Climate crisis ‘affecting quality of life and fuelling discontent’
Jan 17, 2020, at 10:22 am
New York/IBNS: The climate crisis, as well as persistently high inequalities, and rising levels of food insecurity and undernourishment, is affecting the quality of life in many societies and fuelling discontent, the UN warned on Thursday, on the publication of the 2020 World Economic Situation Report (WESP).
India successfully launches communication satellite GSAT-30
Jan 17, 2020, at 09:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In yet another achievement in India's space journey, the country's latest communication satellite GSAT-30 was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana on Friday.
2019 second hottest year on record, UN confirms
Jan 16, 2020, at 09:39 am
New York/IBNS: Last year was the second warmest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Wednesday.
Climate denial wastes time amid Australian bushfire crisis: official
Jan 15, 2020, at 10:30 am
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: Australia's science minister has said that people arguing over the existence of climate change and its impact on bushfires are wasting time.
Authorities of China's Wuhan admit new Coronavirus can transmit human-to-human
Jan 15, 2020, at 10:15 am
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The health authorities of the Wuhan city in the central Chinese province of Hubei have admitted that human-to-human transmission of the newly registered type of coronavirus is a possibility to not be ruled out despite no explicit evidence available at the moment.
At least 61 killed, scores trapped as avalanches hits life in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
Jan 14, 2020, at 04:52 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 61 people were killed and scores of others trapped in separate incidents of avalanches in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Tuesday.
Hazardous bushfire smoke delays first day of Australian Open tennis qualifiers
Jan 14, 2020, at 10:13 am
Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: Thick bushfire smoke has delayed the first day of qualifiers at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Tuesday, with the toxic smog deemed too hazardous for athletes to play in.
UN health agency urges China to continue search for source of new virus, as Thailand case emerges
Jan 14, 2020, at 09:25 am
New York/IBNS: It is “essential” for China to continue investigating the source of a previously unknown strain of coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Monday, following confirmation that an infected patient is being treated in Thailand.
New Zealand volcanic eruption death toll rises to 18
Jan 13, 2020, at 06:18 pm
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: The death toll of New Zealand's White Island volcanic eruption last month rose to 18 following the death of a severely injured person at an Australian hospital on Sunday night.
Improved diagnosis and treatment for patients with anaemia: Study
Jan 13, 2020, at 05:47 pm
London/IBNS: Ambulatory care specialists at the University of Birmingham are working with Vifor Pharma UK Limited (VPUK) to develop and implement a population-based anaemia diagnosis and treatment decision support service for routine healthcare delivery.
Thousands evacuated as Philippine volcano threatens big eruption
Jan 13, 2020, at 10:35 am
Manila/Xinhua/UNI: Nearly 50,000 people living near a volcano on an island close to the Philippine capital have heeded official warning to evacuate as fears of an eruption grew, officials said on Monday.
Australian PM open to increasing emissions reduction target in response to bushfires
Jan 12, 2020, at 11:03 pm
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the government's emissions targets need to "evolve."
Jan 12, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Philippine authorities started to evacuate three towns in the province of Batangas, close to the capital Manila, over Taal Volcano’s increased activity and a strong explosion that resulted in a half mile-high pillar of ash, media reported on Sunday.
Aamir Khan lauds District Officials for Swachh Bharat Mission
Jan 12, 2020, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, organised the ODF Sustainability workshop here on Sunday, with a special session by Shri Aamir Khan (Actor and Founder, Paani Foundation).
Earthquake measuring 3.4 on Richter Scale hits Kangra
Jan 12, 2020, at 04:21 pm
Kangra/IBNS/UNI: An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter Scale hit Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district on Sunday.
Inaction over climate emergency ‘not an option’ says UN Assembly chief
Jan 11, 2020, at 04:06 pm
New York/IBNS: Inaction when it comes to the fight back against damaging climate change is not an option, the President of the UN General Assembly told a major energy conference in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
Centre prohibits E-cigarette in higher educational institutions
Jan 10, 2020, at 04:33 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Union government prohibited electronic-cigarette and parts thereof through promulgation of The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Ordinance, 2019.
Australia wildfires: 'Mega blaze' may hit parts of the nation on Friday
Jan 10, 2020, at 04:30 pm
Sydney/IBNS: Australian authorities have said that two bushfires that are currently ravaging the nation might merge to form a "mega blaze" on Friday, media reports said.
Bushfires: Climate activists to march across several cities in Australia tomorrow
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:22 am
Sydney: Slamming the Australian government's 'criminal negligence' on the bushfire crisis, thousands of activists will participate in protest marches across nine cities in the country on Friday.
Jan 09, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Prince William is kick-starting 2020 with a new drive to dispel the current pessimism around the environment, and replace it with fresh optimism and action.
2019 remained second hottest year on record: Study
Jan 08, 2020, at 06:25 pm
London/IBNS: Temperatures in December 2019 were above the 1981-2010 average throughout Europe. It was especially warm in the east.
Australia's Kangaroo Island shows burn scars on one-third of landmass: NASA
Jan 08, 2020, at 05:53 pm
Washington/IBNS: NASA's Terra satellite provided before and after imagery that showed the extent of the fires that have been ravaging Australia's Kangaroo Island.
Amid wildfires, Australia likely to kill 10,000 camels
Jan 08, 2020, at 05:33 pm
Sydney/IBNS: Stating that the thirsty animals are drinking too much water in the bush fire-hit country, authorities in Australia will start killing thousands of camels in a region of the nation from Wednesday, media reports said.
New Zealand forest fire continues
Jan 08, 2020, at 11:05 am
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: The firefighters are working on Wednesday to contain a large forest fire which started on Monday and stretched to 350 hectares near New Zealand's Napier.
More international support needed to curb deadly measles outbreak in DR Congo
Jan 08, 2020, at 10:49 am
New York/IBNS: Countries are being asked to step up assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which is facing the world’s worst measles epidemic, with more than 6,000 deaths since the start of last year.
Spread of polio still an international public health concern
Jan 08, 2020, at 10:42 am
New York/IBNS: The spread of polio internationally remains a global public health concern, experts meeting in Geneva have concluded.
Snow engulfs major tourist spots in Himachal Pradesh
Jan 07, 2020, at 05:31 pm
Shimla/UNI: A white blanket enveloped large parts of this hill state on Monday, especially tourist resorts, including Shimla, Kufri, Narkanda, Manali and Dalhousie, turning everything, from trees to mountains to cars frosted, while leaving few national highways and many major roads and link roads, snow-bound.
Hospitals in Hong Kong report 21 Wuhan-related pneumonia cases: Authority
Jan 06, 2020, at 05:59 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Public hospitals in Hong Kong have identified 21 cases suspected to be related to the recent pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan in Central China, the city’s Hospital Authority said in a statement on Monday.
Air pollution can worsen bone health: Study
Jan 06, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Barcelona/IBNS: Some of the effects of air pollution on health are well documented –lung cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, and a long etcetera– but for others there is less scientific evidence.
Bushfire smoke from Australia covers sky of New Zealand's Auckland
Jan 05, 2020, at 08:23 pm
Auckland, New Zealand/Xinhua/UNI: The heavy smoke from devastating Australian bushfires cloaked Auckland, turning the city's skyline into eerie orange color on Sunday afternoon.