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Study links flavoured cigarette ban to reduced smoking among youths
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): Flavored cigarette ban was linked to a significant reduction in smoking among youth and young adults, according to recent research led by George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services.
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Meditation may help lower cardiovascular risk, study explains
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
California [USA], July 19 (ANI): Mediation is known for its several benefits. According to a recent study, meditation may also help in cardiovascular risk reduction.
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Vegetable traders in Shimla face difficulties amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): Vegetable traders in Shimla say they are facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic and they are unable to sell the agricultural produce at the usual rates.
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India records world's largest reduction in multidimensional poverty betwee
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 17 (ANI): India recorded the world's largest reduction in multidimensional poverty between 2005-2006 and 2015-2016, according to the latest UN report.
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Flavoured cigarette ban significantly reduced smoking among youth, young a
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 17 (ANI): New research led by George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services has found that the flavored cigarette ban was linked to a significant reduction in smoking among youth and young adults.
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Haryana records dip of 20.46 pc in crime against women in first half of 20
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Chandigarh [India], July 11 (ANI): Haryana has seen a sharp drop of 20.46 per cent in incidents of crime against women during the first six months of this year in comparison to the corresponding period of 2019, according to state Director-General of Police (DGP) Manoj Yadava.
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Union Health Secy holds discussion over reduction of COVID-19 fatality rat
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan on Friday chaired a video conference meeting with States and Union Territories, Centres of Excellence and Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, New Delhi and discussed the clinical case management to reduce fatality rat
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Post-Covid-19 green recovery must embrace sustainable aviation fuels: IATA
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 9 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Thursday emphasised the aviation industry's commitment to its emissions reduction goals and called for the International Energy Agency (IEA) to prioritise investment in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) t
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Hitachi ABB Power Grids wins Rs 120 crore order for Indian Railways electr
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 9 (ANI): In an order worth Rs 120 crore, Hitachi ABB Power Grids India will be delivering its transformers to the government's Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for the production of 400 passenger and freight locomotive engines.
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Manish Sisodia expresses concern over reduction of syllabus by CBSE
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia has expressed 'reservations and concern over the manner and content of the syllabus reduction' of classes 9th to12th for the academic session 2020-21 by the Central Board of Secondary Education
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Syllabus reduction up to 30 pc is one time measure only: CBSE
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): A day after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) revised the syllabus for the classes IX to XII for the academic session 2020-21 in the wake of the situation created by COVID-19, the board on Wednesday issued a clarification stating it was a "one-t
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GJEPC calls for reduction in import duty for polished diamonds
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI): The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has urged the government to reduce polished diamond import duty from 7.5 to 2.5 per cent so that the country can emerge as a global hub and increase duty collections due to greater volumes.
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