Cadila Pharmaceuticals initiates awareness campaigns to observe 'World TB Day'
Mar 23, 2016, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi, Mar 23 (IBNS): Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited, one of India's largest privately held pharmaceuticals companies, is planning various activities across India to raise awareness about Tuberculosis on World TB Day, that will be observed on Thursday.
Cadila Pharmaceuticals initiates awareness campaigns to observe 'World TB Day'
Mar 23, 2016, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi, Mar 23 (IBNS): Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited, one of India's largest privately held pharmaceuticals companies, is planning various activities across India to raise awareness about Tuberculosis on World TB Day, that will be observed on Thursday.
Infosys undertakes sanitation drive: completes construction of 365 toilets in Odisha
Mar 23, 2016, at 06:40 pm
Bhubaneswar, Mar 21 (IBNS) Infosys Foundation in association with Akanksha, the CSR arm of Infosys Bhubaneswar, announced the successful completion of construction of 365 toilets in 110 schools of Odisha, as part of its endeavor to support the Prime Minister's 'Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan' mission in two phases.
NASA sends fire, meteor experiments to International Space Station on Commercial Cargo Spacecraft
Mar 23, 2016, at 06:26 pm
Washington, Mar 23 (IBNS) Scientific investigations of fire in microgravity and grippers inspired by geckos are among the nearly 7,500 pounds of cargo headed to the International Space Station aboard an Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft, along with equipment to support some 250 other experiments and studies aboard the world’s only orbital laboratory.
Bangladesh reports first Zika case
Mar 23, 2016, at 04:20 am
Dhaka, Mar 22 (IBNS): Bangladesh confirmed that the country has recorded the first Zika case in 2014.
Janssen India donates 600 courses of SIRTURO to RNTCP
Mar 23, 2016, at 02:06 am
Kolkata, Mar 22 (IBNS): Janssen India, the pharmaceutical division of Johnson & Johnson Pvt Ltd. confirmed on Tuesday that it has donated 600 courses of SIRTURO (bedaquiline) to the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) of India for use as part of a conditional access program.
India facing a serious water crisis: Greenpeace
Mar 23, 2016, at 01:51 am
New Delhi , Mar 22 (IBNS) India’s fresh water resources, already rapidly dwindling, could be further depleted if plans for hundreds of new coal power plants go ahead. This would cause severe drought and worsen the ongoing conflict between agriculture and industry over water in regions such as Vidarbha and Marathwada in Maharashtra and Northern Karnataka.
Environment ministry issues new standards for gensets
Mar 22, 2016, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS) Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has notified new environment standards for generator sets (gensets) running on Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) / Natural Gas (NG), Diesel with LPG / NG and Petrol with LPG / NG, primarily to control air and noise pollution emanating from the operation of these gensets.
New gravity map gives best view yet inside Mars
Mar 22, 2016, at 03:27 pm
California, Mar 22 (IBNS) A new map of Mars' gravity made with three NASA spacecraft is the most detailed to date, providing a revealing glimpse into the hidden interior of the Red Planet.
New golden frog species discovered in Colombia
Mar 22, 2016, at 02:47 am
New York, Mar 21 (IBNS) A team of scientists including a Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) research associate announced the discovery of a new species of pale-gold colored frog from the cloud forests of the high Andes in Colombia.
NASA study finds climate change shifting wine grape harvests in France ,Switzerland
Mar 22, 2016, at 02:17 am
Washington, Mar 21 (IBNS) A new study from NASA and Harvard University finds that climate change is diminishing an important link between droughts and the timing of wine grape harvests in France and Switzerland.
Access to TB care has expanded substantially: WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia
Mar 22, 2016, at 01:43 am
New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): The South-East Asia Region has achieved the 2015 Millennium Development Goal of halting and reversing TB incidence. It has also achieved the Stop TB Partnership's target of halving the TB mortality and prevalence rates compared to 1990 levels, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia Poonam Khetrapal said during her speech on World TB Day Event.
6.4 earthquake hits Russia, no casualty
Mar 21, 2016, at 11:37 pm
Moscow, Mar 21 (IBNS) An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale hit Russia's Kamchatsk Staryy area on Monday, reports said.
Plant more trees to create oxygen bank urges minister on World Forest Day
Mar 21, 2016, at 08:22 pm
New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in collaboration with Department of Forest and Wildlife of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, celebrated the International Day of Forest on Monday at the Asola Bhatti Wildlife sanctuary.
Government to roll out new drug for treatment of drug-resistant TB
Mar 21, 2016, at 08:09 pm
New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS) The central government is launching a drug called Bedaquiline on Monday for the treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB), according to media reports.
Fortis Hospital, Anandapur takes up Swachha Bharat Mission for a greener and cleaner Kolkata
Mar 21, 2016, at 07:24 pm
Kolkata, Mar 21 (IBNS) In support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission, Fortis Hospital Anandapur initiated a Cleanliness campaign, “Clean Kolkata, Green Kolkataâ€, to create increased awareness that good health and cleanliness are closely related.
Launch, docking returns International Space Station crew to full strength
Mar 20, 2016, at 02:44 pm
Washington, Mar 20 (IBNS) NASA astronaut Jeff Williams is now the first American to become a three-time, long-term resident of the International Space Station.
Indivac launches Awareness Means Safety campaign against cervical cancer
Mar 19, 2016, at 06:41 pm
Kolkata, March 19 (IBNS): Indivac, India’s first professional at-home vaccination services, on Thursday launched Awareness Means Safety, an initiative to highlight the need of vaccination for cervical cancer patients.
Mauritius Health Minister calls on Indian Health Minister
Mar 19, 2016, at 12:13 am
New Delhi, Ma r 18 (IBNS) Anil Kumar Singh Gayan, Minister of Health and Quality of Life, Republic of Mauritius called on the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda, here on Friday.
Plastic carry bags: Minimum thickness increased to 50 microns
Mar 18, 2016, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS) To curb the menace of plastic waste and its accumulation, the Union government has, on Friday, said that the minimum thickness of plastic carry bags has been increased to 50 microns from 40 microns and the rule, which was being implemented up to municipal areas will now be implemented at the village level too.
Educate people on healthcare instead of propaganda : Jaitley asks media
Mar 18, 2016, at 08:09 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday advised media to go for sustained campaign on issues like healthcare and play a role in educating the people, instead of "propaganda of different types which indoctrinates people".
HSI India and PFA welcome India decision to end repeat animal testing of drugs
Mar 18, 2016, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Leading animal protection organizations Human Society International (HSI) and People for Animal (PFA) on Friday lauded the move by the Union Ministry of Health and Family banning repeat animal testing of new drugs already tested abroad, thus sparing cruelty to thousands of animals.
Astronomers discover colossal 'Super Spiral' galaxies
Mar 18, 2016, at 02:50 pm
Washington, Mar 18 (IBNS) A strange new kind of galactic beast has been spotted in the cosmic wilderness. Dubbed "super spirals," these unprecedented galaxies dwarf our own spiral galaxy, the Milky Way, and compete in size and brightness with the largest galaxies in the universe.
Science papers reveal new aspects of Pluto and its Moons
Mar 18, 2016, at 02:45 pm
Washington, Mar 18 (IBNS): A year ago, Pluto was just a bright speck in the cameras of NASA’s approaching New Horizons spacecraft, not much different than its appearances in telescopes since Clyde Tombaugh discovered the then-ninth planet in 1930.
Mar 17, 2016, at 01:58 pm
Washington, Mar 17 (IBNS) The gantry arms close around the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft to secure the rocket, as seen in this long exposure taken on Wednesday at launch pad 1 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Surgeon Anupama Rajanbabu completes 100 Robotic Surgeries
Mar 16, 2016, at 06:40 pm
Kochi, Mar 15 (IBNS) Robotic Surgeon Anupama Rajanbabu from Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences completed 100 Robotic Surgeries in the area of gynaecology cancer successfully in Kochi on Monday.
South Africa snapped from Space Station's EarthKAM
Mar 16, 2016, at 03:23 pm
Washington, Mar 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The remotely controlled Sally Ride EarthKAM aboard the International Space Station snapped this striking photograph during a flyover of South Africa on Feb. 9, 2016.
Create healthy environments to save lives: WHO
Mar 16, 2016, at 04:34 am
New Delhi, Mar 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new WHO report released on Tuesday estimates that every year 12.6 million people globally die from diseases and injuries attributable to the environments in which they live and work.
Measures being taken to preserve ethnic and tribal medicinal practices
Mar 15, 2016, at 09:44 pm
New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge) and Health & Family Welfare, in a written reply to the Raj Sabha on Tuesday said, the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) has been implementing a Tribal Health Care Research Programme (THCRP), which aims at collecting information on folk medicines / traditional practices prevalent in different parts of India besides extending health care services to tribal population.
NPCDCS under National Health Mission to ensure intervention at district level
Mar 15, 2016, at 08:26 pm
New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS) Union Health Minister, J P Nadda, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday said that the Central Government is implementing the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) under National Health Mission (NHM) for interventions upto the district level.