Assam govt likely to take legal action against BBC, centre to review all permissions

Feb 15, 2017, at 09:50 pm

Guwahati, Feb 15 (IBNS): The Assam government is all set to take legal action against British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and its South Asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt for a recently aired documentary film on Kaziranga National Park.

Assam: Poachers kill another rhino in Kaziranga and remove horn

Feb 15, 2017, at 08:06 pm

Guwahati, Feb 15 (IBNS) : Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) continue to be plagued by poaching as one more one-horned rhinoceros inside the park was killed in the wee hours of Wednesday.

ISRO launches 104 satellites

Feb 15, 2017, at 03:25 pm

Sriharikota, Feb 15 (IBNS); In a major move, ISRO on Wednesday launched a record 104 satellites on a single rocket from the spaceport here.

Lasers could give space research its 'Broadband' moment

Feb 15, 2017, at 03:12 pm

Washington, Feb 15 (IBNS): Thought your Internet speeds were slow? Try being a space scientist for a day.

Discovery presents explorer Levison Wood’s record-breaking journey across the Nile

Feb 14, 2017, at 10:10 pm

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IBNS-NotinTown): Dauntless explorer and former British Army paratrooper Levison Wood walked the Nile - from source to sea - to uncover its many perplexities and to be the first person ever to endure something of extraordinary magnitude.

Septage management needed to fulfil Clean Ganga Mission, building toilets not the answer

Feb 14, 2017, at 07:59 pm

Luciknow, Feb 14 (IBNS): Simly building toilets will not improve sanitation in the Ganga basin pointed out experts from Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) at a recent media briefing organised on the theme ‘Challenges and concerns of septage management in the National Mission for Clean Ganga’.

Hospitals register 40% rise in Asthma attacks

Feb 13, 2017, at 09:42 pm

Patiala,Feb 13 (IBNS): With the seasonal change and excessive pollution levels, Patiala is seeing a rise in the number of asthma attacks. While annually, hospitals are seeing an increase of 10-15% in the cases of asthma attacks, this period of seasonal change effects a 30-40% increase in the number of patients who come to the hospital.

Scientists shortlist three landing sites for Mars 2020

Feb 13, 2017, at 02:40 pm

Washington, Feb 13 (IBNS): Participants in a landing site workshop for NASA’s upcoming Mars 2020 mission have recommended three locations on the Red Planet for further evaluation.

Comet’s trip past Earth offers first in a trio of opportunities

Feb 12, 2017, at 12:35 am

Washington, Feb 11 (IBNS): Comet hunters still have a chance to see comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková in the next few days using binoculars or a telescope. It’s the first of a trio of comets that will -- between now and the end of 2018 -- pass close enough to Earth for backyard observers to try to spot and for scientists to study using ground-based instruments.

Next generation batteries could provide power to microsatellites, cubesats

Feb 12, 2017, at 12:32 am

Washington,Feb 11 (IBNS): Sometimes good things come in very small packages. Just ask Dr. Luke Roberson, senior principal investigator for Flight Research within the Exploration Research and Technology Directorate at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Asteroid resembles dungeons and dragons dice

Feb 12, 2017, at 12:30 am

Washington, Feb 11 (IBNS): Radar images of asteroid 2017 BQ6 were obtained on Feb. 6 and 7 with NASA’s 70-meter (230-foot) antenna at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California.

Pharma and Med Tech Zone to be set up soon at Bengaluru: Ananthkumar

Feb 11, 2017, at 09:45 pm

New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs Ananthkumar inaugurated the 2nd edition of India Pharma & India Medical Device International Conference in Bengaluru on Saturday.

Uttar Pradesh: Forest officials hotfooting to track man-eating tigress of Pilibhit

Feb 11, 2017, at 05:32 pm

Lucknow, Feb 11 (IBNS): Forest officials have employed drone cameras and other tracking devices to locate the man-eating tigress roaming the Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh, according to media reports on Saturday.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx begins Earth-Trojan Asteroid search

Feb 10, 2017, at 10:12 pm

Washington, Feb 10 (IBNS): A NASA spacecraft begins its search Thursday for an enigmatic class of near-Earth objects known as Earth-Trojan asteroids. OSIRIS-REx, currently on a two-year outbound journey to the asteroid Bennu, will spend almost two weeks searching for evidence of these small bodies.

NASA, UCI reveal new details of Greenland Ice loss

Feb 10, 2017, at 09:48 pm

Washington, Feb 10 (IBNS): Less than a year after the first research flight kicked off NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland campaign last March, data from the new program are providing a dramatic increase in knowledge of how Greenland's ice sheet is melting from below.

Centre okays use of drones for vigilance in Kaziranga National Park

Feb 10, 2017, at 06:24 pm

Guwahati, Feb 10 (IBNS) : To check the fast growing killing spree ofone- horned rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park (KNP), the Assam forest department will now use drones for vigilance in the world heritage site.

Cancer genes still alive in body after death: Study

Feb 10, 2017, at 08:18 am

Toronto, Feb. 9 (IBNS): Researchers from the University of Washington were of the opinion that certain genes in the body, including cancer genes, remained alive even after someone is clinically declared dead, media reports said.

Australia: Massive ancient undersea landslide found near Great Barrier Reef

Feb 09, 2017, at 09:39 pm

Brisbane, Feb 9 (IBNS): Scientists have discovered evidence of massive ancient undersea landslide next to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, according to media reports on Thursday.

ADB climate operations reach $3.7 billion in 2016

Feb 08, 2017, at 10:30 pm

Manila, Feb 8 (IBNS): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved $3.7 billion in climate finance investments in 2016, according to recently released figures — marking a 42% boost from the $2.6 billion reached in 2015. Estimates show that in 2016, climate finance from ADB’s internal sources reached a record $2.65 billion for climate mitigation and $1.08 billion for climate adaptation.

NASA's Curiosity Rover sharpens paradox of ancient Mars

Feb 07, 2017, at 03:12 pm

Washington, Feb 7 (IBNS): Mars scientists are wrestling with a problem. Ample evidence says ancient Mars was sometimes wet, with water flowing and pooling on the planet’s surface.

5.8 earthquake hits Uttarakhand

Feb 07, 2017, at 02:47 pm

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit Uttarakhand on Monday as tremors were felt in several north Indian states including national capital New Delhi.

Scientists around the world, Canada offer lab space to colleagues affected by U.S. travel ban

Feb 07, 2017, at 03:23 am

Toronto, Feb 6 (IBNS): Scientists and academics from around the world, including Canada, have agreed to offer laboratory and office space to researchers stranded by the U.S. travel ban, media reports said.

Canada: 1st medical 3D modelling for prosthetic limbs launched in Ottawa Hospital

Feb 07, 2017, at 02:31 am

Toronto, Feb 6 (IBNS): The Ottawa Hospital, Ontario had launched a new medical 3D printing program, which facilitated easier and less expensive manufacture of prosthetic limbs, media reports said.

Tata Power committed to transform 56 villages in India under Model Village programme

Feb 06, 2017, at 10:26 pm

Mumbai/ Kolkata, Feb 6 (IBNS): Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company, has always undertaken several initiatives to improve the standard of living of its communities through various interventions in the field of education, income generation, agriculture, and many more. In line with this endeavor, Tata Power has committed to transform 56 villages in India as part of its Model Village Programme.

Health Ministry launches single vaccine for dual protection against measles and rubella as part of Universal Immunization Programme

Feb 05, 2017, at 11:01 pm

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched Measles Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign in the country at a function in Bengaluru, here on Sunday.

New type of T-cell identified as 'key player' in development of rheumatoid arthritis

Feb 04, 2017, at 12:27 am

London, Feb 3 (IBNS): A team of scientists from the UK and the US have identified a genetically-distinct subset of helper T-cell associated with tissues affected by rheumatoid arthritis.

Health ministry warns about spread of infection in hospitals through cellphones

Feb 03, 2017, at 09:11 pm

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Friday, has cautioned people about the spread of infection in hospitals from cell phones.

Deoghar in Jharkhand to get an AIIMS says Minister Kulaste

Feb 03, 2017, at 08:56 pm

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Faggan Singh Kulaste, on Friday, replied to a series of queries on the health sector, in the Lok Sabha.

NASA makes an epic update to website for daily Earth pics

Feb 03, 2017, at 02:30 pm

Washington, Jan 3 (IBNS): NASA has upgraded its website that provides daily views of the Earth from one million miles away. NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) camera imagery website was recently updated allowing the public to choose natural or enhanced color images of the Earth and even zoom into an area on the globe.

World Wetlands Day: Maharashtra seeks Ramsar site tag for its flamingo sanctuary

Feb 02, 2017, at 06:38 pm

Mumbai, Feb 2 (IBNS): World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on Feb 2 to raise awareness of about this unique geographical area which is integral to the well-being of the globe