen depression: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 4 (ANI): Adolescents exposed to high levels of pesticides are at an increased risk of depression, recent findings suggest.
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Effective minimum wage policy can spur sustainable, inclusive growth: Econ
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): A well-designed and effective implementation of minimum wages will strengthen the trend towards decreasing wage inequality, especially at lower levels, says the Economic Survey 2018-19, which Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman table
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Inflation at low levels in past five years: Economic Survey
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Indian economy has witnessed a gradual transition from a period of high and variable inflation to a more stable and low level of inflation in the past five years, according to the Economic Survey released on Thursday.
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India's forex reserves comfortable, CAD within manageable level: Economic
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): India's foreign exchange reserves continue to be comfortably placed in excess of 400 billion dollars and the current account deficit (CAD) is within manageable levels, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday while tabling the Economic Survey 2018
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Cabinet approves bill to regulate surrogacy
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 3 (ANI) The cabinet on Wednesday approved the introduction of a bill that proposes to prohibit commercial surrogacy and regulate surrogacy in India by establishing a board at the central level and also boards at the state levels.
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