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India plans crucial test in crewed space mission by October

September 15, 2023

General

BENGALURU, Sept 15 (Reuters) – India is set to conduct a key test in its ambitious crewed space mission Gaganyaan as early as next month, the project director of the mission R. Hutton told Reuters. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is currently training four astronauts and looking to expand the cohort as it aims for more future manned missions, Hutton said. The Gaganyaan mission is aimed at developing a human-habitable space capsule that will carry a three-member crew into an orbit of 400 km (250 miles) for three days, before returning to safety in a planned splashdown in the

Potassium rich foods can help lowering blood pressure, keep heart healthy

September 15, 2023

Health

New Delhi, Sep 15: Research has suggested that eating more potassium rich foods, such as avocados, bananas and salmon, can help counter the damaging effects of too much salt. People who had the most potassium in their diet were 13 per cent less likely to have a heart attack or stroke than people who consumed the least, according to research published in the European Heart Journal. The study also found that potassium-rich diets were linked with having lower blood pressure in women who eat a lot of salt. Previous research has already shown that eating more salt is linked with

Around 22 countries exploring bilateral trade with India in rupee: FM

September 15, 2023

Finance

Sept 15 (Reuters) – Around 22 countries were negotiating and exploring bilateral trade with India in rupees, Nirmala Sitharaman, the South Asian country’s finance minister said on Friday. “About 22 countries are negotiating and approaching us to see if bilateral trade can be held (in rupees). It is also because many of… those countries are running short of dollar,” Sitharaman told news channel NDTV during an interview.

Ruckus as Noida Authority official reaches public meeting drunk, gets suspended

September 14, 2023

Corruption

Noida, Sep 14 (PTI) A Noida Authority accountant was suspended from service on Thursday after he allegedly reached a meeting at a village under the influence of alcohol, leading to a ruckus as people expressed anger, officials said. A programme was organised by the Noida Authority on Thursday to redress issues of villagers at the Baraat Ghar of village Hoshiarpur in Sector-51 where accountant Bhim Kumar from the Bhulekh Department along with the officials of Engineering Department also participated. “Bhim Kumar arrived at the programme drunk while on duty due to which there was a ruckus in the meeting and