Tapan Misra takes over as Director of Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad
Feb 20, 2015, at 09:32 pm
Bangalore, Feb 20 (IBNS) Tapan Misra, an outstanding scientist and Deputy Director, Microwave Remote Sensing Area of ISRO’s Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad, has assumed the office of the Director, SAC.
Governor reviews H1N1 Flu status in J&K
Feb 20, 2015, at 03:41 am
Srinagar, Feb 19 (IBNS): As thirteen more persons have tested positive of swine flu in Kashmir, taking the toll of people infected with the disease to 84 in the State, Governor N.N. Vohra on Thursday convened a meeting at the Raj Bhavan to review the status of H1N1 flu and the preparedness of the Health and Medical Education Department in this regard.
Cabinet Secretary reviews H1N1 situation in the country
Feb 20, 2015, at 12:04 am
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS) The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth, on Thursday reviewed the latest situation arising due to H1N1 in some states and the reported shortage of drugs or any other logistics.
Providing assured and comprehensive health services our priority: J P Nadda
Feb 19, 2015, at 11:56 pm
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IBNS): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda on Thursday said that the providing assured and comprehensive health services will be the foremost priority of the Ministry, which will provide an assured set of services encompassing preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative healthcare.
Ebola: UN envoy likens final phase of response to 'looking for needles in haystacks'
Feb 19, 2015, at 06:30 pm
New York, Feb 19 (IBNS) The Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Ebola, Dr. David Nabarro, told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that the final phase of "getting to zero" cases may well be the hardest, saying the hunt to track down the virus is "like looking for needles in haystacks."
New UN initiative to boost access to science, technology for world's least developed countries
Feb 19, 2015, at 06:27 pm
New York, Feb 19 (IBNS) The world's poorest nations are one step closer to gaining access to critical science, technology and innovation (STI) that is vital to their sustainable development, poverty eradication, and changing the lives of millions of people who live in some of the poorest segments of the global community, the United Nations has announced.
Drought stricken Cape Verde to receive rugent assistance from UN agriculture agency
Feb 19, 2015, at 06:24 pm
New York, Feb 19 (IBNS) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday announced that it will provide urgently needed food crop seeds, animal feed and drip irrigation equipment to help thousands of people in drought-stricken Cape Verde, while also helping to build resilience and make agriculture less dependent on unpredictable rains.
Aditya Birla Group to host Solar Impulse 2 in India
Feb 19, 2015, at 05:02 am
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): This March, Solar Impulse begins an attempt to be the first solar-powered airplane to fly around the world, powered only by the sun's rays.
Junk food leading to rapid rise in dental diseases in children
Feb 19, 2015, at 04:42 am
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Increasing consumption of junk food has led to a significant increase in oral diseases in children in recent years, well-known dental experts who participated in a seminar on paediatric dentistry at SGT University, Gurgaon, have warned.
Indian women should not delay getting pregnant: Report
Feb 19, 2015, at 04:35 am
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Three years into operations, Nova IVI Fertility (NIF), has undertaken an initiative with one of the most comprehensive studies with real-time, LIVE data involving over 7000 patients who have or are currently undergoing fertility treatments across all NIF centers in the country.
Delhi govt stipulates rate of Swine Flu test by private labs at Rs 4500
Feb 19, 2015, at 01:52 am
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): As the country continues to remain gripped with the H1N1 influenza, the Delhi government on Wednesday placed a cap on the price of tests for the H1N1 virus.
Health Minister writes to all CMs to accelerate steps to control H1N1 spread
Feb 19, 2015, at 01:30 am
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IBNS): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J.P.Nadda has requested all the Chief Ministers to issue instructions for addressing the gaps, if any, and for sustaining and accelerating steps and action taken by state Governments for controlling and preventing morbidity and mortality due to Influenza A H1N1.
No shortage of drugs: Health Ministry on H1N1
Feb 19, 2015, at 12:44 am
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): The Health Ministry has been closely monitoring the situation arising due to cases and deaths caused by H1N1 in some states and there is no shortage of drugs or any other logistics, Secretary (Health & Family Welfare) B P Sharma stated after a high level meeting chaired by him on Wednesday.
Treat mentally ill patients with empathy: Modi to NIMHANS graduates
Feb 18, 2015, at 11:58 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday delivered the Convocation Address at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, where he exhorted the graduating students to treat patients with empathy, and to work towards eradication of superstition regarding mental illness in society.
PM visits Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru
Feb 18, 2015, at 11:46 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday dedicated to the nation the Centre for Nano Science Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru.
PM visits Institute for Stem Cell Research, interacts with scientists
Feb 18, 2015, at 11:41 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited the Institute for Stem Cell Research at the National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bengaluru.
H1N1 disease spreads in Kashmir, 2 killed
Feb 18, 2015, at 11:24 pm
Srinagar, Feb 18 (IBNS): Two patients infected with H1N1 virus have died in the Kashmir Valley while over 73 persons have tested positive and are undergoing treatment, health officials said on Wednesday.
UN launches'‘All In' initiative to end adolescent AIDS
Feb 18, 2015, at 08:39 pm
New York, Feb 18 (IBNS): In the fight against HIV/AIDS, progress for adolescents has fallen behind, world leaders gathered at a United Nations meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, stressed Tuesday as they launched a global initiative that aims to end the second leading cause of death among young people worldwide.
Swine Flu: Health minister chairs high-level meeting
Feb 18, 2015, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Amid reports of more swine flu deaths pouring in from different parts of the country, Union Health Minister JP Nadda chaired a high-level review meeting on Tuesday night to take stock of the situation, media reports said.
UN development chief begins last leg of West Africa Ebola mission
Feb 18, 2015, at 05:29 pm
New York, Feb 18 (IBNS): A United Nations development official, Helen Clark on Tuesday began the last leg of her Ebola-recovery focused visit to West Africa a day after she witnessed the reopening of schools in Liberia and urged the international community to support "recovery from this terrible crisis" beyond the emergency phase.
Invest in cities and renewable energy: Michael Bloomberg
Feb 18, 2015, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Welcoming India's efforts to confront climate change, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, Michael Bloomberg, said on Tuesday that the country was incredibly well placed to capitalise on the benefits of renewable energy.
Muthoot Group, WWF-India join hands for 'Friends for Life'
Feb 18, 2015, at 12:39 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): The Muthoot Group, one of India's leading business conglomerates, as a part of its CSR initiative Muthoot Haathi Mera Saathi, in partnership with World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India) has launched 'Friends for Life' an elephant conservation project that is dedicated towards effective management of human-elephant conflict (HEC) and protecting the habitats of Asian elephants across six states in India.
Harsh Vardhan inaugurates a Vigyan Sadan at Hengbung
Feb 17, 2015, at 11:59 pm
Hengbung, Feb 17 (IBNS) Union Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences & Vice President of CSIR, Harsh Vardhan has said that the central government is committed to ensure the development of the North eastern states and to make Manipur one of the most prosperous and scientifically developed states.
Swine flu toll reaches 585 in India
Feb 17, 2015, at 05:46 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): With reports of as many as 100 fresh deaths due to the H1N1 virus across India in past three days, the total swine flu toll climbed to at least 585 this year, media reports said
Feb 17, 2015, at 02:01 pm
New York, Feb 17 (IBNS) As momentum builds towards negotiations in Paris next year on a universal climate agreement, the United Nations announced today that early analysis shows that countries with targets under the landmark Kyoto Protocol – the world's first emission reduction treaty – have collectively exceeded their original ambition.
14th World Congress on Public Health concludes in Kolkata
Feb 17, 2015, at 07:10 am
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS) The 14th World Congress on Public Health has called upon health care providers, government leaders and all representatives of civil society to take urgent action to mitigate environmental conditions that are contributing to the deaths and diseases of millions of inhabitants of this planet.
Swine Flu: Aligarh Muslim University suspends classes till Feb 25
Feb 17, 2015, at 05:36 am
Aligarh, Feb 16 (IBNS): The Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh on Monday announced that all classes will remain suspended till Feb 25 as a precautionary measure against the possible spread of the H1N1 virus.
Health Ministers of India, SL discuss enhanced cooperation in health
Feb 17, 2015, at 04:05 am
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS) Union Health & Family Welfare Minister J. P. Nadda on Monday met Rajitha Senaratne, Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine, Government of Sri Lanka and discussed issues related to increasing cooperation between the two countries in health sector.
Air Quality inside Delhi schools very unhealthy: Greenpeace
Feb 17, 2015, at 01:04 am
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): The air-quality monitoring survey carried out by Greenpeace inside five prominent schools across Delhi found the PM2.5 levels to be 4 times the Indian safety limits and 10 times that of the World Health Organisation’s.
Feb 14, 2015, at 07:14 pm
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS) In addition to lives lost and the socio-economic impact of the Ebola outbreak, the long-term impact on families – with at least 3,700 children in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone losing one or both parents to the virus – further underscores the dire need to invest in better health care systems, Martin Sajdik, President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), has said.