From ice cream to ketchup: These food additives could be secretly damaging your gut |

For decades, food additives have been considered harmless ingredients that make our foods smoother, creamier, and longer-lasting. But recent studies, including one published in Frontiers in Nutrition, have raised new concerns, suggesting that some of these supposedly “safe” additives may quietly disrupt the gut’s delicate microbial balance, with possible effects on immunity, metabolism, and long-term…

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Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation to lease out garden plots and road dividers to private players | Mumbai News

Vasai: The Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) has launched an ambitious initiative to beautify the city through public participation and private collaboration. The civic body has decided to lease out garden-reserved plots and road dividers to private players — including banks, industries, developers, and NGOs — under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Miyawaki forests…

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Tether’s USDT Stablecoin Reaches 500 Million Users

US dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether hit its 500 millionth user on Tuesday, according to its CEO Paolo Ardoino, offering a means to transact and save for those who have been excluded by the traditional banking system. “Likely the biggest financial inclusion achievement in history,” Ardoino wrote in a post on X. Source: Paolo Ardoino Tether said…

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