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Schools would have to upgrade furniture

Schools would have to upgrade furnitureAccording to a survey, schools would soon have to upgrade their furniture as the children have outgrown the furniture designed in 1960’s due to increase in height and weight. 

A research conducted by the Furniture Industry Research Association, compared the measurements of 1,500 children in 2001 with data from 1971. It was found that average height increase in children is at a rate of 1cm a decade, with most of the growth in the lower leg. 

Breast implants can increase risk of rare lymphoma

Breast implants can increase risk of rare lymphomaWomen who opt for silicon breast implants have an increased risk of developing a rare form of lymphoma. About 0.1 to 0.3 per 100,000 women with implants each year are susceptible to the disease, according to the Dutch authors of a study published in the Nov. 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Drug to lose body weight discovered by French scientists

Drug to lose body weight discovered by French scientistsFrench scientists claim to have discovered a drug that could burn body fat though the person is on high - fat diet. A team from The University of Louis Pasteur has tested the drug on mice. They found that it protected mice against weight gain and insulin resistance.

The drug is still in the experimental stage and thus doesn't have a brand name. It's called SRT1720 as it targets the SIRT1 gene. It boosts the fat metabolism in mice in a similar fashion as in case of scarce calorie diet. 

Karnataka Transport on recruitment drive

Karnataka Transport on recruitment driveKarnataka Transport Minister R Ashok announced that in order to strengthen its four transport corporations, the department is going to recruit 18,000 personnel including drivers, conductors and technical hands during the year. It is worthwhile to mention that the government has announced its ambitious plan to add 5,000 new buses to its fleet.

NDS announced $150 million Investment in India

NDS announced $150 million Investment in IndiaUK-base NDS group has announced $150 million invesment in India to boost its current operations. The company has invested over $120 million so far and has now announced an investment of $150 million over the next four years to support the accelerating digitization of pay-TV across the nation and worldwide.

The NDS Group is a UK-based global digital pay and interactive TV technology provider. The group had ventured into India in 2000, establishing a R&D Center in Bangalore.
 

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