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IISc-incubated startup Azooka Labs launches mWRAPR, India's first Indegeno
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): Azooka Labs, a startup incubated by the Society for Innovation and Development at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), launched mWRAPR, India's first indegenous Biological Transport and storage Medium for Research Use, focused on G
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Study finds lockdown measures associated with increased drinking at home
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): A new study has found that the lockdown measures throughout 2020 were linked to people in Scotland and England drinking more at home.
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Chemoports can be a boon for cancer patients during pandemic times
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): The pandemic has put a renewed focus on the wellbeing of patients who are suffering from life-threatening ailments and diseases and need to seek their regular course of treatment at hospitals. In such circumstances, cancer patients are
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COVID-19: Bengal to launch Paray Shikshalaya on February 7
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 4 (ANI): West Bengal government is set to launch an open-air classroom programme Paray Shikshalaya (Neighbourhood Schools) for primary and pre-primary students on February 7, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19: New Zealand PM announces to end quarantine stays; reopen its bor
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Wellington [New Zealand], February 3 (ANI): In a major announcement, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that the island nation will end its quarantine requirements for incoming travellers and start reopening its borders, ending tough border rules.
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India spent Rs 45.78 cr for welfare of its people residing in Gulf: S Jais
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that India spent Rs 45.78 crores for the welfare of its citizens, mostly workers in the Gulf during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic in the last two years.
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Japan provide conducive atmosphere to foreign workers
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 3 (ANI): Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Japan maintains order and unity. This is made possible not only by the Japanese but foreigners who have integrated themselves into the local society. Known as "Essential Foreigners," they are indispensable partners of the nat
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Opening of malls can't be compared with outdoor sports activities: Delhi H
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): The restricted opening of malls and cinema halls cannot be compared with the outdoor sports activities as the former provided employment to people associated with that industry, the Delhi High Court observed Thursday refusing the outdoor sports activity a
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Study finds minimizing long-term lung damage in COVID-19 patients
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Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): A new research has found that a combined treatment strategy targeting SARS-CoV-2 symptoms and severe lung tissue injury is essential to minimize lung sequelae -- chronic complications resulting from COVID-19 infection.
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Study finds social isolation, loneliness increases heart disease risk in o
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California [US], February 3 (ANI): A new study has found that there is an almost 27 per cent increase in heart disease risk in postmenopausal women who experience both high levels of social isolation and loneliness.
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Pak's army role in governance hampering political, economic control by Imr
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 2 (ANI): Leadership comes during times of national crises like the present coronavirus pandemic and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has failed to deliver as the country is reeling under high inflation including the role of the army in influencing governance
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Study finds urban planners seeking return to 'old normal' in downtown area
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Waterloo (Ontario) [Canada], February 2 (ANI): Urban life in cities has radically changed post the spread of COVID-19. But planners of downtowns in mid-sized areas are more interested in returning those spaces to the way things were, says a recent study by the University of Waterloo.
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