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Eco-friendly scooter for last mile delivery and personal commute

New Delhi: Rising pollution and increase in prices of petrol and diesel have prompted the manufacturers to develop eco-friendly and better fuel-efficient vehicles. Working in this direction, the electric scooter 'Hope' has been launched by Gelios Mobility, an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, incubated start-up. With a running cost of around 20 paisa per kilometre this scooter is found to be best suited for the last mile delivery and personal commute. HOPE comes with a portable charger and a portable Li-ion battery that can be charged through a normal domestic socket found in homes, eliminating the requirement of a…
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Researchers identify drug that can be repurposed to treat COVID-19

New Delhi: Currently, there are no universally approved drugs for the treatment of COVID-19. There is a worldwide scramble to find drugs for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Now researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal and the University of Nebraska Medical Centre, Nebraska, (UNMC), USA have identified Rapamycinas a potential drug that can be repurposed to treat COVID-19. Rapamycin used to prevent organ rejection after transplants and in cancer treatment, was found to have anti-aging effect and the potential to treat COVID-19 patients, researchers said. Currently being used for patients having undergone organ transplantation and…
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Dietician and Detox expert urges everyone to take fitness on priority

Dt Sunny Gupta is known for his customized detox plans and weight loss tips. Dt Sunny Gupta has been recently honoured with Times Icons of Surat 2020-21 for health & fitness category A healthy body leads to a healthy mind. Fitness is not just a hobby but a necessity in today’s modern world. Dt Sunny Gupta, founder of 24 Refresh Fitness & Weight Loss Centre and one of renowned dieticians of the city has helped several people achieve their fitness goals, renew their personality and lead a more confident life. Dt Sunny Gupta’s 24 Refresh expertises in weight loss management…
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Fashion Designer Seema Kalavadia honoured with Times Icons of Surat 2020-21

Surat, Gujarat : Leading fashion designer from South Gujarat Seema Kalavadia bags Times Icons of Surat 2020-21 honour in the category of ‘Excellence in Designer Clothing’. Seema whose collection was showcased in Lakme Fashion Week recently has been gaining popularity rapidly among celebs as well as domestic circuit due to her creativity and versatility Fashion brands Sims Studio & Sparsh are luxury clothing brands founded by fashion designer and creative celebrity stylist Seema Kalavadia. Inspired to bring forth fashion that is classy, comfortable, and effortlessly cool, label Sparsh and SIMS Studio suits the sensibilities of a modern woman. Their eclectic…
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Divya Khosla Kumar back with Delhi Binny’s Brigade for TPL 3

Mumbai, Maharashtra: Tennis Premier League to have a grand third season. TPL is the contrivance of Mr. Kunal Thakkur and Mr. Mrunal Jain. Delhi Binny's Brigade is owned by Mr. Sneh Patel, AKA Sneh Binny, and co-owned by Actor, Producer, and Director Divya Khosla Kumar. DDB is co-powered by T- Series. Being a top national ranked player and founder of KTTFA, Mr. Kunal, also the co-founder of TPL, says, "Delhi Binny's Brigade is one of the most popular and loved team of TPL, the energy and enthusiasm of Mr. Sneh is commendable, and we wish him and his team all…
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Without the routes, the airlines will fall flat; Deepak Talwar on debt-ridden Jet Airways

The revival of Jet Airways will depend on the airlines' abilities to regain some of the profitable domestic and international routes. Without it, the airlines will face several hiccups, a seasoned market analyst has said. Delhi : Market expert Deepak Talwar has said that Jet Airways, once India’s largest airline, is loaded with an unserviceable debt of about INR 15000 crores, of which it owes INR 9000 crores to SBI and the rest owed to aircraft lessors, vendors, employees, and creditors. “Without the routes, the airlines will fall flat,” said Talwar, adding the airline revival plan in 2019 - election…
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ISRO to establish ‘Space Technology Incubation Center’ at NIT Rourkela

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is going to establish a ‘Space Technology Incubation Center’ (S-TIC) at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela to carry out research and product development in space technology and applications. This Centre will enable start-ups to build applications and products that could be used in future space missions. NIT will extend its state-of-the-art laboratories, facilities and expert faculties to meet these objectives. The upcoming centre will promote startups, capacity-building, innovations and research in Space Technology in the States of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand besides the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The MoU…
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Droga5 Dubai launches an advertisement model to incentivize user participation

Dubai [UAE]: In the covid-19 era, there has been recorded a substantial increase in poverty, unemployment which has directly affected lives of many, especially those from developing or underdeveloped economies. None of us know when the epidemic will end, we just want to know how to ensure our income in such a global economic downturn? Downsizing happens all over the world, how can we tell if we're the next, how we are going to support a family once losing the job? Droga5, a Dubai UAE based platform strives offers an online application whereby users from across the world can participate…
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New collaboration to launch India-UK Dual Doctoral Programme

New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur and The University of Manchester announced the launch of a dual award PhD programme. This will serve to consolidate and build on existing research collaborations across a number of thematic areas including environmental geochemistry, biomaterials and Industry 4.0. Students will be jointly recruited and spend time in both Manchester and Kharagpur, benefiting from the expertise, facilities and infrastructure of the two globally renowned institutions, saida statement from IIT Kharagpur. The programme, launching this July, will be open to IIT and IISc graduates from India during its initial phase.  Successful candidates will be…
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CSIR scientists develop sensor to monitor health status on the go

New Delhi: A team of scientists at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, has developed a flexible low cost, wearable sensor that can monitor the health and physiological status of the human body on the go by just analysing the sweat. The microfluidic sensor can be used for on the spot monitoring of several biomarkers such as lactate, Sodium, and Potassium simultaneously from sweat samples. It analyses the biomarkers without any transfer of signals. The high-throughput sweat sampling ability of the sensor facilitates continuous capture and transport of the sweat over the…
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