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Last Updated: January 16, 2024, 18:27 ISTMaruti Suzuki Car Prices Gets a Hike by 0.45 Percent in India Starting Today, (Image source: Reuters) Maruti Suzuki hikes car prices by 0.45% in India. Despite challenges, passenger car exports rise, but two and three-wheelers face decline in demand.Maruti Suzuki has raised the prices of its cars in India. The company reports that the increase will average around 0.45 percent across various models.This adjustment, initially disclosed in November, officially takes effect from…

New research indicates that smoking both marijuana and cigarettes significantly increases the risk of lung damage, challenging common beliefs about the safety of marijuana smoking. The study underscores the need for more research in this area to inform public understanding.According to findings recently presented at the Radiological Society of North America’s annual meeting, combining marijuana and cigarette smoking could result in greater harm to the lung’s air sacs.Despite widespread beliefs that marijuana smoking is…

iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus chipset, RAM, Wi-Fi detailsThe analyst reports (via) that the A18 processor will drive the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, marking the first instance of base model iPhones utilising a 3-nanometer fabrication for enhanced power and efficiency.According to Pu, the iPhone 16 is set to have 8GB of RAM, a step up from the current 6GB found in the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus.Wi-Fi 6E support is expected for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, a feature currently exclusive to the iPhone 15 Pro models.In…

Online piracy has existed nearly as long as the internet, and as digital adoption has increased—and the quantity and price of video and audio streaming services has ballooned—the potential lure to use piracy platforms has only increased.A new analysis from MUSO, a U.K.-based anti-piracy analyst, and Kearney, a consultancy, shows just how significant the scale of piracy is.The number of visits to online piracy websites reached 141 billion in 2023, accounting for an estimated 386 million visits every single day. That number…

A research review in the New England Journal of Medicine highlights the growing concern over cannabis use disorder, exacerbated by increased cannabis potency and usage. This disorder, affecting a significant portion of Americans, particularly young adults, is often accompanied by other psychiatric conditions. Credit: SciTechDaily.comReview article published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds 16 million Americans have cannabis use disorder.The widespread use of cannabis (marijuana) and its increased potency are…

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Could the sweetened drinks we're consuming be making us feel a little more anxious? A 2022 study looking at the effects of the artificial sweetener aspartame on mice suggests that it's a possibility that's worth investigating further.Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1981, aspartame is widely used in low-calorie foods and drinks. Today, it's found in nearly 5,000 different products, consumed by adults and children.When a sample of mice were given free access to water dosed with aspartame equivalent…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The number of people affected by tropical cyclones has nearly doubled from 2002 to 2019, reaching nearly 800 million people in 2019, according to a new study. While more people are affected by tropical cyclones in Asia than any other region, every affected world region saw an increase in the number of people exposed…

Image Source : FILE What are the factors behind BharatPe's FY23 net loss that has increased to Rs 941 crore BharatPe, a fintech major has witnessed an increase in net loss to Rs 941 crore during the financial year 2023 (FY23), as compared to the preceding fiscal which was Rs 834 crore. Notably, this surge has been attributed to the exclusion of the Rs 4,782 crore loss…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies are widely known to have harmful impacts on mental health, but a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has revealed large disparities in rates of serious psychological distress across immigrant subgroups in California. Serious psychological distress was…