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Uttarakhand govt forms six-member committee to oversee migrants' return
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 1 (ANI): The state government has formed a six-member committee, comprising of senior government officials, to oversee the return of the state's migrant population.
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World Bank approves USD 400 million to enhance India's coastal resources
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 29: The World Bank (WB) has approved USD 400 million multi-year financial support to India to enhance and safeguard its coastal and marine resources.
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Around 2.75 lakh Non-Resident Keralites register to return home
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 28 (ANI): A total of 2,76,700 Keralites from around 150 countries across the world had registered till Tuesday evening to return to Kerala in the wake of COVID-19.
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7100 COVID-19 tests per million population, Andamans chasing virus: Chief
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Portblair (Andaman and Nicobar) [India], April 27 (ANI): Andaman and Nicobar Chief Secretary Chetan Sanghi on Monday said that over 7,100 coronavirus tests per million population are being conducted in the Union Territory.
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Interstellar asteroids found hiding in plain sight
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 23 (ANI): A new study has identified the first known permanent population of asteroids originating from outside our Solar System. The objects are believed to have been captured from other stars billions of years ago and have been orbiting our Sun in disguise ever
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Combating COVID-19: South Africa to allocate USD 26 billion social relief
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Pretoria [South Africa], April 22 (Sputnik/ANI): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday an economic and social relief package of 500 billion rands (about USD 26 billion) to support the population amid the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, local media reported.
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Fresh case reported in Nepal's COVID-19 hotspot
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 21 (ANI): Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has confirmed a new COVID-19 case in Udayapur district of Eastern Nepal, taking the total count to 32 in the Himalayan nation.
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New York launches widespread COVID-19 antibody testing
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 21 (ANI): New York on Monday (local time) launched a large-scale COVID-19 antibody testing of random samples in an effort to find out how much of its population has been infected with the coronavirus.
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Rapid testing kits will be useful in West Bengal's corona hotspots: ICMR-N
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 19 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has sent rapid testing kits to West Bengal, which will be helpful in covering a large population in a short period of time and more so in the hotspot zones, according to Dr Shanta Dutta, Director of
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Kerala prepared to accommodate needs of NRI population on their return: Pi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 18 (ANI): Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said that state government has made all arrangements, including COVID-19 hospitals in all districts and 2,50,000 additional beds, to meet any needs which could arise when the ex-pat population re
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Breastfeeding may lead to fewer human viruses in infants
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 18 (ANI): Even small amounts of breastmilk strongly influences the accumulation of viral populations in the infant's gut and provides a protective effect against potentially pathogenic viruses, suggests recent research that examined hundreds of babies.
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Study reveals breastfeeding may lead to fewer human viruses in infants
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 16 (ANI): Researchers examined hundreds of babies in a study and discovered that even small amounts of breastmilk strongly influences the accumulation of viral populations in the infant's gut and provides a protective effect against potentially pathogenic viruses
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