Nov 16, 2017, at 01:39 am
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): Young women in urban areas are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes as 65% women were found to not exercise at all, according to the ‘Diabetes and Women’s Health’ survey conducted by Novo Nordisk India (a leading diabetes care company) in partnership with Kantar IMRB.
Nov 16, 2017, at 12:03 am
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) would like to thank the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) for responding to the smog crisis in Delhi and taking the drastic proactive measure to advance introduction of Bharat Stage VI fuel norms from Apr 1, 2018, well before the schedule date of April 2020 nation-wide.
Canada based RoboGarden announces strategic partnership with Ed-tech startup Eupheus Learning
Nov 15, 2017, at 02:03 am
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IBNS): To make learning to code easier for students in India, ed-tech Company Eupheus Learning has entered in an exclusive strategic partnership with RoboGarden Inc., an international, award-winning, product development and consulting firm that operates in a wide range of technical sectors in Alberta, Canada.
Bonn Climate Conference: Demonstrators walk out of US organised pro-coal event
Nov 15, 2017, at 12:52 am
Bonn, Nov 14 (IBNS): At COP23, the 23rd session of the Conference of Parties in Bonn, Germany, while hundreds of events and presentations were dedicated to the role of renewable energy in tackling climate change, the US government, held its first press briefing and panel on “The Role of Cleaner and More Efficient Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power in Climate Mitigation” – leading to a demonstration by protestors who interrupted the event and staged a walk out.
Iraq-Iran quake: Battered by calamity, survivors spend second night outdoors
Nov 14, 2017, at 06:29 pm
Tehran, Nov 14 (IBNS): Thousands of Iranians have been forced to sleep outdoors, battling the harsh cold for the second consecutive night after quake struck the Iraq-Iran border region on Sunday, report said.
Scientists discover new mechanisms that bacteria use to protect themselves from antibiotics
Nov 14, 2017, at 04:38 am
Birmingham, Nov 13 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified new mechanisms used by bacteria to resist infection-fighting antibiotics.
Record high CO2 emissions delay global peak, finds study
Nov 13, 2017, at 11:28 pm
Washington, Nov 13 (IBNS): Global carbon emissions are on the rise again in 2017 after three years of little-to-no growth, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia and the Global Carbon Project.
2017 likely to be third warmest year on record, finds study
Nov 13, 2017, at 11:18 pm
Washington, Nov 13 (IBNS): 2017 is likely to be one of the warmest years for global average surface temperature, according to research from the University of East Anglia.
Crested pigeons use mystery feather to signal danger, says study
Nov 13, 2017, at 12:50 am
Sydney, Nov 12 (IBNS): Scientist have solved the mystery of how crested pigeons create an alarm without using their voice to prompt other birds to flee danger.
New study sheds light on how earliest forms of life evolved on Earth
Nov 13, 2017, at 12:47 am
Sydney, Nov 12 (IBNS): A new study led by ANU has shed light on how the earliest forms of life evolved on Earth about four billion years ago.
Age-friendly workplaces could make people healthier in later life, says study
Nov 13, 2017, at 12:44 am
Sydney, Nov 12 (IBNS): Australians could have longer careers and be healthier in later life if workplaces were more age-friendly and promoted healthy lifestyles to their employees, a new ANU study has found.
Nov 12, 2017, at 07:15 pm
Bangalore, Nov 12 (IBNS): About 69.1 million people in India are suffering from diabetes, according to the International Diabetes Federation South-east Asia.
Air quality improving, people need not panic: Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Nov 11, 2017, at 11:54 pm
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Emphasising that air quality has been improving over the last two days, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that the people of Delhi need not panic, as several steps are being taken by the Government to mitigate air pollution.
Delhi’s toxic smog may hit tourism badly: ASSOCHAM
Nov 11, 2017, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): The ongoing tourism season which is yet to pick up, could see a maximum hit with the Delhi and NCR pollution likely to economic impact in sectors like tourism, transport, automobile and real estate, an ASSOCHAM paper has said.
NGT okays Odd-Even scheme in Delhi to fight pollution, allows no exemption
Nov 11, 2017, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS) : The National Green Tribunal on Saturday gave go-ahead to the Delhi Government for implementation of the ODD-EVEN scheme for vehicles for five days starting on November 13 in order to check air pollution in the city, reports said.
NASA shares hot news from the Antarctic underground
Nov 11, 2017, at 04:16 am
Washington, Nov 10 (IBNS): A new NASA study adds evidence that a geothermal heat source called a mantle plume lies deep below Antarctica's Marie Byrd Land, explaining some of the melting that creates lakes and rivers under the ice sheet.
Bangladesh steps up vaccination for new Rohingya arrivals as measles cases rise
Nov 10, 2017, at 11:52 pm
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Nov 10 (IBNS): An increase in the number of suspected measles cases among the newly arrived Rohingya and their host communities in southern Bangladesh has prompted the Government and UN partners to step up immunization efforts in overcrowded camps and makeshift shelters close to the border with Myanmar.
This World Pneumonia Day, the Indian Academy of Pediatrics calls for “No More Pneumoniaâ€
Nov 10, 2017, at 11:49 pm
Kolkata, Nov 10 (IBNS): This year on World Pneumonia Day, November 12, experts from the Indian Academy of Pediatrics are stressing on the importance of preventing pneumonia, one of the leading causes of death amongst children under 5 years of age in the country.
Nov 10, 2017, at 09:03 pm
Kolkata, Nov 10 (IBNS): Kolkata's Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industries and Protiviti (a global consulting firm) recently organised a programme to help members of the healthcare industry to face and resolve some of the key challenges facing them in execution of their duties.
Delhi pollution : NGT to examine Odd-Even schem today
Nov 10, 2017, at 07:41 pm
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS) : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday said it would examine the Delhi government’s decision to implement odd-even car rationing scheme for five days starting from November 13, The Hindu reported.
Depressed fathers risk not getting help, says study
Nov 09, 2017, at 02:23 am
Washington, Nov 8 (IBNS): Detecting depression in new parents is crucial – not only for their own sake but also because depressed parents often become less perceptive to the needs of their child, particularly if the child cries a lot.
NASA reveals hot news from the Antarctic underground
Nov 08, 2017, at 09:47 pm
Washington, Nov 8 (IBNS): A new NASA study adds evidence that a geothermal heat source called a mantle plume lies deep below Antarctica's Marie Byrd Land, explaining some of the melting that creates lakes and rivers under the ice sheet.
Delhi smog: ASSOCHAM sends SOS to govt. seeking innovative solutions
Nov 08, 2017, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS): Expressing anxiety over the dangerously unhealthy air quality levels in the National Capital Region (NCR), apex industry body ASSOCHAM on Wednesday urged the Centre and governments of Delhi, Haryana and Punjab to establish a clear strategy for aggressively tackling air pollution.
Study shows sheep recognise human faces
Nov 08, 2017, at 06:22 pm
London, Nov 8 (IBNS): A new study published in the Royal Society journal Open Biology has suggested that sheep can recognise human faces.
Introduction to Great Healthcare Challenges and Opportunities in India
Nov 08, 2017, at 05:08 am
India is a huge country in the continent of Asia with a population of over 1.32 billion as of 2016. The country has added over 450 million people in last 25 years during which the fraction of people below poverty has fallen by 50%. This period of increasing prosperity has been marked by the Dual Disease burden – combining communicable and non-communicable diseases (also called lifestyle diseases) – that became the cause of half of the deaths in the year 2015 (42% higher than that in 2001-2003).
Nov 07, 2017, at 09:59 pm
Guwahati, Nov 7(IBNS) : Assam forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma on Tuesday said foreign assist poachers gang and some militant groups of North East India are involved in the rhino killing incidents in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP).
Pitt research shows women’s sexuality adapts with aging
Nov 07, 2017, at 02:27 am
Pittsburgh,Nov 6 (IBNS): While women experience changes with the menopausal transition that can negatively affect their sex lives, they often adapt behaviorally and psychologically to these changes, according to a qualitative study by University of Pittsburgh researchers.
Computer program helps doctors detect acute kidney injury earlier to save lives
Nov 07, 2017, at 02:07 am
Pittsburgh,Nov 6 (IBNS): Embedding a decision support tool in the hospital electronic health record increases detection of acute kidney injury, reducing its severity and improving survival, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC.
2017 is set to be in top three hottest years, with record-breaking extreme weather: finds report
Nov 07, 2017, at 01:09 am
Washington, Nov 6 (IBNS): It is very likely that 2017 will be one of the three hottest years on record, with many high-impact events including catastrophic hurricanes and floods, debilitating heatwaves and drought.
‘Monster’ planet discovery challenges formation theory
Nov 05, 2017, at 01:42 am
London, Nov 4 (IBNS): A giant planet – the existence of which was previously thought extremely unlikely – has been discovered by an international collaboration of astronomers, with the University of Warwick taking a leading role.