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July-20 Washing your reusable mask
How frequently should you wash your Mask Wearing a mask to cover your nose and mouth when you step out of your home is an essential safeguard against contracting Coronavirus infection. Different types of effective face masks are available, ..
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July-20 Tips
10 tips to spot online Covid-19 scams Cybercrimes are on the rise with more people being online and curiously searching for latest corona updates and details. Fraudsters set up fake dashboards, send malicious emails or messages with malware to..
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July- Tall talk
Kent Atta Maker – Insensitive advertising In bad taste Kent Atta Maker advertisement featuring celebrity actress Hema Malini asked consumers – “Are you allowing your maid to knead atta dough by hand?” It went on to say “Her h..
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July-20 Settled in court
The Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in many unprecedented issues arising for citizens. The courts are conducting virtual hearings through video conferring and along with other important cases, attending to urgent issues arising due to the CO..
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July-20 Safe Zoom Meetings
Zoom Meetings: Tips to keep them safe The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we work, communicate and socialize. With more employees working from home, businesses are turning to video conferencing apps to hold meetings. Educationa..
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July-20 Cover story
Coronavirus: What you should know The world today is in the grip of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which started at the end of December 2019 in Wuhan, China. Number of infected people is rising everywhere including in India. Co..
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July-20 Caring for senior citizens during corona
Special care for senior citizens in times of COVID-19 The elderly are more vulnerable to COVID-19 as they may have chronic conditions like blood pressure and diabetes. Also, their aging immune system makes it harder to fight off disease..
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July-20 All About Masks
Know all about face masks Face masks have become the order of the day as one of the effective ways to arrest the spread of coronavirus. They serve a dual purpose. They protect you from getting directly sprayed with virus on the mouth and nose ..
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July-20 Around the World
UK COVID-19 is more deadly for some ethnic groups Racial dynamics A wide disparity in COVID-19 related illness and death among racial and ethnic minority groups vis-à-vis the native whites has been revealed through a data analysis by t..
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Oct.17: SPOTLIGHT
MySpeed by TRAI shows your internet speed Work, study and entertainment – everything is happening on the internet. You have signed up for a broadband plan but you do not get the promised bandwidth. Even the connection is not consistent. ..
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- Posted in October 2017,Uncategorized
Oct.17: TALL TALK
Misleading kids Ocean Fruit Wave fruit drink claimed to contain real fruit juice, glucose, vitamins B3, B6, B9 and B12 and no artificial sweeteners or colours. Moreover, the print advt showed an illustration of fruits saying “You can..
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- Posted in October 2017,Uncategorized
Oct.17: SETTLED IN COURT
New India rapped for dodging claim on flimsy grounds Rahul Patel had a mediclaim policy of New India Assurance Co. Ltd. that covered his family too. His minor son Dhainish was admitted in hospital to undergo a surgery as he was suffering from ..
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- Posted in October 2017,Uncategorized
Oct.17: NEWS FLASH
Govt to regulate ‘inappropriate content’ on TV, radio The Central government is planning to regulate television and radio channels to curb inappropriate and objectionable content. It has decided to set up a grievance redres..
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- Posted in October 2017,Uncategorized
Oct.17: PUBLIC INTERESTÂ
Make your health insurance work for you  Policy-holders must know the exclusions and make full disclosures  A family member has been hospitalized. Fortunately, you have a valid insurance policy which will cover the major medical expens..
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- Posted in October 2017,Uncategorized
Oct.17: IN A CAPSULE
Yogurt can keep osteoporosis at bay New research has found that increased yogurt consumption is associated with a higher hip bone density and a significantly reduced risk of osteoporosis in the elderly. This is because yogurt is a rich source ..
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- Posted in October 2017,Uncategorized
Oct.17: AROUND THE WORLD
USA Writing by hand will make you smarter Choosing a pen over a keyboard does wonders for your memory. Researchers conducted a series of studies to demonstrate the differences between students who wrote out their notes and those who typed note..
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- Posted in October 2017,Uncategorized
Oct.17: ENVIRONMENT SNIPPETS
Tobacco products carry environmental costs Tobacco products are not just a health threat. Growing tobacco and manufacturing tobacco products has serious environmental consequences. A recent WHO report titled Tobacco and its environmental i..
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- Posted in October 2017,Uncategorized
Oct.17: HEALTH MATTERS
The truth about green tea for weight loss One of the popular health and fitness mantras today is: Drink green tea. It is thought to burn fat and prevent several ailments. Green tea contains large amounts of antioxidants as it is made from u..
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- Posted in October 2017,Uncategorized
Oct.17: CERS MEDIATES
Post office pays NSS amount to widow Katie Ginwala’s husband had opened a National Saving Scheme (NSS) Account in 1988 with a post office and invested Rs. 15,000. In 1990, Katie’s name was recorded as nominee which is also regist..
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- Posted in October 2017,Uncategorized
Oct.17: COVER STORY
70% of loose milk samples unfit for human consumption Samples from door-to-door vendors and local dairies found to be of very poor quality India is the largest producer of milk in the world. But, only 25–30% of the milk produced in the c..
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- Posted in October 2017,Uncategorized