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Centre mulls delicensing power distribution, bringing multiple DISCOMs in
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): With the aim to facilitate consumers with alternative choices, the Centre proposed to delicense electricity distribution to reduce entry barriers in the power sector enabling multiple distribution companies to operate in the same area of supply.
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Study finds extensive use of smartphones by parents may damage toddler's d
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 16 (ANI): A new study has found that interaction between mothers and their toddlers is reduced by a factor of four when the mothers use their smartphones and might damage their toddler's development as well.
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Most effective face-mask practices to reduce spread of infection of COVID-
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Arlington [US], December 16 (ANI): A new study has provided guidance for increasing the effectiveness of face masks to reduce the spread of respiratory infectious pathogens including SARS-CoV-2.
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Left-Wing Extremism affected districts under SRE scheme reduced to 70 this
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts covered under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme reduced from 126 to 90 in April 2018 and further to 70 in July 2021, said Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai in a written reply
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China is struggling to establish military bases
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 14 (ANI): There are recurring claims that China is building, or attempting to create, a string of military bases around the world. To date, only one has been officially confirmed, but that is doing nothing to reduce speculation that more are on the way.
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Gujarat reduces VAT on aviation fuel by 5 pc
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], December 14 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has decided to reduce the value added tax (VAT) rate on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) by 5 per cent to boost tourism, said a press release from Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Monday.
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Centre to brainstorm on reducing compliance burden of citizens, businesses
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): To improve 'Ease of Living' and 'Ease of doing business, the Centre has decided to further reduce the compliance burden on businesses and citizens, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry informed on Sunday.
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Study finds why asthma may reduce risk of brain tumours
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 12 (ANI): Asthma patients seem to be less likely to develop brain tumours than others. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis believe that they have discovered why.
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Chewing gum to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission developed by researchers
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], December 11 (ANI): A chewing gum has been developed by a team of researchers that is laced with a plant-grown protein serving as a "trap" for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, hence it could reduce its transmission.
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Environmentally sustainable diet linked to health benefits: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Lund [Sweden], December 11 (ANI): A recent study from Lund University in Sweden found that more sustainable dietary habits are linked to health benefits, such as a reduced risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease and cancer.
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Global movement Veganuary launches in India
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI/PNN): Veganuary-the global pledge to try vegan for 31 days- has officially launched in India. The movement was born in 2014 and is now observed in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Every January, lakhs of people try a vegan lifestyle to im
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Study finds air pollution might reduce benefits of physical activity on br
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Minnesota [US], December 11 (ANI): A study has found that people who do vigorous physical activities in areas with higher air pollution may show less benefit from that workout when it comes to certain markers of brain disease.
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