Amit Kumar from Haryana tops AIPVT
Jun 20, 2016, at 11:59 pm
New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS) Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry on Monday here declared the All India Pre Veterinary Test (AIPVT)– 2016 result and achievements made by the Veterinary Council of India during the past two years.
Indonesia: Floods, landslides kill 24
Jun 20, 2016, at 01:51 am
Jakarta, June 19 (IBNS) Heavy rainfall, which triggered floods and landslides in Central Java area of Indonesia has left at least 24 people dead, media reports said.
Prime Minister to lead the world in celebrating the Second International Day of Yoga on June 21
Jun 20, 2016, at 12:45 am
New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the Second International Day of Yoga celebrations in the country and across the globe by participating in a mass Yoga demonstration of Common Yoga Protocol at the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh on the morning of 21st of June.
Poachers killed second rhino in past 7 days in Kaziranga
Jun 19, 2016, at 11:23 pm
Guwahati, June 19 (IBNS): Poachers continued its killing spree in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) as another one horned rhinoceros was killed at the world heritage site on Saturday night and fled with its horn, officials said on Sunday.
Jun 19, 2016, at 05:24 am
London, June 18 (IBNS) Research that followed more than 1.6 million Swedish men from adolescence onwards between 1968 and 2005 has shown that those who were overweight as teenagers were more likely to develop heart failure in early middle age.
Fifteen nursing students commissioned into MNS
Jun 19, 2016, at 12:54 am
New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS) Commissioning ceremony of the 57th batch of probationer nurses, College of Nursing, Army Hospital (R&R) was held here on Saturday.
Hubble sweeps scattered stars in Sagittarius
Jun 18, 2016, at 09:45 pm
California, June 18 (IBNS) This colorful and star-studded view of the Milky Way galaxy was captured when the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope pointed its cameras towards the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer). Blue stars can be seen scattered across the frame, set against a distant backdrop of red-hued cosmic companions. This blue litter most likely formed at the same time from the same collapsing molecular cloud.
Lower doses of yellow fever vaccine could be used in emergencies: WHO
Jun 18, 2016, at 03:19 am
Geneva, June 17 (IBNS) The yellow fever vaccine given as one fifth of the regular dose could be used to control an outbreak in case of vaccine shortages.
Gravitational waves observed from another cosmic collision of a pair of black holes
Jun 16, 2016, at 11:32 pm
London, June 16 (IBNS) On 26 December 2015 at 03:38:53 GMT, the twin LIGO instruments observed a binary black hole coalescence, named GW151226.
Rover opportunity wrapping up study of Martian Valley
Jun 16, 2016, at 03:19 pm
California, June 16 (IBNS) "Marathon Valley," slicing through a large crater's rim on Mars, has provided fruitful research targets for NASA's Opportunity rover since July 2015, but the rover may soon move on.
Sleepiness and fatigue linked to brain atrophy in cognitively normal elderly
Jun 16, 2016, at 06:07 am
New York, June 16 (IBNS): A new study found that normal older adults who experience excessive sleepiness during the day or significant fatigue may have more brain atrophy than expected for their age, particularly in areas of the brain that are more susceptible to aging and Alzheimer's disease.
Alcohol dependent individuals show greater risk of suicide in evening hours:Study
Jun 16, 2016, at 06:03 am
New York, June 16 (IBNS) A new study found that there is a circadian pattern of peak and nadir in the incidence of suicides committed in alcohol dependent individuals.
Childhood abuse, parental death and divorce are linked to adult insomnia symptoms: Study
Jun 16, 2016, at 05:59 am
New York, June 16 (IBNS): According to a new study, child adversities, which are known to play an important role in mental and physical health, are also associated with poor sleep.
Adolescent sleep duration is associated with daytime mood: Study
Jun 16, 2016, at 05:30 am
New York, June 15 (IBNS): A new study of adolescents suggests that obtaining an insufficient amount of sleep increases variability in sadness, anger, energy and feelings of sleepiness. The study also showed that nightly fluctuations in sleep in healthy adolescents predict worse mood the next day, and worse mood any given day largely predicts unusually bad sleep the next night.
Cabinet approves India’s Membership of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program
Jun 16, 2016, at 03:26 am
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for Indian membership of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) consortium by signing an MoU with the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for geosciences.
Govt increases retirement age of Central Health Service doctors to 65
Jun 16, 2016, at 02:59 am
New Delhi, June 15 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for enhancement of the age of superannuation of Non-Teaching and Public Health Specialists of Central Health Service from 62 years to 65 years and Doctors of General Duty Medical Officers (GDMOs) sub-cadre of Central Health Service (CHS) to 65 years.
IARC Monographs evaluate drinking coffee, maté, and very hot beverages
Jun 16, 2016, at 01:15 am
Lyon, France, June 15 (IBNS) An international Working Group of 23 scientists convened by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), has evaluated the carcinogenicity of drinking coffee, maté,1 and very hot beverages.
Health ministry: India continues to be polio free
Jun 15, 2016, at 07:23 pm
New Delhi, Jun 15 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare confirmed on Wednesday that India continues to be polio free as the country has eradicated wild polio virus -- the last case was seen on Jan 13, 2011, and it is more than five years that no wild polio virus has been detected.
High alert in Telengana after polio strain is found in Hyderabad
Jun 15, 2016, at 07:15 pm
Hyderabad, June 15 (IBNS) A high alert against polio has been declared in Telangana after an active strain of the virus was detected in drain water in the state capital Hyderabad.
NASA spots single Methane leak from Space
Jun 15, 2016, at 02:53 pm
California, June 15 (IBNS) For the first time, an instrument onboard an orbiting spacecraft has measured the methane emissions from a single, specific leaking facility on Earth’s surface. The observation -- by the Hyperion spectrometer on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) -- is an important breakthrough in our ability to eventually measure and monitor emissions of this potent greenhouse gas from space.
Gluttonous star may hold clues to planet formation
Jun 15, 2016, at 02:46 pm
California, June 15 (IBNS): In 1936, the young star FU Orionis began gobbling material from its surrounding disk of gas and dust with a sudden voraciousness.
Govt approves measures for conservation of lakes in Bengaluru
Jun 15, 2016, at 02:48 am
New Delhi, Jun 14 (IBNS): The Government has approved a series of measures for the abatement of pollution and for the conservation and preservation of lakes in Bengaluru.
Bhopal gas survivor organisations ask PM for harsher punishment against Dow Chemical
Jun 14, 2016, at 11:05 pm
Bhopal, June 14 (IBNS) Leaders of five organisations of survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal Tuesday announced the successful completion of the petition to the US Whitehouse in the matter of the criminal case on the disaster.
NASA Mars Rover descends Plateau, turns toward Mountain
Jun 14, 2016, at 02:59 pm
Washington, June 14 (IBNS) NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has analyzed its 12th drilled sample of Mars. This sample came from mudstone bedrock, which the rover resumed climbing in late May after six months studying other features.
New planet is largest discovered that orbits two Suns
Jun 14, 2016, at 02:51 pm
Washington, June 14 (IBNS) If you cast your eyes toward the constellation Cygnus, you’ll be looking in the direction of the largest planet yet discovered around a double-star system. It’s too faint to see with the naked eye, but a team led by astronomers from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and San Diego State University (SDSU) in California, used NASA's Kepler Space Telescope to identify the new planet, Kepler-1647b.
CERN announces winners of its 2016 beamline for schools competition
Jun 14, 2016, at 12:42 am
Geneva, June13 (IBNS): CERN on Monday announced the winners of its 2016 Beamline for Schools competition.
Nearly 150 million year old Dinosaur footprints discovered in Rajasthan
Jun 13, 2016, at 08:12 pm
Jaisalmer, Jun 13 (IBNS): Indian geologists have discovered footprints of the Eubrontes Gleneronsensis Theropod dinosaur in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, according to media reports.
Jun 13, 2016, at 02:35 pm
Kolkata, June 13 (IBNS): After reeling under intense heat and humidity for past few days, Kolkata and its adjacent areas, including several parts of Howrah, North and South 24 Parganas and Hooghly, received a heavy downpour with thunder squall on Monday.
Bengaluru: Residents team up to plant saplings
Jun 13, 2016, at 01:22 am
Bengaluru, June 12 (Just Earth News): With the thought and vision of a greener and more sustainable city, the residents of Ranka Colony Road, Bannerghatta Road here came together to plant saplings on Sunday.
Study links 2015 melting Greenland ice to faster Arctic warming
Jun 12, 2016, at 11:32 pm
Athens, June 12 (IBNS): A new study provides the first evidence that links melting ice in Greenland to a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification-faster warming of the Arctic compared to the rest of the Northern Hemisphere as sea ice disappears.