May 06, 2017, at 02:25 am
Guwahati, May 5 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the state forest department to take strong steps for protection of state’s forest resources and expansion of forest cover.
GSLV successfully launches South Asia Satellite
May 06, 2017, at 01:41 am
Sriharikota, May 5 (IBNS): India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) successfully launched the 2230 kg South |Asia Satellite (GSAT-9) into its planned Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) on Friday.
South Asia Satellite launched successfully
May 05, 2017, at 10:59 pm
Sriharikota, May 5 (IBNS): Creating history and carrying a 450-crore communications satellite, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle or GSLV lifted off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Friday and was launched successfully.
Illustration of an Earth-sized 'Tatooine' planet
May 05, 2017, at 10:06 pm
Washington, May 5 (IBNS): With two suns in its sky, Luke Skywalker's home planet Tatooine in "Star Wars" looks like a parched, sandy desert world.
AIRS: 15 Years of Seeing What's in the Air
May 05, 2017, at 10:05 pm
Washington, May 5 (IBNS): Accurate weather forecasts save lives. NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument, launched on this date 15 years ago on NASA’s Aqua satellite, significantly increased weather forecasting accuracy within a couple of years by providing extraordinary three-dimensional maps of clouds, air temperature and water vapor throughout the atmosphere's weather-making layer. Fifteen years later, AIRS continues to be a valuable asset for forecasters worldwide, sending 7 billion observations streaming into forecasting centers every day.
Tata Trusts to construct cancer facility in Tirupati
May 05, 2017, at 10:03 pm
Tirupati/Kolkata, May 5 (IBNS): Tata Trusts on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) for the construction of a state-of-the-art cancer centre in Tirupati.
Importance of broad financing for sustainable forest management highlighted at UN forum
May 05, 2017, at 09:46 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News): A United Nations meeting on sustainable management of forests on Thursday discussed the importance of mobilizing resources from a diverse range of actors to ensure broad ownership as well as to advance the overall sustainable development agenda.
UN health agency to examine lower-cost ‘biosimilar’ drugs to expand access to cancer treatment
May 05, 2017, at 09:33 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News): As a step towards making some of the most expensive treatments for cancer more widely available in low- and middle-income countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it will launch a pilot project for prequalifying so-called “biosimilars,†or lower cost drugs.
Citing Uruguay’s ‘inspiring’ record on environment, UN expert says country must do more
May 03, 2017, at 04:13 pm
Washington, May 3 (Just Earth News): Uruguay has much to be proud of in its record on human rights and the environment, but the South American country still has some challenges ahead, including the setting up of an environment ombudsperson, a United Nations-appointed expert said on Tuesday.
US announces €1 ml pledge for modernisation of IAEA nuclear applications laboratories
May 03, 2017, at 02:26 pm
Vienna, May 3 (IBNS): The United States has recently pledged to donate €1 million to support the modernisation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nuclear Applications Laboratories in Seibersdorf, outside Vienna, an official release stated.
May 02, 2017, at 02:39 pm
Washington, May 2 (Just Earth News): Kick-starting action on the recently-adopted Global Forest Goals to protect, sustainably manage and increase world’s forest area will be a key focus for delegations gathered in New York for the twelfth session of the UN Forum on Forests, which opened on Monday at United Nations Headquarters.
West Bengal: Woman, child from Nadia dist die due to swine flu in Kolkata in last 2 days
May 01, 2017, at 05:44 am
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS): Two days after a four-year-old child died due to swine flu in a Kolkata hospital, officials on Sunday confirmed one more death of a young housewife due to swine flu at a privately-run hospital in the city.
Bullies and their victims more likely to want plastic surgery, finds study
Apr 30, 2017, at 04:52 am
London, Apr 29 (IBNS): School bullies and their victims are more likely to want cosmetic surgery, according to new research by the University of Warwick.
Finger length may show you should be an entrepreneur, says study
Apr 30, 2017, at 04:43 am
London, Apr 29 (IBNS): Feel the urge to go self-employed? It could all be down to your testosterone levels according to new research.
Hubble's bright shining Lizard Star
Apr 29, 2017, at 10:02 pm
Washington, Apr 29 (IBNS): In space, being outshone is an occupational hazard.
Bihar physician to get prestigious WHO award for his research on Kala Azar
Apr 29, 2017, at 12:32 am
Patna, Apr 28 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Noted medical scientist and BJP parliamentarian Dr CP Thakur will be conferred the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for his extensive research in the field of Kalazar.
NASA-funded research reveals lull in the formation time of mega basins on Mars
Apr 29, 2017, at 12:18 am
Washington, Apr 28 (IBNS): Since the earliest days of our solar system’s history, asteroid impacts have shaped the planets and contributed to their evolution. New research funded by NASA shows that Mars experienced ten times fewer giant impacts than some previous estimates.
CERN, American Physical Society sign open access agreement for SCOAP3
Apr 28, 2017, at 01:49 am
Geneva, Apr 27 (IBNS) The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the American Physical Society (APS) signed an agreement on Thursday for SCOAP3 – the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics.
National Green Tribunal issues contempt notice against Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Apr 27, 2017, at 06:56 pm
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS) : The National Green Tribunal on Thursday issued a contempt notice against Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, reports said.
World observes Malaria Day today
Apr 26, 2017, at 03:16 am
Geneva, Apr 25 (IBNS): World Malaria Day is being observed on Tuesday in conjunction with World Immunization Week 24-30 April, media reports said.
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Union Health Minister urges people's involventment to end malaria
Apr 25, 2017, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi, Apr 25 (IBNS): On the occasion of World Malaria Day, Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda urged the people to get involved in government reforms in order to eradicate the disease.
New ALICE experiment results show novel phenomena in proton collisions
Apr 25, 2017, at 02:34 am
Geneva, Apr 24 (IBNS): In a paper published today in Nature Physics, the ALICE collaboration reports that proton collisions sometimes present similar patterns to those observed in the collisions of heavy nuclei. This behaviour was spotted through observation of so-called strange hadrons in certain proton collisions in which a large number of particles are created.
Fight for tribal land rights in Odisha wins Prafulla Samantara the Green Nobel for 2017
Apr 24, 2017, at 09:11 pm
San Francisco, April 24 (IBNS): Indian environmental activist Prafulla Samantara is one of the winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize 2017, a prize also called the Green Nobel.
Defence CSD takes off Patanjali's Amla juice off the shelf
Apr 24, 2017, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): The canteen stores department, the retail arm for India's defence forces, has banned the sale of Patanjali Ayurved's Amla juice, according to media reports.
Assam: Another rhino poached in Kaziranga
Apr 23, 2017, at 01:12 am
Guwahati, Apr 22 (IBNS): Poachers continued its killing spree in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP), while forest guards on Saturday had found a dehorned carcass of a male rhino inside the park.
New hepatitis data highlight need for urgent global response
Apr 23, 2017, at 12:50 am
Amsterdam, Apr 22 (IBNS): New WHO data reveal that an estimated 325 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
University of Birmingham scientists name 'Connshing syndrome' as a new cause of high blood pressure
Apr 22, 2017, at 11:00 pm
London, Apr 22 (IBNS): Research led by scientists at the University of Birmingham has revealed a new cause of high blood pressure which could lead to major changes in managing the disease.
Earth Day : Our duty to live in harmony with nature, says PM Modi
Apr 22, 2017, at 06:42 pm
New Delhi, Apr 22 (IBNS) : As the Earth Day is being observed across the globe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says "it is our duty to live in harmony" with the plants, animals and birds.
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Google celebrates Earth Day with a series of doodles
Apr 22, 2017, at 03:32 pm
Mountain View, Apr 22 (IBNS): Web giant Google on Saturday celebrated Earth Day with a series of 12 doodles.
Researchers trying to detect life in the ultra-dry Atacama Desert
Apr 21, 2017, at 11:42 pm
Washington, Apr 21 (IBNS): Few places are as hostile to life as Chile's Atacama Desert. It's the driest non-polar desert on Earth, and only the hardiest microbes survive there. Its rocky landscape has lain undisturbed for eons, exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation from the sun.