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Bill Gates says deaths in US Texas caused by cheap power plants unable to
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has criticized US energy companies whose power plants were not able to operate in extremely cold weather in the US state of Texas and failed, causing blackouts that resulted in deaths of residents
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Biden declares major disaster in Texas, asks federal agencies to assist st
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday (local time) declared a major disaster in Texas and asked federal agencies to help the state and local efforts in the areas hit by a winter storm last week.
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Biden plans to visit Texas next week, after state is hit by winter storms,
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): US President Joe Biden said on Friday (local time) that he plans to visit Texas as early as next week as the state was facing winter weather and power outages which affected access to water and medical resources.
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Beyonce provides financial assistance to Texans affected by storm
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): American singer and songwriter, Beyonce's BeyGOOD Foundation is helping those affected by the severe winter storms in Texas.
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Governor Abbott announces reforms to prevent future power crises in Texas
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Texas [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Texas Governor Greg Abbott told reporters that he requested the state legislature to investigate the energy collapse amid the snow storm and approve reforms to preclude such development from occurring again.
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Trident Limited bags first prize at FICCI Water Awards 2020
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Trident Limited, a leading player in Home Textiles globally, has been awarded the Joint First Prize at FICCI Water Awards 2020 in the category of 'Industrial Water Use Efficiency.'
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Smriti Irani slams Rahul Gandhi, says 'Yuvraj' forced Manmohan Singh to gr
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], February 18 (ANI): Ahead of Gujarat local body elections, Union Minister for Textiles and Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani on Thursday raked up the 2013 ordinance-trashing episode of Rahul Gandhi and said he forced former prime minister Manmohan Singh to
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US companies reducing exposure to Chinese textile firms amid concerns over
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 17 (ANI): US companies are reducing their exposure to China's textile and clothing suppliers with Washington remaining committed to combating forced labour issues, South China Morning Post reported citing trade data and an industry expert.
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Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education inaugurates two-day textbook t
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 15 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) on Monday organised a two-day workshop to initiate translation of the Environmental Studies textbooks from standard 3 to 5, and of Mathematics textbooks from standard 1 to 5, into four
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Study sheds light on solutions for overeating
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): Science is a step closer to a new response to obesity, thanks in part to a study conducted by a team at The University of Texas at El Paso.
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Study discovers specific area of brain prompting desire to overeat
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Texas [US], February 14 (ANI): A study led by the 10-member team of researchers from the University of Texas at El Paso discovered a specific area of the brain tied to recollection and the desire to seek and consume food. It could lead to a way to inhibit the desire to overeat.
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Study sheds light on potential drug target for HIV
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Texas [US], February 13 (ANI): A team of researchers discovered that a human protein named SAMHD1 recognises a unique molecular pattern in nucleic acids. This pattern, called 'phosphorothioate', may act as a signal for action to the human body defense system and henceforth could be a step f
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