Aug 03, 2016, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Ola, a mobile app for transportation, with the introduction of a first-of-its kind “#DoYourShare†campaign, has taken shared mobility to a new level.
Tata Trusts , The Global Fund launch ‘The India Health Fund’
Aug 02, 2016, at 11:59 pm
Kolkata/Mumbai, Aug 2 (IBNS): Tata Trusts, in association with The Global Fund, launched ‘The India Health Fund (IHF)’, at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai on Monday.
Aug 02, 2016, at 09:47 pm
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IBNS): U.S. Ambassador to India Richard R. Verma visited the Sai Hospital in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum on Monday to learn about the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s support to test and diagnose HIV in patients suffering from tuberculosis (TB), and to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to fight TB and HIV in India.
Jan Aushadhi stores to make medicines more affordable
Aug 02, 2016, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): To make quality drugs available at affordable prices to people under Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMJAY), the Union government has decided to open 3,000 Jan Aushadhi Stores (JAS) by the end of March 2017, said Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mansukh L. Mandaviya, at the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
IMD releases July rainfall data and Aug-Sep forecast
Aug 02, 2016, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): The India Meteorological Department (IMD), on Tuesday, released the latest data on the rainfall during June-July of 2016.
Himalaya launches HiOwna Momz, a health drink supplement for pregnant and lactating mothers
Aug 02, 2016, at 06:06 pm
Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): The Himalaya Drug Company recently launched HiOwna Momz, a nutritional health drink supplement for pregnant and lactating mothers.
College of Nursing and Mobile Eye Surgical Unit inaugurated in Jamshedpur
Aug 01, 2016, at 12:45 am
Jamshedpur, July 31 (IBNS): Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Sunday inaugurated the College of Nursing and also the MESU (Mobile Eye Surgical Unit) Project at the Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur.
Robotic Surgery Fellowships in Urology, Gynaecology for experienced Surgeons in Mumbai, Chennai
Jul 30, 2016, at 05:09 pm
Mumbai/ Chennai, July 29 (IBNS): Vattikuti Foundation, a non-profit focused on promoting robotic cancer surgeries, has put in place application process for two more Vattikuti Fellowships in Urology and Gynaecology at leading Hospitals in Mumbai and Chennai.
Breastfeeding within hour of birth provides baby’s ‘first vaccine,’ says UNICEF
Jul 30, 2016, at 03:07 pm
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Fridaythat some 77 million of the world’s newborns – or 1 in 2 – are not breastfed within the first hour of birth, depriving them of essential nutrients and antibodies and thus exposing them to an increased risk of death.
Sachin bats for conservation of tigers
Jul 30, 2016, at 02:46 am
Mumbai, July 29 (IBNS): Indian's sporting icon and cricketing legend, Sachin Tendulkar on Friday urged people to join the save tiger drive.
Robotic Surgery Fellowships in Urology, Gynaecology for experienced Surgeons in Mumbai, Chennai
Jul 30, 2016, at 12:56 am
Mumbai/ Chennai, July 29 (IBNS): Vattikuti Foundation, a non-profit focused on promoting robotic cancer surgeries, has put in place application process for two more Vattikuti Fellowships in Urology and Gynaecology at leading Hospitals in Mumbai and Chennai.
Hubble gazes at long-dead star
Jul 30, 2016, at 12:12 am
Washington, July 29 (IBNS): This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the remnants of a long-dead star.
River Brahmaputra in Assam's Goalpara shows signs of receding
Jul 29, 2016, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS): The Ministry of Water Resources informed that River Brahmaputra at Goalpara in Goalpara District of Assam has receded from High Flood Situation to Moderate Flood Situation at 0800hrs on Friday.
Astronomers gain new insight into magnetic field of Sun and its kin
Jul 28, 2016, at 09:19 pm
California, July 28 (IBNS): Astronomers have used data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to make a discovery that may have profound implications for understanding how the magnetic field in the Sun and stars like it are generated.
Jupiter’s great red spot likely a massive heat source
Jul 28, 2016, at 02:51 pm
California, July 28 (IBNS) New NASA-funded research suggests that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may be the mysterious heat source behind Jupiter’s surprisingly high upper atmospheric temperatures.
Creating awareness only way of eliminating Hepatitis: WHO
Jul 28, 2016, at 04:16 am
Mumbai, July 27 (IBNS): 'Elimination' is this year's theme for the World Hepatitis Day, observed every year on Thursday by World Health Organization (WHO).
New study by Centre for Science and Environment shatters myth of star-rated ACs
Jul 28, 2016, at 02:34 am
New Delhi, July 27 (IBNS): The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released a new study report which shatters the myth of star-rated ACs.
Scale up efforts against hepatitis: WHO
Jul 27, 2016, at 11:01 pm
Hepatitis is preventable and treatable but continues to be an acute public health challenge globally and in countries of WHO South-East Asia Region. Viral hepatitis kills approximately 350 000 people every year in the Region. It is responsible for more deaths than HIV and malaria together, and is second only to tuberculosis as a major cause of death among communicable diseases. Globally, and in the Region the number of deaths due to viral hepatitis is increasing. There is need for immediate and urgent action to arrest the spread of hepatitis.
Columbia Asia receives $101 million investment from Mitsui & Co.
Jul 27, 2016, at 05:59 pm
Kolkata, July 27 (IBNS): Columbia Asia announced on Wednesday that it is receiving $101 million in investment from Mitsui & Co., Ltd., an official release notified.
The case of the missing ceres craters
Jul 27, 2016, at 02:36 pm
Washington, July 27 (IBNS): Ceres is covered in countless small, young craters, but none are larger than 175 miles (280 kilometers) in diameter. To scientists, this is a huge mystery, given that the dwarf planet must have been hit by numerous large asteroids during its 4.5 billion-year lifetime. Where did all the large craters go?
Astronomers discover dizzying spin of the Milky Way Galaxy’s “Halo"
Jul 26, 2016, at 10:29 pm
Washington, July 26 (IBNS) Astronomers at the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) discovered for the first time that the hot gas in the halo of the Milky Way galaxy is spinning in the same direction and at comparable speed as the galaxy's disk, which contains our stars, planets, gas, and dust.
Flood situation worsens, hits over 12.47 lakh people in 18 districts of Assam
Jul 26, 2016, at 04:18 am
Guwahati, July 25 (IBNS) : Flood situation in Assam on Monday worsened after the Brahmaputra and several of its tributaries had inundated more areas which affected over 12.47 lakh people of 18 districts in the state.
NASA to map the surface of an Asteroid
Jul 26, 2016, at 04:11 am
Washington, July 25 (IBNS): OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will launch September 2016 and travel to a near-Earth asteroid known as Bennu to harvest a sample of surface maNASA to Map the Surface of an Asteroid
Jul 25, 2016, at 11:47 pm
Vienna, July 25 (IBNS): As the 10 days of negotiations in Vienna on an amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) came to a close on Saturday, what emerged were clear signs of a deal with solutions to all the major challenges.
Research suggests diabetes could be due to failure of beta cell 'hubs'
Jul 25, 2016, at 10:04 pm
London, July 25 (IBNS) The significant role of beta cell ‘hubs’ in the pancreas has been demonstrated for the first time, suggesting that diabetes may due to the failure of a privileged few cells, rather than the behaviour of all cells.
Scientists release recommendations for building land in coastal Louisiana
Jul 25, 2016, at 04:52 am
Baton Rouge, July 24 (IBNS) A team of leading scientists and community experts with decades of experience released key recommendations to maintain and build land in coastal Louisiana.
2252 persons with minor, major injuries treated in various hospitals, says J&K govt
Jul 24, 2016, at 03:23 am
Srinagar, July 23 (IBNS) Amid violence in the state, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday informed that in past 10 days, 2252 persons with minor and major injuries have been treated in various hospitals.
India highlights importance of Verifiable Data on HFCs
Jul 23, 2016, at 07:26 pm
Vienna/New Delhi, Jul 23 (IBNS): At the 38th meeting of the Open Ended Working Group of Parties to the Montreal Protocol, which is underway in Vienna, members from the developing and developed world have reiterated their commitment to moving away from high Global Warming Potential (GWP) HFCs for limiting increase in global warming.
Bank of Baroda plants 109 trees to celebrate its 109th Foundation Day
Jul 23, 2016, at 12:43 am
Kolkata, July 22 (IBNS): Bank of Baroda, Eastern Zonal Office celebrated its 109th Foundation Day on Thursday.
Discovery channel to air Chennai flood survival story
Jul 22, 2016, at 06:39 pm
New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS) Mumbai deluge in 2005, Uttarakhand floods in 2013, Kashmir floods in 2014 -- in the last decade, India has been hit by extreme weather incidents repeatedly.