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NCR emerges as affordable housing destination in India
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr. 27 (NewsVoir): The National Capital Region (NCR) which was sparsely populated area some thirty years ago has got good population now.
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SC/ST Protection act: Kerala Gov files review petition in SC
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Apr 14 (ANI): After the country's top court issued a verdict on the SC/ST Protection act, the Kerala government on Saturday filed a review petition in Supreme Court to highlight the issue of rising insecurity among the SC/ST population who are on the receiving end of seri
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New weapon in fight against hepatitis C infection
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 13 (ANI): Mass treatment of a population with chronic hepatitis C infection has produced high rates of cure, according to a study.
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Soon, incentives for states exercising population control
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stated that the Finance Commission has been directed to consider incentivising the states undertaking measures to implement population control.
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Parkinson's disease: Challenge for aging population
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 11 (ANI): It is estimated that about 30 million people in India suffer from various forms of neurological diseases and the average prevalence rate is as high as 2,394 patients per 1,00,000 of the population.
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BDI in line with govt. initiative to boost affordable housing
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (NewsVoir): If we talk about affordable houses, it typically denotes the housing needs of the lower or middle-income population. At present, the need for a better job opportunities and the higher living standard has resulted in increased urbanization. This has also
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WHO calls on international community to help Rohingyas
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Mar 30 (ANI): With a grossly underfunded health sector grappling to meet the needs of 1.3 million Rohingyas in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar, the World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed to the international community to contribute generously to enable appropriate and time
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Change in Finance Commission's norms to 'affect interests of south': Sidd
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday raised questions on a recommendation made to 15th Finance Commission of using population data from 2011.
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Are chemical peels a safe treatment option for darker skins?
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Results from a new study indicate that, when performed appropriately, chemical peels can be a safe treatment option for people with darker skin.
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Endangered snow leopards witness a surge in Himalayas
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): The population of endangered snow leopards has witnessed a surge in the Himalayas in the recent times.
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World Sleep Day: Meditate your way to sound sleep
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): A significant proportion of the adult population suffers from sleep problems, and many of them potentially having chronic insomnia.
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Study renders insights into genetic abnormalities leading to multiple myel
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): In India, incidence of multiple myeloma affects 1.8 per cent in a population of 100,000. Approximately, 50,000 new cases of multiple myeloma are diagnosed each year.
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