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Scientists changed the fats in honeybees’ diets before pesticide exposure; survival rose to 90%, compared with below 50% on other diets

Bee (Representative image) A new Penn State study suggests that honey bees may be better able to withstand pesticide exposure when their diet contains more polyunsaturated fatty acids, a type of fat commonly associated with healthy cell function, brain support and heart health in humans. In the experiment, bees fed a polyunsaturated-fat-rich diet had a…

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Naseem Mukri: Rishi Kapoor cried “like a baby,” but Amitabh Bachchan didn’t attend Mukri’s funeral, recalls his daughter: ‘Filmo ki dosti aisi hi hoti hai’ |

Mukri’s daughter Naseem revealed Amitabh Bachchan never visited or attended her father’s funeral in 2000, calling it “filmo ki dosti.” Jaya Bachchan also stayed away. However, Rishi Kapoor arrived at 7 am, crying “like a baby,” after learning the news at 2 am. Mukri, 78, died of a heart attack. For nearly six decades, ever…

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Assam board rolls out free duplicate documents for students hit by flood crisis

Students who lost their educational documents in Assam’s recent floods can now obtain duplicate copies without paying any charges. The Assam State School Education Board has launched the temporary relief measure for eligible students in four affected districts, allowing online applications and replacing the police complaint requirement with a self-declaration to speed up the process….

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Tamil Nadu registration dept to classify streets into three categories based on electricity connections | Chennai News

CHENNAI: Streets in Tamil Nadu’s market value guideline register will now be classified as commercial, mixed-use and residential based on the share of commercial electricity connections, as part of a correction exercise ordered by the registration department to address eight categories of anomalies identified by a high-level committee. Officials, however, said manpower shortages could affect…

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Tripura CM Sends Kew Pineapples to Bangladesh PM | Kolkata News

Agartala: Tripura chief minister Manik Saha on Wednesday sent a gift of the state’s Kew pineapples to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, continuing an annual tradition of cross-border goodwill. The consignment included 100 packets carrying 600 premium pineapples and was routed through the Akhaura Integrated Check Post near Agartala, following customs and land port formalities.Tripura…

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