Amendments in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill 2015
Apr 20, 2016, at 08:27 pm
New Delhi, Apr 20 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval on Wednesday to move official amendments in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015.
Rs. 665-crore Central package to clean up Bengaluru lakes
Apr 20, 2016, at 07:54 pm
Bengaluru, Apr 20 (IBNS) The Centre will provide a Rs 665 crore aid package to Karnataka government to clean Bengaluru lakes, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said.
Environmentalist urges Delhi government to move people, not cars
Apr 20, 2016, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi, Apr 20 (IBNS) On the first day of the international conclave and public meeting on air pollution organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), most participants believed that Delhi and other Indian cities cannot beat air pollution through a single solution but need a basket of measures.
NASA works to improve solar electric propulsion for deep space exploration
Apr 20, 2016, at 03:21 pm
California, Apr 20 (IBNS) NASA has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. of Redmond, Washington, to design and develop an advanced electric propulsion system that will significantly advance the nation's commercial space capabilities, and enable deep space exploration missions, including the robotic portion of NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) and its Journey to Mars.
Lone planetary-mass object found in family of stars
Apr 20, 2016, at 02:57 pm
California, Apr 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS) In 2011, astronomers announced that our galaxy is likely teeming with free-floating planets. In fact, these lonely worlds, which sit quietly in the darkness of space without any companion planets or even a host sun, might outnumber stars in our Milky Way galaxy.
For 11th straight month, the globe was record warm: NOAA
Apr 20, 2016, at 02:49 pm
Washington, Apr 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): At the risk of sounding like a broken record, March set another heat record for the globe. As Earth continues to warm and is influenced by phenomena such as El Niño, global temperature records are piling up, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has said.
Earth Day: 11 “Green†Tips for Eco-friendly Travel
Apr 20, 2016, at 06:02 am
Apr 20, 2016, at 03:13 am
Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS): In a complex procedure that reflected its commitment to technological advancement with its path breaking work, Fortis Malar took a leap forward by by using Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) to revive a man nearly 45 minutes after his heart had stopped beating.
Lowered birth rates one reason why women outlive men: Study
Apr 20, 2016, at 01:09 am
Stockholm, Apr 19 (IBNS) Using unique demographic records on 140,600 reproducing individuals from the Utah Population Database (USA), a research team led from Uppsala University has come to the conclusion that lowered birth rates are one reason why women outlive men in today’s societies. The study is published in Scientific Reports.
New study finds shifted sleep-wake cycles affect women more than men
Apr 20, 2016, at 12:52 am
London, Apr 19 (IBNS) A new study from the Surrey Sleep Research Centre at the University of Surrey, published on Tuesday in the journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) has found that shifted sleep-wake cycles affect men and women’s brain function differently.
NASA's Fermi Telescope poised to pin down gravitational wave sources
Apr 19, 2016, at 04:55 am
California, Apr 18 (IBNS) On Sept. 14, waves of energy traveling for more than a billion years gently rattled space-time in the vicinity of Earth. The disturbance, produced by a pair of merging black holes, was captured by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) facilities in Hanford, Washington, and Livingston, Louisiana.
Ecuador earthquake toll touches 350
Apr 19, 2016, at 04:22 am
Quito, Ecuador, Apr 18 (IBNS):The death toll in the Ecuador earthquake has touched 350, media reports said on Monday.
Apr 18, 2016, at 11:29 pm
Tokyo, Apr 18 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit Japan on Monday, officials said.
Faith leaders urge rapid ratification of Paris Agreement on climate change
Apr 18, 2016, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi, April 18 (Just Earth News / IBNS) Four days before the signing of the historic Paris Agreement, The Interfaith Climate Change Statement has been signed by 250 global faith leaders from fifty countries, including 20 faith leaders from India, demonstrating a positive sentiment towards making the Paris Agreement work.
Ecuador earthquake toll touches 233
Apr 18, 2016, at 03:00 am
Quito, Ecuador, Apr 17 (IBNS): The death toll in the earthquake which rocked western Ecuador on Saturday touched 233 on Sunday, officials said.
Kolkata: Fortis Hospital launches heart failure clinic
Apr 17, 2016, at 06:10 am
Kolkata, Apr 16 (IBNS): Kolkata's Fortis Hospital, along with Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai recently launched the Heart Failure Clinic & Advanced Therapy Program for the people of Eastern India.
7.1 earthquake hits Japan, 7 killed
Apr 16, 2016, at 02:34 pm
Tokyo, Apr 16 (IBNS): A massive earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale hit southwestern Japan on Saturday morning, killing at least seven people, media reports said.
Earthquake hits northwest Japan, 9 dead, 700 injured
Apr 15, 2016, at 06:23 pm
Tokyo, Apr 15 (IBNS) At least nine people were killed and more than 700 injured when a powerful earthquake hit southwestern Japan on late Thursday, local news reports said.
A space spider watches over young stars
Apr 15, 2016, at 03:32 pm
California, Apr 15 (IBNS) A nebula known as "the Spider" glows fluorescent green in an infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS).
Saturn Spacecraft samples Interstellar Dust
Apr 15, 2016, at 03:27 pm
California, Apr 15 (IBNS) NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected the faint but distinct signature of dust coming from beyond our solar system. The research, led by a team of Cassini scientists primarily from Europe, is published this week in the journal Science.
Japan earthquake toll touches 9
Apr 15, 2016, at 03:11 pm
Tokyo, Apr 15 (IBNS) The death toll in the earthquake that hit Japan on Thursday touched nine, media reports said on Friday.
2 killed as earthquake hits Japan
Apr 15, 2016, at 06:11 am
Tokyo, Apr 14 (IBNS): At least two people were killed as an earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, media reports said.
6.2 earthquake hits Japan, no casualty
Apr 15, 2016, at 01:30 am
Tokyo, Apr 14 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit Japan on Thursday, officials said.
At least 65 die in heatwave in Odisha and Telengana
Apr 14, 2016, at 08:45 pm
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS) At least 65 people have died in Odisha and Telengana in the heatwave that sweeps several states in India making it the hottest April in 5 years as the weather experts predict even worse days ahead.
Rhino killed with AK 47 in Kaziranga National Park
Apr 14, 2016, at 07:36 pm
Kaziranga, Assam, Apr 14 (IBNS) A rhino was killed as poachers struck with assault rifles in the Kaziranga National Park on Wednesday night, the day the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the abode of one-horned animals, reports said.
6.8 earthquake jolts Myanmar, tremors felt in several Indian states
Apr 14, 2016, at 06:03 am
Kolkata/New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar - India Border region as tremors were felt across several Indian cities, triggering panic and injuring several people on Wednesday, officials said.
Former Indian captain takes initiative to raise funds for cancer patients
Apr 14, 2016, at 05:19 am
Kolkata, Apr 13 (IBNS): Tata Medical Center recently announced their fund raising activity, ‘Dada’r Shongey Dil Sey Dijiye’, in collaboration with former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, to facilitate the phase –II expansion of the critical oncology cure unit of Tata Medical Center hospital.
Few injured as tremors hit West Bengal
Apr 14, 2016, at 03:45 am
Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS) At least four people suffered minor injuries in different parts of West Bengal as tremors were felt in the state after an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar - India Border Region on Wednesday.
Tremors felt in Nepal, no casualty
Apr 14, 2016, at 03:24 am
Kathmandu, Apr 13 (IBNS): As an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar - India Border Region, tremors were also felt in parts of Nepal on Wednesday, reports said.
Apr 14, 2016, at 03:16 am
Dhaka, Apr 13 (IBNS): Tremors were felt in different parts of Bangladesh as a moderate earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar - India Border Region on Wednesday, media reports said.