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Study: Fossil bird's skull reconstruction reveals brain made for smelling
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Jeholornis was a raven-sized bird that lived 120 million years ago, among the earliest examples of dinosaurs evolving into birds, in what's now China. The fossils that have been found are finely preserved but smashed flat, the result of layers of sediment being deposited over the years. That
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Over one million deaths in Africa linked to air pollution exposure: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nearly all the African continent faces some of the most severe health impacts in the world caused by air pollution, with several countries experiencing some of the highest levels of air pollution in the world, according to a new report published by the U.S.-based research organization Health
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Harpic joins hands with Sesame Workshop India to launch a program for Toil
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): Harpic, the leading brand in the lavatory care category, has partnered with Sesame Workshop India, the educational non-profit working for the early developmental needs of young children for its campaign, Harpic Mission Swachhta and Paani. The par
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Airtel Africa posts 1.5 pc dip in half-yearly profit
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Its revenue went up 12.9 per cent to USD 2,565 million, against USD 2,272 million in the corresponding half-yearly the previous year. Operating profit rose 19.1 per cent to USD 872 million from USD 732 million whereas basic earning per share (USD per cents) rose 3.7 per cent to 7.9. These ca
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Canada: Three Punjabi men arrested in large drug bust in Toronto
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The investigation resulted in the seizure of illegal narcotics with a street value of over USD 25 million, including 182 kilograms of Methamphetamine, 166 kilograms of Cocaine and 38 kilograms of Ketamine.
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ADB approves USD 250 mln for climate mitigation in coastal towns of Bangla
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved USD 250 million to strengthen climate resilience in 22 coastal towns in Bangladesh.
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We could save 6 lakh tonnes of CO2 every year just by leaving garden waste
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Danes shuttle nearly a million tons of garden waste from their gardens every year. But we would be doing the climate a great service if we just left it alone, according to the calculations of University of Copenhagen professor Per Gundersen. At the same time, leaves and other garden waste ar
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ProU Education expands to India to transform 1 million careers
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI/GPRC): Young students and workers of today have arrived at the intersection of unimaginable technologies and unprecedented global turmoil. While the current workforce is ahead of its previous generations in technological prowess, ambitions, and talents, it
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Research: Vocal communication originated over 400 million years ago
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The use of vocalizations as a resource for communication is common among several groups of vertebrates: singing birds, croaking frogs, or barking dogs are some well-known examples.
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Vicky Kaushal calls Katrina "stunner" as she drops her Diwali look
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Katrina Kaif looked like a regal beauty in her Diwali outfit. The actress chose a shimmery black saree for 'Choti Diwali' celebrations and needless to say, she looked like a million bucks! Vicky wrote "Stunner" in Hindi for Katrina and isn't it just the cutest thing on the Internet?
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More than 1.5 million children at risk as devastating floods hit Nigeria
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], October 23 (ANI): More than 2.5 million people in Nigeria are in need of humanitarian assistance - 60 per cent of which are children - and are at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition due to the most severe flooding in the past decade, UNICEF warne
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Fossil study gives insights into 12 million-year-old climatic past of UK's
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): A decade-long study into unique rocks near a Derbyshire village has been uncovering the secrets of what the county and the Peak District might have looked like under a much warmer and wetter past.
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