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SKUAST scientists develop hybrid tomato varieties that grow in winter
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Kashmir) [India], August 19 (ANI): Scientists of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST) are conducting experiments with imported tomato seed varieties to develop a hybrid that will grow during the winter months as local varieties are not co
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India's total COVID-19 recoveries cross 2 million
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): With the highest ever single-day recoveries of 60,091, the total number of COVID-19 recoveries in India crossed the 2 million mark on Wednesday, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed.
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India's pharma market to grow by 12 to 14 pc in three years: KPMG
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New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): India's domestic pharmaceuticals market is expected to grow by 12 to 14 per cent in the next three years while the export market may grow by 8 to 14 per cent, according to a new report by professional services firm KPMG.
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Astronomers discover 100 'cool worlds' near Sun
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Hawaii [US], August 18 (ANI): Astronomers and a team of data-sleuthing volunteers participating in Backyard Worlds: Planet 9, a citizen science project, have discovered roughly 100 cool worlds near the Sun -- objects more massive than planets but lighter than stars, known as brown dwarfs.
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Telangana: Eight-year-old Cheetah dies at Hyderabad's Nehru Zoological Par
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 18 (ANI): A female African Cheetah named 'Hiba' died due to paraplegia at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad, said the zoo curator on Tuesday.
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Protein produced by nervous system may help treatments for inflammatory di
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Washington D.C. [USA], August 18 (ANI): A team of researchers may have found the key to treating inflammatory diseases like asthma, allergies, chronic fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Birlasoft forms alliance with Microsoft, stock jumps 17 pc
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Birlasoft, part of the 2.4 billion dollars C K Birla Group, on Tuesday announced a global strategic alliance with Microsoft and said it has plans to scale its cloud business to 100 million dollars (about Rs 748 crore).
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Study hopes to encourage use of new technology to reduce errors in DNA tes
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Texas [USA], Aug 18 (ANI): Today's DNA testing is highly accurate, but errors still occur due to the limited genetic information accessible with current technologies. These errors can have a serious impact on people's lives. In a recent study, researchers suggest that new technology has sho
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Bengaluru: After shortage of liquid oxygen at KIMS, patients shifted to ot
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that some patients were shifted to various hospitals including Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Hospital after a shortage of liquid oxygen at Kempe Gowda Institute of Medical
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Arjun Ram Meghwal tests negative for COVID-19
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New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal on Monday tested negative for COVID-19 and got discharged from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi.
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UL launches BIS recognized toy testing services for domestic and foreign m
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): UL, a global safety science company, today announced the launch of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) recognized testing services for domestic and foreign toy manufacturers in the country as per the Indian Standards (IS). U
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Study focuses on genes that help cancer cells to penetrate brain
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Moscow [Russia], Aug 16 (ANI): An international team of researchers reviewed scientific articles on proteins (and genes encoding them) that help cancer cells enter the brain. The study, that tried to understand the processes that facilitate the formation of metastases in the brain, was publi
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