CERN Director-General Rolf Heuer passes the baton to Fabiola Gianotti
Geneva, Dec 19 (IBNS) The 178th session of the CERN Council witnessed the handover ceremony from Rolf Heuer, CERN’s Director-General for the past seven years, to Fabiola Gianotti, who will take up her functions at the head of the Organization on Jan 1, 2016.
India successfully launches six Singaporean satellites: ISRO
Chennai, Dec 16 (IBNS) India's PSLV rocket on Wednesday successfully launched six Singaporean satellites, officials said.
New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Citing remarkable achievement of the information and communication technologies (ICT) for development, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that the focus now lies on bridging the digital divide to facilitate inclusive Internet access for all in order to enable the implementation of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.
NASA examines Global Impacts of the 2015 El Nino
California, Dec 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS) People the world over are feeling, or soon will feel, the effects of the strongest El Nino event since 1997-98, currently unfolding in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. New satellite observations are beginning to show scientists its impact on the distribution of rain, tropospheric ozone and wildfires around the globe.
New NASA satellite maps show human fingerprint on global air quality
Washington, Dec 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Using new, high-resolution global satellite maps of air quality indicators, NASA scientists tracked air pollution trends over the last decade in various regions and 195 cities around the globe.
The LHC collides ions at new record energy
Geneva, Nov 25 (IBNS) After the successful restart of the Large Hadron Collider and its first months of data taking with proton collisions at a new energy frontier, the LHC is moving to a new phase, with the first lead-ion collisions of season 2 at an energy about twice as high as that of any previous collider experiment.
India's GSAT-15 communication satellite launched successfully
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS) GSAT-15, India’s latest communications satellite, was launched successfully by the European Ariane 5 VA-227 launch Vehicle in the early morning hours of Wednesday, officials said.
World cannot afford to follow American consumption model: CSE
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IBNS): The world was following the unsustainable American consumption model which was leading to excessive demand for consumer goods and energy, said Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on the final day of the Annual Media Briefing on Climate Change.
NASA mission reveals speed of solar wind stripping Martian atmosphere
California, Nov 6 (IBNS) NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission has identified the process that appears to have played a key role in the transition of the Martian climate from an early, warm and wet environment that might have supported surface life to the cold, arid planet Mars is today.
ISRO releases book on Indian Space Programme
Bengaluru, Nov 5 (IBNS): A book on Indian Space Programme was released on the second anniversary of India's Mars Orbiter Spacecraft, which successfully completed one year in orbit around Mars on Sept 24, 2015.
NovaLeadPharma announces successful completion of global phase I , II clinical trial for Galnobax
Mumbai/Kolkata, Nov 3 (IBNS): NovaLead Pharma, a drug discovery and development company, on Tuesday announced a potential breakthrough in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), which is a frequent complication of uncontrolled diabetes over a period of time.
Jitendra Singh inaugurates 7th Nuclear Energy Conclave in New Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh said that India’s nuclear programme is ahead of many other nations and truly testifies the “Make in India†initiative.
LHC luminosity upgrade project moving to next phase
Geneva, Oct 29 (IBNS): This week more than 230 scientists and engineers from around the world met at CERN to discuss the High-Luminosity LHC-a major upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) that will increase the accelerator's discovery potential from 2025.
India Calls for Multilateral Funding for Science, Technology and Innovation among BRICS Countries
Moscow, Oct 29 (IBNS) The Minister for Science, Technology and Earth Sciences, Harsh Vardhan has said that India supports multilateral funding system which will provide the basis for announcing BRICS Call for Proposal to support multi-country research projects.
NASA awards contract for research, education program support
Washington, Oct 24 (IBNS) NASA has awarded the NASA Research Education Support Service (NRESS) contract to Arctic Slope Technical Services, Inc. of Beltsville, Maryland.