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Study finds reduced emissions during epidemic aggravated climate change
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that Covid epidemic shutdowns in South Asia significantly reduced the number of short-lived cooling particles in the air while having no effect on the concentration of long-lived greenhouse gases. Researchers were thus able to demonstrate how lower air pollution emissi
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Reduced emissions during the epidemic exacerbated climate change: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers found that the Covid epidemic shutdowns in South Asia significantly lowered the number of short-lived cooling particles in the air while having no effect on the concentration of long-lived greenhouse gases. Researchers were, therefore, able to show how lower air pollution emissio
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Russia fires more than 20 missiles at Ukraine on New Year's Eve
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a statement, Ukraine's Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that the latest explosion killed one person, after which 30 per cent of the city has been left without power due to emergency shutdowns.
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SC issues notice to MEITY on plea challenging internet shutdowns during co
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on a plea challenging the internet shutdown during competitive exams to prevent cheating.
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Manufacturing activity falls in China amid surge in electricity consumptio
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], September 1 (ANI): With record heat waves causing a surge in electricity consumption in China, the manufacturing activity has come to a halt again in the country as repeated COVID-19 outbreaks took a toll on the economy and high power demand, triggering factory shutdowns.
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China returns to mass shutdowns as COVID-19 cases surge
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 13 (ANI): China has once again resorted to mass shutdowns of its cities, including schools and markets as the country experiences the most significant surge in COVID-19 cases since the early days of the pandemic, media reports said on Saturday.
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No intention of imposing new shutdowns: White House amid Omicron surge
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): The Biden Administration has clarified that it has no intention of imposing new shutdowns amid a surge in Omicron variant across the US.
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Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore slams Congress on internet shutdown in Rajastha
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Thursday slammed the Congress for maintaining a 'double standard' on the issue of internet shutdowns across the country, and claimed that internet services in Congress-ruled Rajasthan were
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Surge in prices of raw materials casts shadow on China's industrial sector
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 26 (ANI): A wave of shutdowns and temporary production stoppages across Chinese factories due to surging costs of raw materials has raised concerns over inflation risks in the world's second-largest economy.
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Raging pandemic to decelerate recovery of automotive industry: ICRA
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The sudden and severe onset of second wave of Covid-19 pandemic in the country has derailed recovery momentum of automobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and auto-ancillaries to an extent, investment information firm ICRA said on Thursday.
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US slams govt-imposed internet shutdowns, seeks accountability for crimes
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 3 (ANI): Ahead of the World Press Freedom Day, the United States condemned the use of government-imposed internet shutdowns to prevent the exercise of freedom of expression online and urged governments to investigate and seek accountability for all crimes against jour
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Hero MotoCorp halts production due to escalation in Covid-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Hero MotoCorp has decided to stop operations temporarily at all its manufacturing facilities in view of surging Covid-19 cases across the country.
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