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"Watershed moment for India": PM Modi on Droupadi Murmu assuming charge as
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday described Droupadi Murmu taking over as India's President as a "watershed moment" for the country, especially for the poor, marginalised and downtrodden.
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Here's how combination of muscle and skin plays important role in elephant
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Atlanta (Georgia) [US], July 25 (ANI): According to a recent study from the Georgia Institute of Technology, an elephant's folded skin plays a significant part in stretching its trunk in addition to its muscles. The creature can easily grab fragile vegetation and break apart tree trunks tha
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NIUM to help in mainstreaming, integration of AYUSH healthcare services wi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Union Minister of AYUSH and Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said the National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM) Ghaziabad will help in mainstreaming and integration of AYUSH healthcare services with modern medicines.
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Centre exempts passenger ferries from paying port, vessel charges for 6 mo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): In order to provide some quick respite to the waterways transportation sector from the impact of the global increase in the price of fuels, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has directed all major ports to exempt all berth hiring and vessel relat
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Andhra Pradesh: Three gates of Srisailam Dam opened due to heavy inflow
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nandyal (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 24 (ANI): In view of heavy rainfall, the irrigation department officials of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday opened three gates of the Srisailam Dam up and released water downstream.
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Large number of devotees reach Haridwar to collect Ganga water for 'Jalabh
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], July 23 (ANI): A large number of Shiva devotees are reaching Haridwar to collect water from the Ganges for the 'Jalabhishek' of Lord Shiva to be held on July 26.
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ADB approves $96.3 mn loan for safe drinking water in Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $96.3 million loan to provide safe drinking water and improve water supply and sanitation services in Himachal Pradesh.
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Study: Embryonic exposure to environmental pollutants on risk of diabetes
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Boston [US], July 23 (ANI): The School of Public Health and Health Sciences' Alicia Timme-Laragy, an associate professor, studies the effects of early life exposures to two common per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) chemicals, which are present in waterproof and nonstick household
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Burhanpur of MP becomes first certified 'Har Ghar Jal' district in India
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New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Burhanpur also known as the 'Darwaza of Dakhin' in Madhya Pradesh becomes the first 'Har Ghar Jal' certified district in the country on Friday.
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School bus stuck in water in Mahabubabad following heavy rain
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mahabubabad (Telangana) [India], July 23 (ANI): Amid the excessive rainfall in Telangana, a school bus carrying 16 students got stuck in water in Narsimhulapet Mandal of Mahabubabad district in Telangana.
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Fly ash emanating from thermal power station in Nagpur leads to contaminat
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], July 22 (ANI): The Fly ash emanating from the Koradi Thermal Power Station (KTPS) on Thursday, lead to the contamination of crops and water in Nagpur.
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Sri Lankan Navy arrests six Tamil Nadu fishermen
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 21 (ANI): Sri Lankan Navy has arrested six fishermen from the Palk Bay area and seized their boats and accused them of poaching in the country's territorial waters, said police on Thursday.
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