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New Delhi (PTI): About 1.2 crore poor people in the country will be provided with health insurance cover in a year and the scheme will be expanded to include all sections under Below Poverty Line (BPL) over five years, Government told the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

The BPL people will be provided with smart cards and they can avail of doctors’ consultations and medicines up to Rs 30,000 free, Minister for Chemicals Ram Vilas Paswan said in reply to questions.

The move will cost Rs 3,500 crore to the state exchequer, he said.

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Women who are active during pregnancy are likely to have active babies, reveals a new study that shows why exercise is important for pregnant women.

The study, which ruled out any biological factors behind this, said active pregnant mothers were likely to continue doing exercise after birth and this would encourage their children to get into good habits.

Scientists at Bristol University gathered data on 5,500 children between 11 and 12 years and recorded their activities over the course of at least three days.

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Unrestricted Internet access to be offered

Rs. 900 crore to be spent on unwired

Bangalore project

Vision group set up for nanotechnology sector

BANGALORE: Bangalore is set to offer unhindered wireless Internet access to the entire Greater Bangalore within 18 months. With this, Bangalore will be the second wireless city after Taiwanese capital Taipei.

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