India launches the biggest Leprosy Case Detection Campaign in the country
Sep 06, 2016, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS) Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda has launched the biggest Leprosy Case Detection Campaign (LCDC) in the country on Monday across 149 districts of 19 states/UTs.
Countries in South-East Asia pledge action against noncommunicable diseases
Sep 06, 2016, at 12:51 am
Colombo, Sept 5 (IBNS): To arrest the growing epidemic of noncommunicable diseases that kill 8.5 million people annually in WHO South-East Asia Region, member countries of the region on Monday adopted the 'Colombo declaration' which calls for strengthening delivery of services for these diseases at the primary health care level.
IUCN Red List: Four out of six great apes on doorstep of extinction
Sep 05, 2016, at 08:05 pm
New Delhi/Hawaii, Sep 5 (IBNS): The Eastern Gorilla – the largest living primate – has been listed as Critically Endangered due to illegal hunting, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, released on Sunday at the IUCN World Conservation Congress taking place in Hawaii.
Indian ecologist and activist Bibhuti Lahkar wins the IUCN Heritage Heroes Award
Sep 05, 2016, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IBNS): At the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai‘i, USA, Assam-based ecologist and conservation activist Bibhuti Lakhar won the Heritage Heroes award for his dedication to the conservation of India’s Manas Wildlife Sanctuary.
'Slight' earthquake hits Nepal
Sep 05, 2016, at 02:43 pm
Kathmandu, Sept 5 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal on Monday.
IUCN-led panel warns critically endangered whales in Russia still under threat
Sep 04, 2016, at 05:38 pm
Hawaii, Sep 4 (IBNS): The critically endangered western gray whale population that feeds in Russia’s Far East waters is slowly showing signs of recovery, but their numbers and range are still at risk from industry activity in the region, according to a new report titled Stories of Influence, released on Saturday at the IUCN World Conservation Congress.
IUCN Congress: New partnership to conserve key biodiversity areas
Sep 04, 2016, at 05:03 pm
Hawaii, Sep 4 (IBNS): Eleven of the world’s leading conservation organisations, on Saturday,announced a new partnership to identify, map, monitor and conserve Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) – places that include vital habitats for threatened species – with more than US$15 million committed over the next five years.
The national nutrition week begins in West Bengal
Sep 04, 2016, at 12:36 am
Kolkata, Sept 3 (IBNS): National Nutrition Week is celebrated all over the country during the first week of September every year.
School kids face backache threat under heavy weight bags: ASSOCHAM
Sep 03, 2016, at 11:29 pm
New Delhi, Sept 3 (IBNS): As many as 68 per cent of school going children, especially between 7-13 years of age, face the risk of backaches and other related problems, courtesy heavy loads of books and sporting kits, they carry in their school bags which weigh between 40-45 per cent of the weight of the kids, according to an ASSOCHAM Healthcare Committee findings ahead of Teacher's Day.
Jupiter's North Pole unlike anything encountered in Solar System
Sep 03, 2016, at 02:04 pm
California, Sept 3 (IBNS): NASA’s Juno spacecraft has sent back the first-ever images of Jupiter’s north pole, taken during the spacecraft’s first flyby of the planet with its instruments switched on. The images show storm systems and weather activity unlike anything previously seen on any of our solar system’s gas-giant planets.
Twelve at risk aquatic species under new protection Act of Canada
Sep 03, 2016, at 05:53 am
Ottawa Sept 3 (IBNS): Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, had announced in a news release by Fisheries & Oceans Canada that twelve aquatic species are being proposed for listing under the Species at Risk Act.
Advisory Forecast for Flood in Barak Basin
Sep 02, 2016, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Water Resources, on Friday, issued an advisory forecast to Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur regarding floods in the Barak Basin..
Columbia Asia Hospital launches EUS Unit at its Bangalore hospitals
Sep 02, 2016, at 05:45 pm
Kolkata/Bangalore, Sept 2 (IBNS): Columbia Asia Hospital announced the launch of EUS (Endoscopic Ultrasound) Unit, as part of Integrated Digestive and Liver Care Program at their Bangalore hospitals, a release stated.
South-East Asia Health Ministers meet in Colombo next week
Sep 02, 2016, at 04:15 am
New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS): Health Ministers of the 11 Member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region are meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from Sept 5-9 to set health priorities for the Region, home to nearly a quarter of the world’s population.
Canadian made device counteracts Zika virus
Sep 02, 2016, at 03:14 am
Toronto, Sept 1 (IBNS): In an attempt to counteract the birth and growth of the Zika Virus, a Canadian company based in Waterloo have come up with an innovative device that not only stops the spread of Zika Virus but terminates it from the roots completely.
External Affairs Ministry confirms 13 Indians tested Zika positive in Singapore
Sep 01, 2016, at 06:45 pm
Singapore, Sep 1 (IBNS): The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Thursday that 13 Indians tested positive for the Zika virus in Singapore, according to media reports.
Air pollution kills over 50,000 a year in Britain, finds study
Aug 31, 2016, at 02:56 pm
London, Aug 31 (IBNS): UK transport planning is not sufficiently taking into account the environmental impacts of transport choices according to researchers from the Centre for Transport and Society and Air Quality Management Resource Centre at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol).
Increase in number of Zika virus cases in Alberta
Aug 30, 2016, at 08:09 pm
Calgary, Aug 30 (IBNS): According to Alberta Health officials, the number of Zika virus affected cases has risen over 26 with a possibility of the virus spreading further through sexual contacts.
Ananth Kumar stresses upon need for affordable medicines
Aug 29, 2016, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS): Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar has appealed to the industry leaders, State Governments, other departments and civil society in pooling efforts to make available medicines at affordable prices to the common man.
PM Modi congratulates ISRO scientists on successful testing of Scramjet Rocket Engine
Aug 29, 2016, at 05:00 am
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated ISRO scientists on the successful testing of Scramjet Rocket Engine.
Singapore confirms 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus
Aug 28, 2016, at 10:20 pm
Singapore City, Aug 28 (IBNS): Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of Zika of locally transmitted Zika, which include 36 foreign construction workers.
President congratulates ISRO for the successful conduct of ATV
Aug 28, 2016, at 09:06 pm
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the successful conduct of Futuristic Rocket Test –Advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV).
Flight testing of Scramjet Engine Technology demonstrator successful: ISRO
Aug 28, 2016, at 04:47 pm
Sriharikota, Aug 28 (IBNS): The first experimental mission of ISRO's Scramjet Engine towards the realisation of an Air Breathing Propulsion System was successfully conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on Sunday.
NASA's Juno successfully completes Jupiter flyby
Aug 28, 2016, at 02:22 pm
California, Aug 28 (IBNS): NASA's Juno mission successfully executed its first of 36 orbital flybys of Jupiter on Saturday.
Aug 28, 2016, at 01:51 pm
Chennai,Aug 28 (IBNS): Touching another landmark, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday conducted scramjet engine test at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh successfully, reports said.
NASA's Juno to soar closest to Jupiter this Saturday
Aug 27, 2016, at 01:41 pm
Washington, Aug 27 (IBNS): This Saturday at 5:51 a.m. PDT, (8:51 a.m. EDT, 12:51 UTC) NASA's Juno spacecraft will get closer to the cloud tops of Jupiter than at any other time during its prime mission.
Researchers identify possible pathway to reboot immune system after bone-marrow transplants
Aug 27, 2016, at 03:35 am
Birmingham, Aug 26 (IBNS): New research has shown how a cell surface molecule, Lymphotoxin β receptor, controls entry of T-cells into the thymus; and as such presents an opportunity to understanding why cancer patients who undergo bone-marrow transplant are slow to recover their immune system.
Green tribunal asks Numaligarh refinery to free up Kaziranga elephant corridor
Aug 25, 2016, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi/Guwahati, Aug 25 (IBNS): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Numaligarh Refinery Limited to demolish a wall it had constructed near the Kaziranga National Park in Assam and which was blocking an elephant corridor, the media reported on Thursday.
Scientists discover new planet orbiting star Proxima Centauri
Aug 25, 2016, at 09:14 pm
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): Scientists have discovered an earth-sized planet orbiting a star closest to Earth's solar system, according to media reports on Thursday.
Aug 25, 2016, at 02:07 am
Rome, Aug 24 (IBNS): The earthquake, which rocked Italy on Wednesday, has killed at least 73 people, media reports said.