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Peshawar imposes smart lockdown as COVID-19 cases surge
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], December 1 (ANI): The district administration of Peshawar on Tuesday imposed a smart lockdown in five neighbourhoods amid a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the area.
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Uttarakhand government permits 13 districts to impose curfew to contain CO
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], November 30 (ANI): In the wake of rising coronavirus cases, the Uttarakhand government on Monday permitted the District Magistrates (DM) of all 13 districts of the state to impose curfew (not lockdown), if necessary, in their neighbourhoods to contain the spre
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Study finds cannabis ads, store location influence youth marijuana use
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): Advertising and location of cannabis retailers influence adolescents' intentions to use marijuana, according to a new study.
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Childhood connection with nature has many benefits but is not universally
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], August 9 (ANI): While it is known that being close to nature has been proven beneficial for multiple areas of young people's wellbeing. However, according to a recent study nature connection is not universally positive.
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Social distancing varies by income in US: Study
Updated : 6 years ago IST
California [US], July 30 (ANI): Wealthier communities went from being the most mobile before the COVID-19 pandemic to the least mobile, while poorer areas have gone from the least-mobile to the most mobile, according to a study.
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Study finds out what makes people happy with their neighbourhood
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Michigan [USA], June 30 (ANI): People have been confined to their homes amid the pandemic and recently a Michigan State University researcher conducted a study to quantify what makes people happy with their neighbourhoods and discovered that it has almost nothing to do with the neighbourhood
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Deploy fire brigade to disinfect hotspot areas, quarantine centres: Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal on Wednesday advised officials to deploy firefighters disinfecting vulnerable neighbourhoods, especially the hotspot areas, quarantine centres and public places in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus.
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Women in China undertake anti-coronavirus drive on Int'l Women's Day
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tianjin [China], Mar 8 (Xinhua/ANI): On the occasion of International Women's Day when women across the world are supposed to celebrate, some of them in China have been distributing leaflets with epidemic prevention information, taking temperatures of local residents and conducting disinfect
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Study reveals living in greener neighbourhoods may postpone natural onset
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 13 (ANI): Residing in greener spaces is associated with a wide variety of benefits, including a lower risk of obesity, improved attention capacity in children and slower physical decline in old age.
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Disadvantaged neighbourhood kids more likely to be obese as adults: Study
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 28 (ANI): Children who grow up in disadvantaged neighbourhoods are nearly one-third more likely to experience obesity as adults, reveals a study.
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Family support may improve asthma outcomes for children
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 22 (ANI): Want to help your child cope with asthma? Better family relationships are associated with good asthma management behaviours and outcomes for those living in dangerous neighbourhoods, a new study reveals.
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Vegetation can help cool potentially deadly urban heat islands: Study
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 14 (ANI): Planting more vegetation, using reflective materials on hard surfaces and installing green roofs on buildings can help cool potentially deadly urban heat islands, recent study suggests.
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