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eduVelocity Global: Overseas education consultancy guides students to best-fit universities abroad despite Covid-19 challenges

New Delhi: While the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has uprooted major business sectors in the country, genuine providers who assist overseas student applicants appear to still be thriving. Indian students continue to express their desire to pursue their "study abroad" dreams both at the undergraduate and master’s levels despite (or perhaps because of) the Covid-related challenges for the past year and a half. Surprisingly, many of them have continued to add exciting academic and co-curricular accomplishments to their resume, even in these times of unprecedented challenges, in order to ensure that they are competitive as applicants to their best-ranked programs and universities…
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IIT Delhi launches economical Rapid Antigen Test Kit for COVID-19

New Delhi: Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched a Rapid Antigen Test kit for COVID-19 developed by IIT Delhi. The Rapid Antigen Test kit has been developed by the IIT Delhi researchers led by Dr. Harpal Singh, professor at the Institute’s Centre for Biomedical Engineering. This kit can be used for in vitro qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigen. The SARS-CoV-2 Ag Rapid Test is a colloidal gold enhanced double antibody sandwich immunoassay for the qualitative determination of SARS-CoV-2 antigen in human nasal swabs, throat swabs, and deep sputum samples. It is suitable for general population screening and…
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Turn baker extraordinaire and grill master with TTK Prestige’s new and versatile 3-in-1 Oven, Toaster and Grill

Kolkata, West Bengal [India]: Perhaps baking and grilling are skills that you want to perfect? Or maybe you already are an accomplished baker and grill master? Precision, good prowess and correct proportions are mandatory to ensure a successful baking experience. They say that a baker is only as good as his/her tools. So if you are looking at wowing your friends and family with your delicacies, then make sure that you possess the right tools for the job. Up your baking and grilling game with the highest quality European-made 3-in-one Oven, Toaster and Grill from India’s most trusted kitchen appliances…
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Indian journal PMBP enters the top quartile of global research journals for the first time

An international scientific journal of Indian origin, ‘Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants’ (PMBP) has recently entered the top quartile of all plant science journals globally. It also received a Scopus Journal Ranking (SJR) of 0.754 and Citescore of 3.4, making it the highest cited Indian journal in all areas of plant and agricultural sciences. These are indicators of the growing influence of Indian journals, their editors and publishers in global scientific literature. “We received badges for ‘Editorial Excellence’ among over 2190 Springer nature journals for the last 2 years in a row, but reaching the top quartile is an…
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Chickens enriches immunity by reducing fatigue- says Suguna Foods

Mumbai, Maharashtra:  With the pandemic reaching all corners of the country, there is a lifestyle change that we have to undergo. Staying indoors has become a norm and it tires our mind and body. It is essential to boost our mental and physical energy at times like this to enrich our immunity. The body functions with the food we intake. Consuming healthy food options is advisable to build strong immunity. Fatigue is a common exhaustion and weakness that might be physical, mental or a mixture of the two. Workplace stress, depression, lack of sleep, poor eating, shift in work hours, and…
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Indian Pharmaceutical Company conducts Clinical Analysis for the Supplement to battle against Post COVID-19 difficulties

ImmunoSEB + ProbioSEB CSC3 for post-resolution of mild to moderate COVID-19 patients Mumbai, Maharashtra [India]: According to recent stats, 2.77 crores of COVID-19 sufferers were recovered from 2.88 crores cases in India. All corporate offices and businesses want to operate outdoors but worry much about the Post Covid difficulties and resolutions. While companies were involved in launching products and promoting claims that it fights the Coronavirus, researchers ran clinical tests to confirm how consuming immunity supplements resolve mild to moderate COVID-19 patients. Dr. Neha Shah, Dr. Rohit Parate, and Dr. Abhay Vispute published their findings on a new COVID-19 clinical…
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TTK Prestige Ltd launches a new e-commerce enabled website for its second brand “JUDGE” in India 

Bengaluru, Karnataka [India] June 19th, 2021: TTK Prestige Ltd extended its e-commerce network to include its leading UK cookware brand Judge, which was launched in India in 2017. The brand is part of the TTK Prestige owned Horwood  Homeware company and is targeted at value-seeking customers, who are in the market for quality kitchen solutions at competitive price points. The Judge portfolio includes a vast array of products such as pressure cookers, cookware, gas-stoves, bottles and flasks, mixer grinders, dinner sets as well as small appliances.  Judge’s new e-commerce site is www.judgeappliances.com, where consumers can find the entire collection for purchase.…
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Sara Chhipa, 10-year-old, Indian, World Record Holder felicitated by the Consulate General of India in Dubai, UAE

Dubai, UAE: Sara Chhipa, a 10-year-old from Bhilwara, Rajasthan and a resident in Dubai was recognized by His Excellency, Dr. Aman Puri Consul General of India and Dr. Jitendra Matlani, Vice President, World Book of Records at the CGI office in Dubai. Sara has been a resident of Dubai for the past 9 years and has recently created a World Record on 2nd May, 2021 by memorizing all the 195 “Countries - Capitals & Currencies” across the world. The previous record was for countries and capitals and Sara has added the dimension of currencies to her recent record. Sara became…
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Researchers reveal how excess sugar causes fatty liver

New Delhi: In a new study conducted by the researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi has conclusively shown that excessive sugar intake leads to a fatty liver. This could offer an incentive for reducing sugar intake to stop non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in its early stages. The unravelling of the molecular link between sugar and fat accumulation in liver is key to developing therapeutics for the disease, researchers said. A team of researchers from IIT Mandi, led by Dr Prosenjit Mondal, Associate Professor, School of Basic Sciences, has used complementary experimental approaches to establish the underlying biochemical…
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Older adults are at higher risk of social isolation during COVID pandemic: Study

New Delhi: The risk of severe illness increases with age, with older adults at highest risk. Over 95% of fatalities due to COVID-19 in Europe and 80% in China have included people older than 60 years old. In the USA, 80% of deaths were among adults 65 and above. Decreasing social interactions due to 'social distancing' has had a negative impact on mental and physical health in older people. Elderly face greater risk of financial hardship due to chronic nature of ailment and comorbidities, which require long term treatment and care. An Indian Institute of Technology Madras study has called…
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