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Delhi Traffic Police revises maximum speed limits for motor vehicles
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Delhi Traffic Police on Friday issued a fresh notification on speed limits for vehicles plying on the roads of the national capital territory. The new order is aimed at improving pedestrian safety and reducing vehicular accidents and supersedes all previous
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BALCO reducing carbon footprint through next-generation technology
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Balconagar Korba (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 11 (ANI/PNN): Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), India's iconic aluminium producer is a strong proponent of leveraging next-generation technology to make its manufacturing process sustainable and reducing carbon footprint.
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China slows climate change efforts after economic planners prioritise grow
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 10 (ANI): Despite their high promises of reducing carbon emissions, China's top economic planners have put the brakes on climate efforts as driving growth has taken priority over meeting climate targets for now, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Study suggests green tea may help fight COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 5 (ANI): Everybody is aware of the benefits of green tea. From aiding weight loss to reducing the risk of heart diseases, green tea is touted as an elixir for well-being. So, can a cup of green tea help fight COVID-19? A new study suggests that it might!
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HDFC Bank commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2031-32
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 3 (ANI/BusinessWire India): HDFC Bank today announced plans to become carbon neutral by 2031-32. As part of this initiative, the Bank is looking at reducing its emissions, energy, and water consumption.
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China changes electoral system to strip democracy in Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 28 (ANI): With the overhauling of election rules in Hong Kong, China has stamped out the opposition by reducing public voting rights. The Hong Kong legislature passed a bill amending electoral laws that drastically curtails islanders' right to vote as the majority of lawmak
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Compliance burden of small, medium-sized taxpayers reduced: Nirmala Sithar
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): In major decisions taken by the GST Council today, compliance burden of small taxpayers and medium-sized taxpayers has been reduced and an amnesty scheme has been recommended for reducing late fee payable, to provide relief to small taxpayers, informed Uni
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Hong Kong clears new electoral law reducing voting rights
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 27 (ANI): The Hong Kong Legislative Council has approved the controversial bill to reform the city's electoral system, which is set to increase the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers in the city and reduces the public's ability to choose elected representatives.
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Reducing testing rate could lead to COVID-19 third wave, says K'taka advis
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Karnataka Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) member on COVID-19 and the president of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association Dr HM Prasanna on Thursday said that the number of COVID-19 tests conducted in the state has come down in last thr
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Accepting vaccinated passengers should be global best practice: IATA
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 20 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has applauded growing number of countries making data and evidence-driven decisions to open their borders to vaccinated travellers.
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Imran Khan trying to make Sindh's land barren by reducing water supply, sa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was trying to make the lands of Sindh barren by reducing the water supply to the province.
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Cardiologist leads commission to help reduce burden of women's heart disea
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 17 (ANI): A unique commission that issued major new recommendations aimed at fully understanding and reducing the global burden of heart disease in women was led by Roxana Mehran, MD, Professor of Medicine, and Population Health Science and Policy, and Director of Interven
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