Warning on tobacco product packages to cover 85 per cent of display area
Jul 22, 2016, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi, Jul 22 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare) Anupriya Patel, informed the Lok Sabha on Friday that the central government has mandated that the size of health warnings on tobacco product packages will be 85 per cent of the main display area.
Historical Records Miss a Fifth of Global Warming: NASA
Jul 22, 2016, at 03:14 pm
California, July 22 (IBNS): A new NASA-led study finds that almost one-fifth of the global warming that has occurred in the past 150 years has been missed by historical records due to quirks in how global temperatures were recorded.
239 one-horned rhinos poached in Assam in past 16 years
Jul 22, 2016, at 12:57 am
Guwahati, July 21 (IBNS): A total of 239 one horned rhinos have been poached in Assam in past 16 years.
Sunset at the Viking Lander 1 Site
Jul 21, 2016, at 09:52 pm
California, July 21 (IBNS) On July 20, 1976, at 8:12 a.m. EDT, NASA received the signal that the Viking Lander 1 successfully reached the Martian surface.
Approval for second unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Station
Jul 21, 2016, at 09:46 pm
New Delhi/Chennai: The second unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP-2) attained first criticality (start of controlled self-sustaining nuclear fission chain reaction in the Reactor for the first time) after accord of regulatory and statutory clearances on July 10, 2016, Minister of Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
NASA’s Hubble Telescope makes first atmospheric study of Earth-sized exoplanets
Jul 21, 2016, at 03:31 pm
California, July 21 (IBNS): Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have conducted the first search for atmospheres around temperate, Earth-sized planets beyond our solar system and found indications that increase the chances of habitability on two exoplanets.
Nigeria: Health disaster in Borno State, says MSF
Jul 21, 2016, at 03:26 pm
Abuja, July 21 (IBNS) The health situation in Borno State in northeast Nigeria is critical. At least 500,000 people who are either displaced or cut off in enclaves outside the State capital of Maiduguri are in urgent need of food, medical care, drinking water and shelter.
Cabinet approves establishment of new AIIMS at Gorakhpur
Jul 21, 2016, at 04:14 am
New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for establishment of new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).
ISRO seeks options of privatisation of PSLV
Jul 21, 2016, at 03:37 am
New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): The ISRO has been pursuing a 'conscious' approach of building up and nurturing the industrial capabilities in the country to maximally support the Indian Space Programme.
NASA's PACE Mission will uncover new information about health of our Oceans
Jul 21, 2016, at 03:08 am
California, July 20 (IBNS): NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission is a first-of-its-kind project that aims to answer key questions about the consequences of climate change on the health of our oceans and their relationship with airborne particles and clouds. PACE will use a wide spectrum of wavelengths from an “ocean color†instrument to provide scientists with this information.
Medical records show long-term effects on patients of 'mini-strokes'
Jul 21, 2016, at 01:53 am
Birmingham, July 20 (IBNS): New findings from the University of Birmingham challenge the 'transient' nature of 'mini-strokes' and provide insight into the long term impact of an under-recognised condition.
Sharing our thoughts can help beat stress, says expert
Jul 20, 2016, at 04:42 am
Kolkata, July 19 (IBNS): Stress creates anxiety and anxiety creates disorder, which is harmful for a normal human life. Stress when clubbed with obsessive compulsive disorder makes the person unmanageable and is on border line personality disorder. But expert opines that one can beat stress by following certain tips.
X marks the spot for Milky Way formation
Jul 20, 2016, at 04:01 am
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS) A new understanding of our galaxy's structure began in an unlikely way: on Twitter. A research effort sparked by tweets led scientists to confirm that the Milky Way’s central bulge of stars forms an “X†shape. The newly published study uses data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission.
2016 climate trends continue to break records, says NASA
Jul 20, 2016, at 03:48 am
Washington, July 19 (IBNS): Two key climate change indicators -- global surface temperatures and Arctic sea ice extent -- have broken numerous records through the first half of 2016, according to NASA analyses of ground-based observations and satellite data.
10th edition of Young Astronomer Talent Search launched
Jul 20, 2016, at 03:24 am
Bhubaneswar/ Kolkata, July 19 (IBNS): The 10th edition of the Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) was launched by Dr Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Rural Development (Rural Water Supply), Government of Odisha at the State Secretariat on Tuesday.
UK companies offer support to develop a low carbon and climate resilient Kolkata
Jul 19, 2016, at 10:47 pm
Kolkata, Jul 19 (IBNS): UK companies specialising in urban design and planning visited Kolkata recently and met with Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and state government officials on potential areas for collaboration in the low-carbon sector.
Sanofi India expands diabetes portfolio, launches two diabetes drugs in India
Jul 19, 2016, at 07:49 pm
Kolkata/Mumbai, July 19 (IBNS): Sanofi-Synthelabo (India) Private Limited announced the launch of two drugs for type 2 diabetes patients in India: Lyxumia (lixisenatide) and Zemiglo (gemigliptin), an official release said.
50,000 Diesel cars to go off road in NCR
Jul 19, 2016, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): Around 50,000 Diesel fueled cars are about to go off road in the NCR region, following the cancellation of their registration after the National Green Tribunal deemed them unfavourable for nature, reports said.
NASA scientists to discuss 2016 climate trends, impacts
Jul 19, 2016, at 05:26 am
California, July 18 (IBNS) Climate experts from NASA will discuss recent trends in global temperatures and Arctic sea ice, as well as research now underway to better understand their impacts, during a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, July 19.
NASA’s Kepler confirms 100+ exoplanets during Its K2 mission
Jul 19, 2016, at 05:21 am
California, July 18 (IBNS) An international team of astronomers has discovered and confirmed a treasure trove of new worlds using NASA’s Kepler spacecraft on its K2 mission. Among the findings tallying 197 initial planet candidates, scientists have confirmed 104 planets outside our solar system. Among the confirmed is a planetary system comprising four promising planets that could be rocky.
NASA selects five Mars orbiter concept studies
Jul 19, 2016, at 05:20 am
California, July 18 (IBNS) NASA has selected five U.S. aerospace companies to conduct concept studies for a potential future Mars orbiter mission.
Jul 19, 2016, at 12:27 am
Geneva, July 18 (IBNS) A new WHO report highlights the need to intensify national action to meet the global targets governments have agreed to protect people from heart disease, cancers, diabetes, and lung diseases.
CERN welcomes Romania as its twenty-second Member State
Jul 18, 2016, at 10:51 pm
Geneva, July 18 (IBNS): Romania yesterday became the twenty-second Member State of CERN, having acceded to the Organization's founding Convention, deposited with UNESCO. The notification by UNESCO of Romania’s accession to the Convention brings to a conclusion the formal application process that started in 2008, crowning a period of cooperation stretching back 25 years.
Two rock python hatchlings unveiled in Kolkata zoo
Jul 18, 2016, at 05:36 pm
Kolkata, Jul 18 (IBNS): The Zoological garden in Alipore, Kolkata, unveiled two hatchling rock pythons on Saturday – World Snake Day.
4.5 earthquake hits Gujarat, no casualty
Jul 17, 2016, at 09:37 pm
Gandhinagar, July 17 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit Gujarat on Sunday, officials said.
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NASA's next Mars rover progresses toward 2020 launch
Jul 17, 2016, at 05:01 am
California, July 16 (IBNS) After an extensive review process and passing a major development milestone, NASA is ready to proceed with final design and construction of its next Mars rover, currently targeted to launch in the summer of 2020 and arrive on the Red Planet in February 2021.
Cancer-fighting gene immunotherapy shows promise as treatment for HIV
Jul 17, 2016, at 04:01 am
Boston, July 16 (IBNS): A type of immunotherapy that has shown promising results against cancer could also be used against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
NASA sails full-speed ahead in solar system exploration
Jul 16, 2016, at 03:26 pm
Washington, July 16 (IBNS) NASA’s Juno is now poised to shine a spotlight on the origins and interior structure of the largest planet in our solar system. As we wait for Juno's first close-up images of Jupiter (to be taken Aug. 27 during the spacecraft's next pass by the planet), NASA continues to explore our solar system to help answer fundamental questions about how we came to be, where we are going and whether we are alone in the universe.
Zika epidemic likely to end within three years, says study
Jul 16, 2016, at 03:09 am
London, July 15 (IBNS) The current Zika epidemic in Latin America is likely to burn itself out within three years, suggests new research.
Botched up cataract surgery:NHRC sends notice to the Telangana govt
Jul 15, 2016, at 11:17 pm
New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS) The National Human Rights Commission on Friday said it has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that in Hyderabad, 7 persons lost an eye each after botched up cataract surgery at the government run Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital.