NASA weighs use of Rover to image potential Mars water sites

Jun 25, 2016, at 02:55 pm

California, June 25 (IBNS) Ever since it was announced that there may be evidence of liquid water on present-day Mars, NASA scientists have wondered how best to further investigate these long, seasonally changing dark streaks in the hope of finding evidence of life – past or present – on the Red Planet.

MoU singed between RD Ministry & ISRO for geo-tagging assets

Jun 25, 2016, at 03:25 am

New Delhi, June 24 (IBNS) A Memorandum of Understanding was signed here between the Rural Development Ministry and ISRO, Department of Space for geo-tagging the assets created under MGNREGA in each gram panchayat.

Volcanoes get quite before they erupt

Jun 25, 2016, at 02:35 am

Washington, D.C, June 24 (IBNS) When dormant volcanoes are about to erupt, they show some predictive characteristics—seismic activity beneath the volcano starts to increase, gas escapes through the vent, or the surrounding ground starts to deform.

Hubble sees new dark spot on Neptune

Jun 25, 2016, at 12:58 am

California, June 24 (IBNS) New images obtained on May 16, 2016, by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope confirm the presence of a dark vortex in the atmosphere of Neptune.

Sanofi Pasteur dengue vaccine approved in Costa Rica

Jun 24, 2016, at 05:20 am

Kolkata/Costa Rica, June 23 (IBNS): Sanofi Pasteur, Sanofi's vaccine division, announced on Thursday that the National Ministry of Health of Costa Rica has approved Sanofi Pasteur's tetravalent dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, to protect individuals 9 to 45 years of age living in endemic areas against all four serotypes of dengue.

ISRO organises 'Make in India' Conference

Jun 24, 2016, at 02:29 am

Bengaluru, June 23 (IBNS): The 'Make in India' Conference on Enabling Spacecraft Systems Realisation through Industries (ESSRI - 2016) was organised on Thursday at ISRO Satellite Centre in Bengaluru.

Fortis Hospital dismisses five staffers following botched up operation

Jun 23, 2016, at 06:26 pm

New Delhi, Jun 23 (IBNS): A chartered accountant was in for a rude shock when he discovered that the doctors have operated the wrong foot, instead of the injured one, in Shalimar Bagh's Fortis hospital, reports said.

Pervasive ice retreat in West Antarctica

Jun 23, 2016, at 02:07 pm

California, June 23 (IBNS) Along the Bellingshausen Sea coast of West Antarctica, ice has been retreating inland being lost to the sea.

X-ray echoes of a shredded star provide close-up of 'killer' Black Hole

Jun 23, 2016, at 01:45 pm

California, June 23 (IBNS): Some 3.9 billion years ago in the heart of a distant galaxy, the intense tidal pull of a monster black hole shredded a star that passed too close. When X-rays produced in this event first reached Earth on March 28, 2011, they were detected by NASA's Swift satellite, which notified astronomers around the world. Within days, scientists concluded that the outburst, now known as Swift J1644+57, represented both the tidal disruption of a star and the sudden flare-up of a previously inactive black hole.

Cabinet withdraws Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill, 2013

Jun 23, 2016, at 03:47 am

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday decided to withdraw the Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill, 2013, which had been introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 29.08.2013.

Assam CM instructs officials to take all measures to protect rhino

Jun 23, 2016, at 12:31 am

Guwahati, June 22 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday directed the DCs and SPs to take all possible measures to protect the rhinos.

Air India Kolkata celebrates International Yoga Day

Jun 22, 2016, at 10:58 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS) To mark the 2nd International Yoga Day, Air India observed the day throughout its network by organising yoga-related events involving employees.

Satellites launch: Sonia Gandhi congratulates ISRO scientists

Jun 22, 2016, at 09:35 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday congratulated scientists at ISRO afte the organization successfully launched 20 Satellites in a single flight from its flagship rocket PSLV-C34.

ISRO sets new milestone : Launches record 20 satellites in one go

Jun 22, 2016, at 07:53 pm

Shriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, June 22 (IBNS) : Setting a new milestone, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully launched 20 Satellites in a single flight from its flagship rocket PSLV-C34.

PSLV-C34 successfully launches 20 satellites in a single flight

Jun 22, 2016, at 07:02 pm

Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, June 22 (IBNS): Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C34), on its 36th flight, successfully launched the 727.5 kg Cartosat-2 Series Satellite along with 19 co-passenger satellites, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday.

ISRO places in orbit record 20 Satellites, PM lauds scientists

Jun 22, 2016, at 05:13 pm

Sriharikot, Andhra Pradesh, June 22 (IBNS): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday placed in orbit a record 20 satellites from its flagship rocket PSLV in a 26-minute flight from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

It was a beautiful sight yesterday: PM Modi on Yoga Day celebrations

Jun 22, 2016, at 04:22 pm

New Delhi, Jun 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who urged people to continue yoga for the rest of their lives, said on Wednesday that it was a beautiful sight, referring to the large number of participation from across the globe.

Astronomers find the first 'Wind Nebula' around a Magnetar

Jun 22, 2016, at 03:18 pm

Washington, June 22 (IBNS): Astronomers have discovered a vast cloud of high-energy particles called a wind nebula around a rare ultra-magnetic neutron star, or magnetar, for the first time.

Over 18000 wood craftsmen celebrate Yoga Day

Jun 22, 2016, at 02:44 am

Mumbai, Jun 21 (IBNS): Over eighteen thousand wood craftsmen, members of Fevicol Champions' Club (FCC), turned out to mark the second International Yoga Day on Tuesday, taking part in yoga camps organized by the club all over India.

For children with Tourette syndrome, environmental responses to tics play big role

Jun 22, 2016, at 02:25 am

Athens, June 21 (IBNS) In a study published in Child Psychiatry and Human Development, University of Georgia researchers found that environmental responses to tics in a child with Tourette syndrome play a significant role in helping or hindering that child's ability to fight the urge to tic.

Silencing of gene affects people’s social lives, study shows

Jun 22, 2016, at 02:15 am

Athens, June 21 (IBNS): A team of researchers led by psychologists at the University of Georgia have found that the silencing of a specific gene may affect human social behavior, including a person's ability to form healthy relationships or to recognize the emotional states of others.

Researchers link childhood hunger, violence later in life

Jun 22, 2016, at 01:44 am

New York, June 21 (IBNS) Children who often go hungry have a greater risk of developing impulse control problems and engaging in violence, according to new UT Dallas research.

Bread study outcome: CSE welcomes FSSAI’s ban on potassium bromate

Jun 22, 2016, at 01:35 am

New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the removal of potassium bromate from the list of approved additives by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

IGNOU celebrates International Yoga Day

Jun 21, 2016, at 09:35 pm

New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS) Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) celebrated International Yoga Day on 21st June,2016 at Convention Centre, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi.

1 out of 4 Indians found having abnormal Thyroid level: Study

Jun 21, 2016, at 09:05 pm

New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): SRL Diagnostics, the leading diagnostic chain in India has released a three-year long data mining survey (2013 – 2015) done at a pan India level.

FSSAI drops Potassium Bromate and Cyclamates from its list of safe food additives

Jun 21, 2016, at 08:04 pm

New Delhi, Jun 21 (IBNS): The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) dropped two food additives, namely Potassium Bromate (normally used in bread and bakery products) and Cyclamates (normally used in jams, jellies, marmalades, dairy based drinks, confectionery etc.) from its final list of permissible additives, which became operational on Monday.

Monsoon rains disrupt Mumbai's train services

Jun 21, 2016, at 07:06 pm

Mumbai, Jun 21 (IBNS): Suburban train services in Mumbai were badly affected on Tuesday with the monsoon hitting the city on Monday, according to media reports.

NASA's K2 finds newborn exoplanet around young star

Jun 21, 2016, at 05:39 am

Washington, June 20 (IBNS) Astronomers have discovered the youngest fully formed exoplanet ever detected. The discovery was made using NASA's Kepler Space Telescope and its extended K2 mission, as well as the W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Exoplanets are planets that orbit stars beyond our sun.

No. of yoga practitioners soars by up to 30% across metros in India: Survey

Jun 21, 2016, at 05:06 am

New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS): Students, stressed-out young professionals, CEOs and retirees have embraced yoga in large numbers as gymnasiums across metros have seen a spurt in yoga practitioners willing to attain health and toning benefits of this ancient system of exercise and spiritual development, according to an ASSOCHAM survey-cum-analysis.

Tata Power launches new campaign to save Mahseer fish

Jun 21, 2016, at 01:28 am

Mumbai/Kolkata, Jun 201 (IBNS: Tata Power, an integrated power company, has been working towards conservation and saving of Mahseer through its 'Act for Mahseer' movement.