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Fire breaks out in a chemical factory
A fire broke out at a chemical factory in Sector 9 at Noida, Uttar Pradesh and took almost two hours to control, fire brigade officials said. Four tenders from the Noida main fire station were rushed
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Urban panel approves 34 schemes
The Delhi state-level steering committee for the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) on Wednesday approved 34 schemes amounting to Rs 9,000 crores. A comprehensive city
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Infected medicine kills 48 in Panama
Three more people have died after using contaminated medicine in Panama, bringing the total number of killed to 48, the country's health officials have said. Three most recent deaths from the tainted
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High Court summons officials over monkey menace
The Delhi High Court summoned the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Commissioner, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Chairman and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Vice-Chairman to apprise
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'More young Indians prone to stroke'
Stroke or brain attack is the third leading cause of death in India and over one per cent of the country's population has already suffered a stroke as Indians are more prone to it than their Western
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34 projects to beautify city
Delhi government has finalised its city development plan (CDP) with projects worth Rs 9,000 crore to receive grants under the Centre's Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The
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Water on Mars. life?
The big question is back: could life exist on Mars? Photographs taken from orbit suggest that water may have flowed on the surface of Mars in the very recent past
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UN to pass a resolution on diabetes
Diabetes will soon become the first non-communicable disease whose severity will be endorsed by the United Nations. UNGA members, on December 17, will vote to pass UN resolution on diabetes, being
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Pain management a far cry in city
Even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) accorded pain the status of the
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Now, a walking stick that calls an ambulance!
A walking stick that calls an ambulance if its owner is injured has been developed by scientists. The revolutionary walking aid is packed with sensors that can recognise whether it is in a vertical
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Now, a walking stick that calls an ambulance!
Boffins at NYU School of Medicine have devised a method that they hope can slow the development of Alzheimer's. The pathological embrace between two proteins, apolipoprotein E (apo E) and amyloid,
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Nepal SC orders protection for rhino
Nepal's supreme court has ordered the government to increase security in the country's biggest rhino reserve after local media reported that at least 10 of the animals have been killed since July, an
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More funds for urban poor likely
The balance of power may soon tilt in favour of the poor, with the Centre likely to make it mandatory for civic authorities to allocate funds under the Rs 55,000 crore Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal
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India takes maximum safeguard 'measures
India, which is the world's largest user of anti-dumping measures, also tops the list of countries that have taken the maximum number of safeguard actions such as restricting imports of a product to
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Flu or malaria? Now, single device can answer
A new diagnostic tool called a gene chip can tell with a single test if a patient has malaria, Ebola, influenza or a bacterial infection, researchers said on Wednesday. The so-called GreeneChip can
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Economic cost of diabetes: $330 billion in next 10 years
India will spend between $3.3 billion and $5.3 billion by 2025 as treatment costs for diabetes, 40% more than what it does at present. WHO has estimated that in the next 10 years, India will lose