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Mouse studies suggest inhibiting PGF could help treat hypertension.

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George Monbiot on how electric vehicles are not the answer.

Our photo of the day is in praise of the pollinators!

By reclaiming precious metals from its 'urban mine' of obsolete electronics, Japan may be able to produce the medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from recycled materials.

Combining computer-aided parametric design and the design principles of tensegrity (tensional integrity), this experimental pavilion tests the boundaries of building a stronger structure with less material.

A blog confuses corrugated metal with containers on a project that could have been interesting for its own sake.

The Story of Stuff's latest film underscores the importance of putting deposits on all cans and bottles.

We have been fans of Seattle's Graypants for a while; Seth, Jonathan and Jon "strive to come up with designs and ideas that are thoughtful and have an impact, whether it be furniture, lighting, architecture or graphics." Most of the work we have shown

For many roofs, white paint is the best way to cool down, but for metal roofs a new glass coating could be even better.

State regulators have found boron, arsenic, selenium and other toxic metals near 14 power plants, all in excess of state health standards.

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The Navi Mumbai police restarted the search operation with experts' help early this month. Pic/Hanif Patel

The search for murdered policewoman Ashwini Bidre's mortal remains has reached the final stage. Of the nine locations that came up during the search, two, showing strong signals of presence of a metal object, have been zeroed on.

Having a radius of five metres, both locations are covered with mud that's nearly two metres deep. The police will now take a call on how to remove the objects from these locations, as they will need specialised machinery for it. After an initial investigation, the police had procured a gradiometer, an equipment to locate metal objects underwater, from Israel. "During the two-day search operation, experts found nine spots with the help of the equipment; strong signals emanated at two of the spots," said an officer.

These two locations are expected to have objects at a depth of 25 to 40 metres below the water surface. "The depth varies according to tide. Our search also revealed that the objects are covered with one-metre thick mud, which is hard and can't be removed manually," said the officer. These spots also have deep wells, said a source, adding, "Sending divers in these wells can be dangerous to their lives. Hence, we are considering bringing in machines capable of drilling deep underwater."

Bidre's husband Raju Gore told mid-day, "We are looking forward to the next step from the police, which involves removing the objects and lifting them to the surface."

The body was found on Wednesday

The Vashi police have identified the woman they found stuffed in a metal trunk on Wednesday morning - Kiran Temba Sherpa, 50. A resident of Turbhe, she used to work as a housekeeping staffer in a private firm. The police have refused to divulge any other information, saying they are close to cracking the case.

Around 11 am on Wednesday, a resident of Vashi Gaon had called up the police and told them that a trunk had been washed ashore near Vashi creek, and a foul smell was coming from it. Senior inspector Ajay Landage and his team had reached the spot and found the woman's body with several clothes inside. Officers had then circulated her photo to find out who she was.

Yesterday, a few residents of Turbhe went to the police station and identified the woman. Landage said, "We've got information about her family, but we won't disclose it as probe is on."

The police are confident of cracking the case soon and have registered a case under IPC sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) against unknown person/s.

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A day before voting in the fourth and final phase for 48 seats in Maharashtra today, statistics available with the Election Commission of India (ECI) showed that the worth of drugs, alcohol, precious metals etc. seized here over the past 32 days, was Rs 156.52 crore. The total worth of seizures of such items across the country, is Rs 3,244.59 crore.

As per ECI data about the seizures (from March 26 to April 28), the worth of precious metals (gold, silver etc), Rs 70.12 crore, was the highest in Maharashtra. This was followed by cash worth Rs 52.91 crore. Liquor worth Rs 25.64 crore was also seized. Drugs worth Rs 7.33 crore and freebies worth R9 crore were also seized.

Mumbai specific data
As per a press release issued by the chief electoral officer, Maharashtra, cash worth Rs 18.14 crore was seized from Mumbai city alone and 15 cases related to the violation of the Model Code of Conduct were filed. As per ECI data, from the time the Code of Conduct came into place till date, there have been seizures worth Rs 3,244.59 crore across the country. Of these, the total cash seized was Rs 781.82 crore, the liquor seized was worth R245.738 crore, and the drugs seized were worth Rs 1,193.81 crore. The worth of the precious metals seized was Rs 970.953 crore and the worth of freebies etc seized was Rs 52.26s 7 crore.

Rs 18.14cr
Worth of the cash seized in Mumbai

Rs 52.91cr
Worth of the cash seized in Maharashtra

Rs 781.82cr
Worth of the cash seized across the country

Liquor sales spike this month
Liquor sales have increased in the past 25 days by 10% in Thane district. Last year this month, 19,62,000 litres of liquor was sold in Thane district, and this year this month 20,06,000 litres of liquor has been sold so far. According to an Excise Department official, despite the severe summer, people are consuming whisky, while compared to last year, the sale of beer has reduced.

Earlier this month mid-day had reported that the Thane Election Commission and ED have sent notices to wine shop owners regarding maintaining proper sale records, to avoid cancellation of licences. "We have told them that we will compare sales of this period during last year and take action if they have increased drastically," said an ED official.
The ED and EC have been extra vigilant due to illegal sales during elections.

ED official Y Rathod, said, "Owners usually keep their shops open for longer hours during elections and sell liquor illegally. We have extra teams this time and have followed with strict checking. Due to this the transportation of liquor reduced during the elections. Also wine shop owners have kept their records clear this time."

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Asian stock markets are higher today as Chinese and Hong Kong shares show gains. The Shanghai Composite is up 0.6% while the Hang Seng is up 0.9%. The Nikkei 225 is trading up by 1.8%. Wall Street's indices climbed on Thursday, with the Nasdaq erasing losses for 2020, following a clutch of upbeat earnings reports led by PayPal as investors looked past more weak jobs data caused by the coronavirus-induced economic downturn.

Trends on SGX Nifty indicated a positive opening for the index in India with a 91 points gain.

India share markets opened higher. The BSE Sensex is trading up by 542 points while the NSE Nifty is trading up by 158 points. The BSE Mid Cap index and BSE Small Cap index opened up by 0.9% and 0.6% respectively.

All sectoral indices are trading in green with metal stocks and banking stocks witnessing maximum buying interest.

Note that the�coronavirus impact�has shaken markets worldwide. For the�BSE Sensex, FY20 was the second worst year post FY08, the year of the global financial crisis.

Good Time to Start Investing Now?

Naturally, there is an atmosphere of fear all round.

Is it time to sell stocks now? Will the correction get worse?

History has shown that after years like the one we had just now, the next 3 years are good for the markets. In fact, these corrections are the rare times when you find businesses with solid fundamentals at reasonable valuations.

If you can�find good businesses�that can survive the current crisis, you will do well in the long run.

Moving on, the rupee is currently trading at 75.57 against the�US$.

Gold prices are currently trading up 1.7% at Rs 46,161.

Gold prices in India edged lower in yesterday's trade though it remained in a narrow range.

On MCX, June gold futures fell about Rs 30 to Rs 45,340 per 10 gram, extending losses to the third day.

Gold prices had fallen about Rs 426 per 10 gram in the previous session. Silver futures also gave up early gains and were down 0.1% to 41,803 per kg.

In global markets, gold prices edge higher today after a sharp fall in the previous session.

Spot gold climbed 0.3% to US$1,690.19 per ounce, after a 1% fall in the previous session. Despite bleak economic data, the dollar's strength is weighing on gold.

The US dollar today touched a more than one-week high against a basket of major currencies. Besides firmer dollar, some bullion refineries restarted have production, easing supply-side concerns.

Moving on to mutual funds sector. Investors pumped Rs 837.8 billion in equity-oriented mutual fund (MF) schemes in FY20, registering a decline of 25% from the Rs 1.11-trillion inflows in the preceding year.

However, this was the sixth successive year of net inflows in equity mutual funds, according to data by the Association of Mutual Funds in India.

The flows into equity funds in the last fiscal were lower than the flows in 2018-19 primarily because of the equity markets displaying volatility, which made some investors take a break from making fresh equity investments.

Net inflows in these funds were Rs 1.7 trillion in FY18, Rs 703.7 billion in FY17, Rs 740.2 billion in FY16, and Rs 710.3 billion in FY15. However, they had witnessed a net outflow of Rs 92.7 billion in FY14.

To know what's moving the Indian stock markets today, check out the most recent�share market updates here.

The Australian Government has secured an exemption from new US metal tariffs, Trade Minister Steven Ciobo has said.

The UAE's Cabinet has announced that wholesale trading in gold and diamonds will be made exempt from value-added tax.

Doctors were astounded to remove this massive hoard weighing 1.6 kg which included golden metal jewellery, trinkets, money and a watch from a woman's stomach during an operation.

Exports of (bop) - Fabricated Metal Products in Canada decreased to 379.90 CAD Million in March from 424.30 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports of (bop) - Fabricated Metal Products in Canada averaged 303.61 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 463.60 CAD Million in April of 2015 and a record low of 107 CAD Million in February of 1991. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Fabricated Metal Products.

Exports of (bop) - Intermediate Metal Products in Canada increased to 4249.60 CAD Million in March from 4223.10 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports of (bop) - Intermediate Metal Products in Canada averaged 2539.84 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 5201.60 CAD Million in November of 2019 and a record low of 978.60 CAD Million in January of 1988. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Intermediate Metal Products.

Exports (Bop) - Metal And Non-Metallic Mineral Products in Canada increased to 5374.80 CAD Million in March from 5284 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports (Bop) - Metal And Non-Metallic Mineral Pro in Canada averaged 3283.02 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 6251.60 CAD Million in November of 2019 and a record low of 1243.70 CAD Million in January of 1988. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Metal And Non-metallic Mineral.

Exports of (bop) - Metal Ores and Concentrates in Canada decreased to 842.10 CAD Million in March from 1020.30 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports of (bop) - Metal Ores and Concentrates in Canada averaged 470.49 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1098.40 CAD Million in August of 2019 and a record low of 146.60 CAD Million in February of 1993. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Metal Ores And Concentrates.

Exports (Bop) - Metal Ores And Non-Metallic Minerals in Canada decreased to 1618.90 CAD Million in March from 1735.80 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports (Bop) - Metal Ores And Non-Metallic Minera in Canada averaged 905.38 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 2131.50 CAD Million in May of 2019 and a record low of 276 CAD Million in January of 1994. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Metal Ores And Non-metallic Mi.

Exports of (bop) - Metalworking Machinery in Canada increased to 27.50 CAD Million in March from 21.10 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports of (bop) - Metalworking Machinery in Canada averaged 27.46 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 63.10 CAD Million in October of 1997 and a record low of 4.40 CAD Million in July of 1989. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Metalworking Machinery.

Imports (Bop) - Unwrought Precious Metals&Precious Metal Alloys in Canada increased to 318 CAD Million in March from 296.60 CAD Million in February of 2020. Imports (Bop) - Unwrought Precious Metals&Precious in Canada averaged 284.46 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1207.90 CAD Million in July of 2011 and a record low of 16 CAD Million in February of 1992. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Imports of (bop) - Unwrought Precious Metals&prec.

Imports of (bop) - Non-metallic Minerals in Canada increased to 97.60 CAD Million in March from 89.70 CAD Million in February of 2020. Imports of (bop) - Non-metallic Minerals in Canada averaged 54.17 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 141.50 CAD Million in July of 2018 and a record low of 20.90 CAD Million in January of 1991. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Imports of (bop) - Non-metallic Minerals.

Imports of (bop) - Non-metallic Mineral Products in Canada decreased to 444 CAD Million in March from 453.10 CAD Million in February of 2020. Imports of (bop) - Non-metallic Mineral Products in Canada averaged 354.88 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 598.40 CAD Million in January of 2016 and a record low of 148.80 CAD Million in April of 1988. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Imports of (bop) - Non-metallic Mineral Products.

Imports of (bop) - Metalworking Machinery in Canada decreased to 102.50 CAD Million in March from 123.70 CAD Million in February of 2020. Imports of (bop) - Metalworking Machinery in Canada averaged 85.39 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 167.80 CAD Million in September of 1999 and a record low of 26.30 CAD Million in September of 1992. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Imports of (bop) - Metalworking Machinery.

Imports (Bop) - Metal Ores And Non-Metallic Minerals in Canada decreased to 1046.70 CAD Million in March from 1050.60 CAD Million in February of 2020. Imports (Bop) - Metal Ores And Non-Metallic Minera in Canada averaged 537.17 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1411.10 CAD Million in December of 2018 and a record low of 118.90 CAD Million in February of 1992. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Imports of (bop) - Metal Ores And Non-metallic Mi.

Imports of (bop) - Metal Ores and Concentrates in Canada decreased to 949.20 CAD Million in March from 960.90 CAD Million in February of 2020. Imports of (bop) - Metal Ores and Concentrates in Canada averaged 482.99 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1297.30 CAD Million in December of 2018 and a record low of 81.80 CAD Million in September of 1988. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Imports of (bop) - Metal Ores And Concentrates.

Imports (Bop) - Metal And Non-Metallic Mineral Products in Canada decreased to 3212.80 CAD Million in March from 3264.90 CAD Million in February of 2020. Imports (Bop) - Metal And Non-Metallic Mineral Pro in Canada averaged 2391.13 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 4422.90 CAD Million in August of 2014 and a record low of 752.40 CAD Million in December of 1991. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Imports of (bop) - Metal And Non-metallic Mineral.

Exports of Precious Metals in South Africa increased to 25591.49 ZAR Million in March from 21916.46 ZAR Million in February of 2020. Exports of Precious Metals in South Africa averaged 16266.84 ZAR Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 25591.49 ZAR Million in March of 2020 and a record low of 9160.76 ZAR Million in January of 2015. This page includes a chart with historical data for South Africa Exports of Precious Metals.

Exports of Precious Metals CMLV in South Africa increased to 69543.06 ZAR Million in March from 44403.13 ZAR Million in February of 2020. Exports of Precious Metals CMLV in South Africa averaged 95330.43 ZAR Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 217821.31 ZAR Million in December of 2019 and a record low of 9160.76 ZAR Million in January of 2015. South Africa accounts for Exports of Precious Metals using cumulative values for each year (CMLV). This page includes a chart with historical data for South Africa Exports of Precious Metals CMLV.

Imports of Precious Metals CMLV in South Africa increased to 2501.15 ZAR Million in March from 2002.85 ZAR Million in February of 2020. Imports of Precious Metals CMLV in South Africa averaged 4601.83 ZAR Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 13119.26 ZAR Million in December of 2018 and a record low of 347.46 ZAR Million in January of 2015. South Africa accounts for Imports of Precious Metals using cumulative values for each year (CMLV). This page includes a chart with historical data for South Africa Imports of Precious Metals CMLV.

Imports of Base Metals CMLV in South Africa increased to 14297.11 ZAR Million in March from 10137.77 ZAR Million in February of 2020. Imports of Base Metals CMLV in South Africa averaged 31234.09 ZAR Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 61201.96 ZAR Million in December of 2019 and a record low of 5160.26 ZAR Million in January of 2015. South Africa accounts for Imports of Base Metals using cumulative values for each year (CMLV). This page includes a chart with historical data for South Africa Imports of Base Metals CMLV.

Imports of Base Metals & Base Metal Articles in South Africa decreased to 4160.28 ZAR Million in March from 4777.41 ZAR Million in February of 2020. Imports of Base Metals & Base Metal Articles in South Africa averaged 4814.08 ZAR Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 5918.37 ZAR Million in January of 2019 and a record low of 3345.46 ZAR Million in December of 2019. This page includes a chart with historical data for South Africa Imports of Base Metals & Base Metal Articles.

Exports of Fabricated Metal Products in Germany increased to 3573593 EUR THO in February from 3518242 EUR THO in January of 2020. Exports of Fabricated Metal Products in Germany averaged 2734169.38 EUR THO from 2000 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 4141247 EUR THO in October of 2018 and a record low of 1315775 EUR THO in January of 2000. This page includes a chart with historical data for Germany Exports of Fabricated Metal Products.

Imports of Fabricated Metal Products in Germany decreased to 2340783 EUR THO in February from 2377340 EUR THO in January of 2020. Imports of Fabricated Metal Products in Germany averaged 1734036.38 EUR THO from 2000 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 2797821 EUR THO in October of 2018 and a record low of 923584 EUR THO in February of 2000. This page includes a chart with historical data for Germany Imports of Fabricated Metal Products.

Exports: Exports: Ferrous Metals (Without Iron Cast) (Cmlv) in Russia increased to 1936.40 USD Million in February from 967.20 USD Million in January of 2020. Exports: Exports: Ferrous Metals (Without Iron Cas in Russia averaged 6180.18 USD Million from 1995 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 22354.40 USD Million in December of 2008 and a record low of 333.70 USD Million in January of 1995. Russia accounts for Exports of Exports of Ferrous Metals (withou using cumulative values for each year (CMLV). This page includes a chart with historical data for Russia Exports of Exports of Ferrous Metals (without Iro.

Exports of Ferrous Metals CMLV in Russia increased to 2468.50 USD Million in February from 1287.30 USD Million in January of 2020. Exports of Ferrous Metals CMLV in Russia averaged 7972.07 USD Million from 1994 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 30640.80 USD Million in December of 2008 and a record low of 227.10 USD Million in January of 1994. Russia accounts for Exports of Ferrous Metals using cumulative values for each year (CMLV). This page includes a chart with historical data for Russia Exports of Ferrous Metals CMLV.

Imports Intra Eu - Pearls, Precious Stones & Metals & Coins in the United Kingdom increased to 650.53 GBP Million in February from 462.17 GBP Million in January of 2020. Imports Intra Eu - Pearls, Precious Stones & Metal in the United Kingdom averaged 261.23 GBP Million from 2000 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 972.37 GBP Million in September of 2019 and a record low of 37.69 GBP Million in August of 2002. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Imports of Intra EU - Pearls, Precious Stones & M.

Imports Intra Eu - Miscellaneous Articles Of Base Metal in the United Kingdom increased to 85.21 GBP Million in February from 79.13 GBP Million in January of 2020. Imports Intra Eu - Miscellaneous Articles Of Base in the United Kingdom averaged 60.83 GBP Million from 1996 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 105.36 GBP Million in October of 2019 and a record low of 7 GBP Million in March of 2015. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Imports of Intra EU - Miscellaneous Articles of B.

Exports of Manufactures of Metals Nes in Singapore increased to 346.49 SGD Million in March from 330.34 SGD Million in February of 2020. Exports of Manufactures of Metals Nes in Singapore averaged 318.24 SGD Million from 1999 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 770.14 SGD Million in July of 2010 and a record low of 111.30 SGD Million in February of 1999. This page includes a chart with historical data for Singapore Exports of Manufactures of Metals Nes.

Exports of Metalliferous Ores & Metal Scrap in Singapore decreased to 107.87 SGD Million in March from 120.10 SGD Million in February of 2020. Exports of Metalliferous Ores & Metal Scrap in Singapore averaged 100.61 SGD Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 155.96 SGD Million in March of 2018 and a record low of 65.88 SGD Million in February of 2016. This page includes a chart with historical data for Singapore Exports of Metalliferous Ores & Metal Scrap.