UN expert panel urges collective action to reduce global food losses, waste

Jul 03, 2014, at 06:05 pm

New York, July 3 (IBNS) A newly issued United Nations-backed expert panel report takes a close look at where and how food waste occurs and recommends a number of actions that could help reduce the 1.3 billion tonnes of food that are squandered worldwide each year.

OCO-2 lifts off on Carbon-Counting Mission

Jul 03, 2014, at 04:21 am

California, July 2 (IBNS): A Delta II rocket blazed off the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California early Wednesday morning to begin a landmark mission to survey carbon dioxide gas in Earth's atmosphere.

UN initiative strengthens drought monitoring and early warning in Asia-Pacific

Jul 02, 2014, at 03:47 pm

New York, July 2 (IBNS): Although drought is a "silent killer" in Asia and the Pacific, access to scientific information and knowledge remain a challenge for many countries in the region, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said on Tuesday at a milestone forum on drought monitoring and early warning.

New UN report outlines top 10 food-borne parasites of greatest global concern

Jul 02, 2014, at 06:19 am

New York, July 2 (IBNS) A new report released on Tuesday by two United Nations agencies identifies a "top 10" of food-borne parasites with the greatest global impact, including those found in pork, fish, fresh produce, fruit juice and milk, among other foods.

CERN, UNESCO celebrate the anniversary of CERN's signature Convention

Jul 02, 2014, at 04:48 am

Paris, July 1 (IBNS): CERN and UNESCO are commemorating the signature of the CERN Convention at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris and thereby celebrated 60 years of science for peace on Tuesday.

Saket City Hospital celebrates surgery success

Jul 01, 2014, at 06:51 pm

New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS) New Delhi's Saket City Hospital celebrated the success of 100 cochlear surgeries done by them calling the occasion, ‘Celebration of Senses’.

UN reports on new roadmap to boost small-scale, family forest producers

Jul 01, 2014, at 08:52 am

New York, July 1 (IBNS): If small-scale forest and farm producers joined to form producer organizations, they could increase forest productivity and improve livelihoods of local communities, the United Nations agricultural agency and its partners on Monday reported.

Sriharikota: PM visits first Launch Pad and GSLV Vehicle assembly building

Jun 30, 2014, at 04:38 am

Sriharikota, June 29 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the first Launch Pad at Sriharikota where he was briefed about the PSLV C-23 Launch Vehicle Mission by senior scientists.

Ebola outbreak 'not out of hand', UN health agency says readying response

Jun 28, 2014, at 02:22 pm

New York, June 28 (IBNS): The United Nations health agency and partners are working with the Governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to control an outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, an official on Friday said, announcing an international meeting next week to agree on a coordinated regional response.

CSE proposes mini-grids as solution to rural India's power woes

Jun 28, 2014, at 02:38 am

New Delhi, June 27 (IBNS): The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Friday proposed mini-grid or decentralised generation power as solution to rural India's power woes.

Not proposed ban on sex education: Harsh Vardhan

Jun 27, 2014, at 10:40 pm

New Delhi, June 27 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, who created controversy with his sex education statement, on Friday denied that he proposed a ban on sex education.

CERN supports new business incubation centre in Netherlands

Jun 27, 2014, at 03:27 am

Geneva, June 26 (IBNS): CERN along with Nikhef, the Dutch National Institute for Subatomic Physics, on Thursday announced the opening of a new Business Incubation Centre (BIC) hosted at the Amsterdam Science Park, where Nikhef is located.

No moral problem with condoms: Harsh Vardhan

Jun 26, 2014, at 04:35 pm

New Delhi, June 26 (IBNS) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said he has no moral problems with condoms but believes marital fidelity is the best insurance in AIDS prevention.

ConvaTec launches Advanced Wound Clinic and Limb Salvage Clinic

Jun 26, 2014, at 03:51 pm

Bengaluru, June 26 (IBNS): At least 15% of India's total diabetic population develops Foot Ulcers resulting in approximately 45000 lower limb amputations annually. India today is known as the Diabetes Capital of the World owing to which foot diseases are rapidly rising and pose a serious threat to individuals suffering from Diabetes.

Widespread water shut-offs in US city of Detroit prompt outcry from UN

Jun 26, 2014, at 07:07 am

New York, June 25 (IBNS): Disconnecting water from people who cannot pay their bills is an affront to their human rights, a group of United Nations experts said on Wednesday, amid reports of widespread water shut-offs in the United States city of Detroit for non-payment.

Harsh Vardhan meets US Secretary for Health Sylvia M. Burwell

Jun 26, 2014, at 03:04 am

Washington, June 25 (IBNS): Union health Minister Harsh Vardhan has described his meeting with the United States Secretary for Health and Human Services Syliva Mathews Burwell in Washington on Wednesday as one of strategic importance given the commitment in both governments’ agenda for pro-poor and holistic public health services.

VVMDRC hosts campaign against drug abuse

Jun 26, 2014, at 01:09 am

Kolkata, June 25 (IBNS) Ved Vignan Mahavidyapeeth De-Addiction & Research Centre working since last 10 years on people suffering from chemical abuse Wednesday hosted a campaign on the eve of the International Day against Drug Abuse.

Peerless Hospital trains resources in emergency/trauma care

Jun 25, 2014, at 07:03 pm

Kolkata, June 25 (IBNS) “The gateway to any hospital is through its emergency department”, said S. K. Roy, Chairman of Peerless Hospital on the occasion of inaugurating the Peerless Institute of Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care Level I here on Wednesday.

Wadhwani Foundation partner Narayana Health

Jun 24, 2014, at 07:42 pm

Kolkata, June 24 (IBNS) Wadhwani Foundation, in collaboration with Narayana Health (NH), has announced the success of its skills training pilot program for NH's healthcare support staff.

India decides to open civilian nuclear programme to greater scrutiny

Jun 24, 2014, at 04:29 am

New Delhi, June 23 (IBNS):India on Monday said the Central government has decided to ratify an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in order to expand oversight of the country's civilian nuclear programme.

WHO Bulletin on 'BRICS and Global Health' launched in Delhi

Jun 24, 2014, at 03:34 am

New Delhi/Kolkata, 23 June (IBNS): The June 2014 issue of WHO Bulletin devoted to the theme of 'BRICS and Global Health', a joint initiative of WHO Representatives in BRICS countries, was released on Monday amidst strong presence of participants from BRICS countries.

CERN announces LHC restart schedule

Jun 23, 2014, at 09:20 pm

Geneva, June 23 (IBNS) The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the largest and most powerful particle accelerator in the world, has started to get ready for its second three-year run.

CERN experiments report new Higgs boson measurements

Jun 23, 2014, at 06:13 pm

Geneva, June 23 (IBNS). In a paper published in the journal Nature Physics on Monday, the CMS experiment at CERN reports new results on an important property of the Higgs particle, whose discovery was announced by the ATLAS and CMS experiments on 4 July 2012.

Vardhan visits villages affected by encephalitis in Patna, Muzaffarpur

Jun 23, 2014, at 03:58 am

Patna, June 22 (IBNS): Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan, who accompanied by Union Health Secretary Lov Verma and a team of officials, visited Bihar for three days till Sunday.

PSLV-C23 launch scheduled on June 30: ISRO

Jun 21, 2014, at 03:29 am

New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said the launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C23, is scheduled on June 30 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR at Sriharikota.

"Community engagement key to tackling non-communicable diseases"

Jun 20, 2014, at 05:44 pm

Washington, June 20 (IBNS) Broader community-based engagement is vital to tackling non-communicable diseases – such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes – which are one of the major challenges for development in the 21st century, the President of the United Nations General Assembly stressed on Thursday.

UN officials call for restoration of ecosystems to reduce climate change disasters

Jun 19, 2014, at 05:56 am

New York, June 18 (IBNS) Marking the World Day to Combat Desertification, United Nations officials Wednesday emphasized the importance of restoring degrading lands to avoid or soften the potentially disastrous impacts of climate change.

UN urges efforts to end female genital mutilation

Jun 17, 2014, at 05:40 pm

New York, Jun 17 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief on Monday called for concerted efforts to urgently address female genital mutilation, calling it a form of gender-based discrimination and violence that must be eradicated if women, girls and their communities are to thrive.

Sanofi, Medtronic to form strategic alliance in diabetes

Jun 17, 2014, at 04:49 am

Paris , June 16 (IBNS) Sanofi and Medtronic, Inc. on Monday announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a global strategic alliance in diabetes, aimed at improving patient experience and outcomes for people with diabetes around the world.

"Energy policy must serve broader economic growth"

Jun 17, 2014, at 04:30 am

New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): Union Minister of State of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan at the opening plenary session of the 21st World Petroleum Congress at Moscow on Monday stressed the Indian world-view of energy.