Chicago [USA], according to a recent study, older people who reported consuming more ultra-processed foods were almost 10 percent more likely to die after a median follow-up of 23 years than older adults who reported consume less processed foods.The results come from a large study that...
He virtually flagged off the first consignment of litchi exported by the Department of Horticulture in collaboration with Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).He said that litchi is cultivated in 3,250 hectares in Punjab, whose production is about...
New Delhi [India], The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked two branch managers of Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank (RMGB) for siphoning off money from the government treasury by sanctioning Kisan Credit Card (KCC) loans on fake documents.The agency is investigating multiple cases...
The total value of UPI transactions processed on the Paytm platform increased to Rs 1.24 trillion in May, due to the company launching several initiatives like credit cards on UPI for users as well as pushing the levers on UPI Lite.With total transactions on the platform stable at 1.14 billion...
New Delhi [India], Marking a strong turnaround, popular fintech brand Paytm said it is seeing early signs of improvement and strong stabilization for its Unified Payment Interface (UPI) business.The total value of UPI transactions processed on the Paytm platform increased to Rs 1.24 trillion...
New Delhi, Edtech firm BYJU'S has processed the May salaries of employees from the business collections of the month, sources close to the company said on Monday.Last year, the founders of the edtech firm had to mortgage their house to raise a loan to pay staff salaries.A source said, "The...
New Delhi, Petronet LNG Ltd - India's largest liquefied natural gas importer - on Wednesday reported 20 per cent rise in March quarter net profit due to higher volume of LNG imports.For the full 2023-24 financial year (April 2023 to March 2024), Petronet has reported the highest-ever net...
“EPFO has introduced an auto claim solution in which the claim is processed automatically by the IT system without any human intervention. To facilitate “Ease of Living”, the auto claim solution has now been extended to all claims under Para 68K (education and marriage purposes) and 68B (housing...
New Delhi, Health experts have stressed the need to conform to European safety standards for glycidyl ester (GE) and 3-monochloropropane-1,2-dio ester (3-MCPD) in cooking oils, they argue. that their presence poses significant health risks.GE and 3-MCPD are contaminants that can be found in...
New Delhi: Experts at AIIMS, Delhi, have said that unhealthy lifestyle and social habits such as smoking, consumption of alcohol and processed food and excessive use of cell phones can damage sperm DNA.He said many people are not even aware that poor sperm quality in men can lead to...
New Delhi: A new study spanning more than two decades has found that a diet rich in highly processed foods may significantly increase the risk of dying from chronic respiratory diseases.The study, published in the European Journal of Nutrition, said components of these "nutritionally inferior"...