Actress Dia Mirza leads the strike against climate change in Mumbai
Dec 01, 2019, at 05:45 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Mumbai on Friday came together to make its voice heard against climate change and appeal to the concerned authorities to demand an end to fossil-fuels.
Is the world ready to end the coal era and embrace clean energy?
Nov 30, 2019, at 07:59 am
New York/IBNS: Access to electricity has transformed the world, helping countries to develop their economies, and lifting millions out of poverty. However, this success has come at a great cost: the energy sector, heavily reliant on fossil fuels, is responsible for some 40 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions – one of the so-called greenhouse gases, which trap heat in the atmosphere and warm the Earth – and almost two-thirds of these emissions come from coal.
COP25: UN climate change conference, 5 things you need to know
Nov 30, 2019, at 07:52 am
New York/IBNS: Climate change is happening—the world is already 1.1°C warmer than it was at the onset of the industrial revolution, and it is already having a significant impact on the world, and on people’s lives. And if current trends persist, then global temperatures can be expected to rise by 3.4 to 3.9°C this century, which would bring wide-ranging and destructive climate impacts.
Chinese Academy of Sciences leads discovery of unpredicted stellar black hole
Nov 29, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Beijing/IBNS: Our Milky Way Galaxy is estimated to contain 100 million stellar black holes - cosmic bodies formed by the collapse of massive stars and so dense even light can't escape.
Earthquake death toll in Albania rises to 46
Nov 29, 2019, at 10:26 am
Tirana/Xinhua/UNI: The death toll of the strong earthquake that jolted Albania early Tuesday morning has climbed to 46, the country's Defense Ministry said on Thursday evening.
Schools, parents and grandparents hold key to unlocking China’s obesity problem: Study
Nov 27, 2019, at 03:35 pm
London/IBNS: Educating parents and grandparents – as well as improving physical activity and the food provided at school – could hold the key to solving China’s obesity pandemic, according to one of the largest trials of childhood obesity prevention in the world.
ISRO: India crosses 300-plus foreign satellites launch mark
Nov 27, 2019, at 10:14 am
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)/UNI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved a major milestone when it successfully ferried more than 300 foreign satellites from the spaceport of Sriharikota, today.
India space mission: ISRO launches Cartosat-3, 13 US Nano-Satellites
Nov 27, 2019, at 09:53 am
Sriharikota/IBNS: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday launched the advanced earth observation and mapping satellite CARTOSAT-3 along with 13 other commercial nano-satellites from the US.
Empowering people living with HIV ‘will end the epidemic’, says AIDS agency chief
Nov 27, 2019, at 09:35 am
New York/IBNS: When people living with HIV actively participate in their own care, new infections decline and more affected people access treatment, according to a new report launched on Tuesday by UNAIDS, the United Nations agency leading the fight against the disease.
Nov 27, 2019, at 09:18 am
New York/IBNS: Even if countries meet commitments made under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world is heading for a 3.2 degrees Celsius global temperature rise over pre-industrial levels, leading to even wider-ranging and more destructive climate impacts, warns a report from the UN Environment Programme, released on Tuesday.
Climate change: Another year of record gas emissions, warns UN meteorological agency
Nov 26, 2019, at 09:57 am
New York/IBNS: Levels of the three main heat-trapping gases emitted into the atmosphere – carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide – have reached yet another high, the UN meteorological agency, WMO, said on Monday.
Magnitude-5.9 quake jolts New Zealand, felt by thousands
Nov 24, 2019, at 09:58 pm
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit North Island, New Zealand, on Sunday morning and was felt by thousands of people.
Delhi air quality slightly improves
Nov 24, 2019, at 07:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: National capital on Sunday witnessed slight improvement in the air quality and was under the 'poor' category now which was reeling under 'very poor' category for the past couple of days.
Uttarakhand: 3.4 earthquake hits Chamoli
Nov 24, 2019, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter Scale hit Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on Sunday, officials said.
Nagaland DC sets up Task Force to protect Amur Falcon
Nov 23, 2019, at 02:47 pm
Kohima/UNI: The Deputy Commissioner of Mon district of Nagaland Thavaseelan K has set up a Joint Task Force for the protection of the visiting migratory bird Amur Falcon to the district.
USC study connects air pollution, memory problems and Alzheimer’s-like brain changes
Nov 22, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Washington/IBNS: Women in their 70s and 80s who were exposed to higher levels of air pollution experienced greater declines in memory and more Alzheimer’s-like brain atrophy than their counterparts who breathed cleaner air, according to USC researchers.
Overall improvement in Delhi air quality: Javadekar
Nov 22, 2019, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi, Nov 22 (UNI) There has been an overall improvement in the air quality of Delhi in 2019 successively from 2016 and the government is taking several initiatives to curb air pollution, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Every person in Lahore at risk due to smog, claims Amnesty International
Nov 22, 2019, at 05:08 pm
London, Nov 22 (UNI) Every resident of Pakistan's Lahore city is at risk due to hazardous smog engulfing the city of more than 10 million people, Amnesty International said on Friday.
Four in five adolescents failing to exercise for even 60 minutes a day, UN health agency warns
Nov 22, 2019, at 10:15 am
New York/IBNS: An alarming lack of exercise among adolescents across the world risks seriously compromising their health into adulthood, the UN said on Thursday.
Deadly life at sea: UN partners spotlight depths of danger in fishing industry
Nov 22, 2019, at 10:11 am
New York/IBNS: There is a clear link between the seedy underbelly of the seafood industry, and fishers’ safety, now ranked as the second deadliest profession in the world; and more must be done to ensure people dependent on this type of labour are working in safe conditions, UN partners urged on Thursday.
Bengal Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society presents Health Mela
Nov 21, 2019, at 01:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bengal Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society in it's 80th year presented Health Mela recently at the Kund, City Center 1, Salt Lake here.
Air pollution causes over 70 lakh deaths worldwide :Indian medical practitionersÂ
Nov 20, 2019, at 06:27 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Suggesting that patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases should be cautious amidst deteriorating air pollution, Dr Ved Prakash, head of department, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine department, King George Medical University here on Wednesday said increasing air pollution is biggest trouble in modern era and over 70 lakh person losing their lives due to this problem.
Mortality due to mouth cancer was 39,951 in 2018
Nov 20, 2019, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As per the National Cancer Registry Programme of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the estimated number of mortality due to cancer of mouth was 34,668, 37,212 and 39,951 in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.
CSE receives 2018 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development
Nov 19, 2019, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi/IBN: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the New Delhi (India)-based independent research and advocacy think tank, has been awarded the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2018.
NASA completes 1st global geologic map of Saturn's Moon
Nov 19, 2019, at 05:21 pm
Los Angeles/Xinhua/UNI: NASA scientists have completed the first map showing the global geology of Saturn's largest moon Titan, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has said in a release.
Kolkata: Bengal Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society hosts Health Mela
Nov 19, 2019, at 01:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bengal Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society in it's 80th year presented Health Mela on Saturday at the Kund, City Center 1, Salt Lake.
Leonard DiCaprio supports push for clean air in Delhi
Nov 19, 2019, at 12:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hollywood star and environment activist Leonardo DiCaprio has appreciated the people and NGOs who have been pressingthe government for immediate steps to curb the deteriorating air quality in India, specifically the national capital.
UN, African Union make significant joint commitment to global health
Nov 19, 2019, at 09:02 am
New York/IBNS: In the drive towards universal health coverage, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union (AU) Commission cemented their mutual commitment to global health by signing on Monday an historic agreement.
WHO supports measles campaign targeting millions of children in northern Nigeria
Nov 18, 2019, at 09:10 am
New York/IBNS: More than 28 million children in northern Nigeria will be protected against measles and meningitis through an immunization campaign carried out by the authorities alongside international partners, including the World Health Organization (WHO).
Quitting smoking could lead to major changes in gut bacteria: Study
Nov 17, 2019, at 08:36 pm
New York/IBNS: Quitting smoking leads to major changes in intestinal bacteria, according to new research. But just what the changes mean will need further investigation.