India should be a global leader in fight against climate change: PM Modi

Apr 06, 2015, at 06:56 pm

New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India, which has had a long tradition of living in harmony with nature, should lead the global fight against climate change.

Proton beams are back in the LHC

Apr 06, 2015, at 12:27 am

Geneva, Apr 5 (IBNS) After two years of intense maintenance and consolidation, and several months of preparation for restart, the Large Hadron Collider, the most powerful particle accelerator in the world, is back in operation.

Significant rise in health expenditure urgently required, says the President

Apr 05, 2015, at 02:54 am

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Mid-Term Meet 2015 of the National Interventional Council of the Cardiological Society of India in New Delhi on Saturday.

Marking World Day, UN calls on businesses to commit to employing people with autism

Apr 03, 2015, at 04:38 pm

New York, Apr 3 (IBNS): On World Autism Awareness Day, the United Nations is spotlighting the unique skills of people with autism and the need to recognize their talents through an initiative inviting businesses to make concrete commitments to employ people on the autism spectrum.

WHO India honours public health champions

Apr 03, 2015, at 03:27 am

New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): At a national consultation held on Wednesday at New Delhi jointly with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India (GoI) to commemorate the World Health Day 2015 (7 April), the WHO Country Office for India gave out awards for Public Health Champions.

Uncovering the secrets of the Himalayas off the coast of Mumbai

Apr 02, 2015, at 07:16 pm

Mumbai, Apr 2 (IBNS) Despite being thousands of kilometres apart, a team of international scientists are collecting samples from the bottom of the Arabian Sea to find out how the growth of the Himalayan mountain range has affected the Asian Monsoon over the last 50 million years.

Experts share best autism practices with India

Apr 02, 2015, at 07:03 pm

Hyderabad, Apr 2 (IBNS) On World Autism Awareness Day, UK experts are calling for stronger links with India to develop best autism practices that are relevant to the specific cultural and local needs of the country.

GE Healthcare strengthens 'Make in India' capability for accessible healthcare

Apr 02, 2015, at 03:05 am

Bangalore, Apr 1 (IBNS): GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, reiterated its commitment towards 'Make in India' by strengthening its R&D, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Distribution capabilities and Education initiative.

18-year-old baby youngest patient to undergo open heart surgery

Apr 01, 2015, at 11:17 pm

New Delhi, Apr 1(IBNS) An 18 hour-old baby has emerged as the youngest patient in India to survive after an open heart surgery.

Mufti prays at Hazratbal Dargah for calamity to subside

Apr 01, 2015, at 09:42 pm

Srinagar, Apr 1(IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Wednesday visited Aasar-e-Sharief shrine in Hazratbal, and offered special prayers for improvement of weather condition in the state.

Jhelum flows below danger level in Kashmir

Apr 01, 2015, at 08:11 pm

Srinagar, Apr 1 (IBNS) While heavy shower resumed in the valley after a day's halt, river Jhelum continued to flow at a steady level below danger mark, officials said on Wednesday.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission passes critical milestone

Apr 01, 2015, at 05:04 pm

California, Apr 1 (IBNS) NASA said its 'groundbreaking science mission' to retrieve a sample from an ancient space rock has moved closer to fruition.

Cabinet approves amendment of the Homoeopathy Central Council Act

Apr 01, 2015, at 03:19 am

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gave its approval for the amendment of the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973.

7.5 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

Mar 30, 2015, at 06:39 pm

Sydney, Mar 30 (IBNS):A strong quake, which measured 7.5 on the Richter Scale, hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, reports said.

Earth Hour 2015: UN dims lights to focus attention on climate action, sustainability

Mar 29, 2015, at 03:15 pm

New York, Mar 29 (IBNS) The United Nations will go dark later this evening as the Organization shuts off the lights at its iconic Headquarters complex in New York and other facilities around the world in observance of 'Earth Hour,' an annual global event raising awareness about the need to take action on climate change and promoting sustainable energy consumption.

Kolkata's hospital operates bypass surgery of a Bangladeshi girl successfully

Mar 29, 2015, at 05:15 am

Kolkata, Mar 28 (IBNS): Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS) successfully treated Rabita Iqbal, a 10-year-old girl from Bangladesh, born with a rare genetic disorder called, Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH).

PSLV-C27 successfully launches India's fourth Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1D

Mar 29, 2015, at 02:33 am

Chennai, Mar 28 (IBNS): The ISRO said its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C27, successfully launched the 1425 kg IRNSS-1D, the fourth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)on Saturday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.

India successfully launches satellite IRNSS-1D satellite

Mar 29, 2015, at 01:12 am

Chennai, Mar 28 (IBNS): India launched IRNSS-1D satellite onboard PSLV-C27 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.

Kolkata hospital provides free health check-up for underprivileged Tribal Girls Football team from Jhargram

Mar 28, 2015, at 11:58 pm

Kolkata, Mar 28 (IBNS): Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals in Kolkata has undertook an initiative to provide a free health check-up to the Under 17 Tribal Girls Football team from Jhargram in Paschim Medinipur district.

ISRO bags Gandhi Peace Prize

Mar 28, 2015, at 02:53 am

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014, has been awarded to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

"4,35,000 people connected to support cause of Housing and Sanitation"

Mar 27, 2015, at 09:22 pm

Bangalore, Mar 27 (IBNS): Marking the peak of the Habitat for Humanity Youth BUILD 2015 campaign had a record number of Habitat volunteers mobilized. More than 4, 34,000 people across the country participated in various activities of building homes and sanitation facilities.

We stand in solidarity with Wangan and Jagalingou people: Greenpeace

Mar 27, 2015, at 07:18 pm

Brisbane, Mar 27 (IBNS): Greenpeace has offered its solidarity to the representatives for the Wangan and Jagalingou people who have formally rejected the Indigenous land use agreement for the Carmichael mine in the Queensland Galilee Basin.

Drinking raw cow milk increases risk for foodborne illness

Mar 26, 2015, at 06:58 pm

New York, Mar 27 (IBNS) An analysis conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) found that the risks of drinking raw (unpasteurized) cow’s milk are significant.

Fossils suggest prehistoric super salamander was top predator

Mar 26, 2015, at 05:49 pm

London, Mar 26 (IBNS): A previously undiscovered species of crocodile-like amphibian that lived during the rise of dinosaurs was among Earth’s top predators more than 200 million years ago, a study shows.

Countdown for the PSLV-C27/IRNSS-1D Mission begins

Mar 26, 2015, at 04:18 pm

Chennai, Mar 26 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday said the countdown for the PSLV-C27/IRNSS-1D Mission has started.

Mumbai hospital conducts Deep Brain Stimulation system in two patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease and Dystonia

Mar 26, 2015, at 07:03 am

Mumbai, March 25 (IBNS): For the first time in Asia, neurosurgeons at Jaslok hospital in Mumbai have successfully implanted the most advanced ‘Deep Brain Stimulation’ system in two patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease and Dystonia.

Cabinet approves launch of National Supercomputing Mission

Mar 26, 2015, at 05:24 am

New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the launch of the National Supercomputing Mission.

NASA's Curiosity Rover finds biologically useful Nitrogen on Mars

Mar 26, 2015, at 01:30 am

California, Mar 25 (IBNS): The NASA has said the team, which is using the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite aboard NASA's Curiosity rover, has made the first detection of nitrogen on the surface of Mars from release during heating of Martian sediments.

Religious leaders issue appeal on sanitation

Mar 25, 2015, at 05:59 am

Bhopal, Mar 24 (IBNS) An interfaith meet was organized by UNICEF and SPANDAN, an NGO at Sanchi near Bhopal on Tuesday.

Vedanta recycles 34 million cubic metres of water by Jan

Mar 25, 2015, at 04:36 am

Mumbai, Mar 24 (IBNS): The water conservation efforts of Vedanta, the global diversified natural resources company, and its subsidiaries, led to recycling of nearly 34 MCM (34 billion liters) which is 22% of water used, during April 2014-January 2015.