White tiger Subhranshu dies in Nandankanan Zoo
Oct 15, 2019, at 01:35 pm
Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (UNI) White tiger Subhranshu, suffering from blood protozoan disease, died in Nandankanan Zoo today.
Two pythons recovered in human habitations released in forest
Oct 15, 2019, at 01:26 pm
Agartala, Oct 15 (UNI) The wildlife officials released two pythons in deep jungles of West and North Tripura on Sunday after giving medication to the snakes caught by the villagers in two locations on Oct 13 last.
Death toll from typhoon Hagibis in Japan reaches 61, 13 people still missing:Reports
Oct 15, 2019, at 10:04 am
Tokyo (Sputnik/UNI) The death toll from the Typhoon Hagibis in Japan has reached 61, while 13 people are still considered missing, media reported on Tuesday.
After this year’s Climate Action Summit, what happens next?
Oct 13, 2019, at 05:19 pm
New York: People across the world need to embrace “fundamental change” in order to combat climate change and meet the target of restricting the increase in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Claudio Forner, from UN Climate Change in Bonn, told UN News in an interview that took place following the Climate Action Summit.
World Migratory Bird Day highlights deadly risks of plastic pollution
Oct 13, 2019, at 05:05 pm
New York: Saturday marks World Migratory Bird Day which, this year, is raising awareness about the serious threats that plastic pollution poses to bird life, with a call for urgent measures to end the problem.
Magnitude-5.7 quake strikes off Japan's Chiba Prefecture: JMA
Oct 12, 2019, at 06:30 pm
Tokyo (Xinhua/UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 on Saturday struck off the southeast coast of Chiba Prefecture of Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Robotic Surgery extends its wings to Joint Replacement
Oct 11, 2019, at 03:52 pm
Mumbai/Chennai: Indian hospitals using surgical robots for performing complex soft tissue surgical procedures are extending their wings by using this superior technology for joint replacement with the introduction of robots custom built for orthopaedic surgeons, according to Dr Mahendra Bhandari, CEO, Vattikuti Foundation.
Advocacy firm SPAG publishes APAC Healthcare Communications Outlook report
Oct 11, 2019, at 03:28 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): With healthcare pursuing newer ways of treating people, there has been a paradigm shift in the perception of related communications, especially in the Asia Pacific region, according to a study by SPAG, a healthcare specialist independent communications and advocacy firm.
Global community pledges $14 billion to step up fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:37 am
New York: Donors have pledged just over $14 billion for the next three years to save 16 million lives and help end AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030.
Ebola on the run in DR Congo, ‘now we have to kill the virus’: UN health agency
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:20 am
New York: Efforts to eradicate the deadly Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are proving successful but “now we have to kill the virus”, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
World Mental Health Day sheds light on worrying rates of youth suicide
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:14 am
New York: Worldwide, 800,000 people die by suicide each year - one every 40 seconds - making it the second leading cause of death among young people (aged 15 to 29), the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, spotlighting suicide prevention as the theme for this year's World Mental Health Day.
Authorities order capture or shoot-at-sight the tiger that killed 2 people in Bandipur
Oct 09, 2019, at 07:28 pm
Chamarajangar, Oct 9 (UNI) The Principal Chief Conservator of forests on Wednesday issued an order to capture or shoot-at-sight the tiger that is believed to have killed two people in a month near Bandipur Tiger Reserve.
Authorities order capture or shoot-at-sight of tiger that killed 2 people in Bandipur
Oct 09, 2019, at 07:08 pm
Chamarajangar, Oct 9 (UNI) The Principal Chief Conservator of forests on Wednesday issued an order of capture or shoot-at-sight the tiger that believed to be killed two people in a month near Bandipur Tiger Reserve.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to three scientists for development of lithium-ion batteries
Oct 09, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Sweden, Oct 9 (IBNS): The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2019 has been awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development of lithium-ion batteries.
Oct 09, 2019, at 09:34 am
New York: A staggering 2.2 billion people already suffer from eye conditions and visual impairment today, but the global need for eye care is set to increase “dramatically”, with lack of exercise a key factor, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, unveiling its first ever report on vision across the world.
Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to James Peebles, Michel Mayor, Didier Queloz
Oct 08, 2019, at 09:06 pm
New York: Three scientists have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for making "for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth's place in the cosmos".
Ramp up nuclear power to beat climate change, says UN nuclear chief
Oct 08, 2019, at 08:34 am
New York: Without significantly increasing the use of nuclear power worldwide, it will be difficult to achieve the goal of reducing harmful emissions and fighting climate change, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Monday.
2,141 trees cut in Aarey colony: Mumbai Metro
Oct 07, 2019, at 07:34 pm
Mumbai: The Mumbai Metro on Monday said it has cut down 2141 trees at the Aarey Milk Colony area but confirmed that it will honour the Supreme Court order and will not chop down any more trees at the site.
William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, Gregg L. Semenza win Nobel prize in Medicine
Oct 07, 2019, at 04:49 pm
New York: The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine have been won by three scientists belonging to the US and the UK.
More than 1000 trees razed in Mumbai's Aarey, 60 people arrested
Oct 05, 2019, at 09:41 pm
Mumbai, Oct 5 (UNI/IBNS) More than 1000 trees in Mumbai's Aarey Colony have been cut till now despite massive protests against the move to cut down over 2500 trees in the area for a Mumbai metro depot.
Hundreds resist felling of trees for Metro project in Mumbai's Aarey Colony; 200 detained
Oct 05, 2019, at 11:54 am
Mumbai: At least 200 activists have been detained and all roads leading to Aarey blocked as authorities began bulldozing trees for the construction of a Mumbai metro depot within hours of dismissal of all legal petitions by Bombay High Court against felling of 2,500 trees for the project.
MOSAiC expedition begins its ice drift on a floe
Oct 05, 2019, at 09:17 am
New York: After only a few days of searching, experts from the MOSAiC expedition have now found a suitable ice floe, where they will set up the research camp for their one-year-long drift through the Arctic Ocean.
Ground-breaking clean air protocol to guard human health and the planet, enters into force
Oct 05, 2019, at 09:07 am
New York: European and North American countries will take a major stride in cleaning up the atmosphere next Monday, 7 October, through the implementation of an amended legally binding treaty to limit the amount of emissions polluting the air.
Oct 05, 2019, at 08:39 am
New York: One thousand people have survived the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): a testament to the strong leadership of the Congolese health authorities combined with the tireless efforts of thousands of local health workers and partners, United Nations agencies said on Friday.
Women's health brand &Me aims to bring menstrual health conversation into mainstream
Oct 04, 2019, at 01:13 pm
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IBNS): A leading women's health brand from Bengaluru, &Me, has come up with the campaign, '#Unstoppable’, to crush the stigma attached to menstruation by inspiring dialogue circling menstrual health awareness and education.
Thunderstorm likely to hit East, North-East India in next 24 hours
Oct 02, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Pune, Oct 2 (UNI) Thunderstorm, accompanied with lightning, is very likely to occur at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttarakhand, north Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, north Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh during next 24 hours, predicted the Indian Meteorological Department in a bulletin here today.
WHO and UNICEF in campaign to protect 1.6 million in Sudan from cholera
Oct 02, 2019, at 09:52 am
New York: UN agencies are working with the authorities in Sudan to protect more than one million people from cholera, an infectious disease which can kill within hours if left untreated.
Oct 02, 2019, at 09:47 am
Strict alcohol laws which cut intake more than 40 per cent in Russia, linked to historically high life expectancy
Kolkata all set to implement plastic and thermocol ban from Oct 2
Oct 01, 2019, at 06:42 pm
Kolkata: The city administration has decided to strictly implement the plastic ban from Oct 2.
Haryana govt. partners with J-PAL South Asia to use data to improve health care
Oct 01, 2019, at 11:42 am
New Delhi, Oct 01 (IBNS): The National Health Mission (NHM), Government of Haryana and Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to systematically integrate the use of data and evidence from rigorous research to improve state programme implementation and health outcomes.