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NEW DELHI: The Indian Railwayshas managed to slash the cost of new electric locomotives for freight movement by over two-third to Rs 11 crore per loco compared the current cost of over Rs 30 crore.The railways made this best price…

Bill Oxford | E+ | Getty ImagesDespite falling inflation, many Americans are still struggling financially and will need their annual tax refund to help cover the basics. Some 30% of Americans overall say they will rely on their tax refund…

The booming Indian start-up ecosystem fuelled by enthusiasm and the entrepreneurial spirit is also helping push the demand for workspaces across key commercial property markets of the country. Over the last few years, start-ups have turned…

Jet Airways has sent close to 10% of its employees on leave without pay and imposed pay cuts on another 30%, according to CEO Sanjeev Kapoor.The action follows a stalemate between promoters Jalan-Kalrock Consortium (JKC) and its lenders,…

The melting of polar ice caps due to climate change is well-publicised. The image of a polar bear stranded on a small sheet of ice floating in the vast Antarctic ocean is imprinted on our minds. A study by UNESCO has shown that melting ice…

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues from the ACTIV-2 trial, part of the U.S. government's response to COVID-19, investigated whether symptoms of COVID-19 recurred following a two-day…

Over a six-year period in southcentral Pennsylvania, measures of biodiversity among wild bee communities declined and one-third of species experienced decreases in abundance, according to a Penn State-led team of researchers. Findings from…

A genetic variant that is present in nearly 30% of Greenlanders is linked to high cholesterol and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published on June 9th in the journal Human Genetics and Genomics Advances.As…

Americans are starting to feel like the COVID-19 pandemic is over, and a majority have returned to pre-pandemic activities like dining out, visiting friends and family in person and going shopping - even as daily case figures rise in many…

After more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, a third of the Canadian population has likely been infected with the virus, according to research and experts. Seroprevalence analyses of blood samples across the country show that…