Eradicating poverty goes 'hand in hand' with biodiversity protection – UN officials
Oct 16, 2014, at 06:08 pm
New York, Oct 16 (IBNS) The protection of biodiversity is directly related to the eradication of poverty and stimulation of economic growth, senior United Nations officials stressed on Wednesday at a meeting in Republic of Korea, calling on countries to take an integrated approach when it comes to development.
Centre mulls to increase number of medical seats to meet demands
Oct 15, 2014, at 10:19 pm
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): The Union Government is mulling to increase the number of under-graduate and post graduate medical seats across the country to meet the shortfall of doctors, who also admitted that Centre at the same time filed a review petition in Supreme Court seeking clearance for National level Common Medical Test which was quashed by the apex court earlier.
Dettol celebrates Global Handwashing Day
Oct 15, 2014, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Committed towards spreading awareness around the importance of hand hygiene amongst children, RB (formerly known as Reckitt Benckiser) India celebrated Global Handwashing Day with a unique concept of global relay. As a part of the global campaign "Give Life a Hand" panning across 27 countries, the campaign saw school children across 11 countries come together in a virtual relay.
In race against time, Member States must increase efforts to stop Ebola outbreak UN official
Oct 15, 2014, at 04:53 pm
New York, Oct 15 (IBNS) The Ebola outbreak is “winning the race†against attempts to contain it, the head of the United Nations mission working to stop the deadly virus warned the Security Council on Tuesday as he urged the international community to help expand on-the-ground efforts across the affected nations in West Africa.
NASA mission provides its first look at Martian Upper Atmosphere
Oct 15, 2014, at 06:30 am
Washington, Oct 14 (IBNS) NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft has provided scientists their first look at a storm of energetic solar particles at Mars, produced unprecedented ultraviolet images of the tenuous oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon coronas surrounding the Red Planet, and yielded a comprehensive map of highly-variable ozone in the atmosphere underlying the coronas.
PSLV-C26 to be launched on Thursday
Oct 15, 2014, at 02:56 am
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IBNS) The Centre on Tuesday said the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)`s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C26, is scheduled to be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
Ebola: FB's Mark Zuckerberg, wife Donate $25M to CDC
Oct 15, 2014, at 02:22 am
New York, Oct 14 (IBNS) Popular social networking site Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said he and his wife Priscilla are donating USD25 million to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation in order to fight the Ebola disease.
10,000 new Ebola cases could be seen per week: WHO
Oct 15, 2014, at 01:32 am
Geneva, Oct 14 (IBNS): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned that there could be up to 10,000 new Ebola cases a week in next two months.
DR Congo: UN envoy urges increased efforts to protect biodiversity of Garamba Park
Oct 15, 2014, at 12:21 am
New York, Oct 14 (IBNS) During a visit to the Garamba National Park, the top UN official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) urged national and international actors to step up efforts in preserving the natural resources and rich biodiversity of the Park located in the north-eastern part of the country.
Strong community engagement, activism key to defeating Ebola in West Africa-UN official
Oct 15, 2014, at 12:11 am
New York, Oct 14 (IBNS) Community engagement and activism are critical in Sierra Leone’s ongoing battle against the spread of Ebola, a United Nations official declared on Monday, adding that only with the support of the local population could the country and the wider region of West Africa defeat the economic and health crises caused by the deadly virus.
NASA mission finds widespread evidence of young Lunar Volcanism
Oct 13, 2014, at 05:31 pm
Washington, Oct 13 (IBNS) NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has provided researchers strong evidence the moon's volcanic activity slowed gradually instead of stopping abruptly a billion years ago.
Texas: Health care worker tests positive for Ebola
Oct 12, 2014, at 11:44 pm
Texas, Oct 12 (IBNS): A health care worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the Ebola patient hospitalized there has tested positive for Ebola in a preliminary test at the state public health laboratory in Austin, officials said on Sunday.
Bhopal gas victim group protests against NIREH
Oct 11, 2014, at 10:59 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS) Five organisations working for the welfare of the survivors of the December '84 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal Saturday demonstrated outside the National Institute for Research on Environmental Health (NIREH) during its 4th foundation day celebrations accusing this 31st center of the Indian council of Medical Research (ICMR) with betrayal of the interests of the survivors.
Odisha, AP brace for severe cyclone
Oct 11, 2014, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Early preparedness, ranging from evacuation to relief operations is on wartime footing as very severe cyclone "Hudhud" is expected to pound India's eastern coast on Sunday morning as the whole situation is being monitored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Earthquake strikes east coast of Japan
Oct 11, 2014, at 05:17 pm
Tokyo, Oct 11 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.2 on Richter scale struck off the east coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu, reports said on Saturday.
'We are late, but not too late to fight and win this battle,' against Ebola – UN
Oct 11, 2014, at 06:47 am
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS) Declaring that the world has never seen anything like current Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa, senior United Nations officials on Friday warned that the virus is “far ahead†of the global response as it is morphing from a local to an international crisis requiring all countries to scale up efforts and financial commitments to bring an end to the scourge.
UN launches 'game-changer' software to help developing countries monitor forests
Oct 11, 2014, at 06:45 am
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS) Accurate information is crucial for governments to manage their natural resources sustainably, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday as it announced the launch of new software it hopes will help developing nations monitor the state of their forests.
On World Mental Health Day, Ban calls for improved care for schizophrenia
Oct 11, 2014, at 06:30 am
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS) Suffering from schizophrenia should not have to mean enduring “a life sentence of isolation and poor physical health,†Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday as he urged the creation of better support networks and services for people living with the mental health disorder.
Navy on High Alert for Hudhud Relief Efforts
Oct 10, 2014, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): As the severe cyclone “Hudhud†is poised to strike the east coast of India, Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy has assumed high degree of readiness to render necessary humanitarian assistance.
India's first ever Mental Health Policy unveiled
Oct 10, 2014, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday launched India's first Mental Health Policy, saying that universal access to mental health care is a specific goal of the government.
Rajnath reviews Cyclone Hudhud preparedness
Oct 10, 2014, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has reviewed the preparedness to face cyclone 'Hudhud' which is set to impact Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
Heart ailment diagnosis now more affordable: Doctor
Oct 10, 2014, at 06:09 pm
Kolkata, Oct 10 (IBNS) Kolkata's doctors say heart diagnosis has become much more facile due to the increase in the financial affordability of people.
Met department: Cyclone Hudhud to "turn severe" in few hours
Oct 10, 2014, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Cyclone Hudhud is expected to “turn severe†in a few hours causing heavy rain and stormy spell of about 140-km/hour, Met department sources said.
Ebola crisis 'permeates every aspect of people's lives' in Guinea, UN warns
Oct 10, 2014, at 05:19 pm
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS) Urgent support is needed to avert an "economic meltdown" in Guinea, where the Ebola crisis is destroying lives, jobs and essential services, leaving exports of fruits and vegetables down 90 percent, the airport two-thirds empty and container traffic to its key port down by a third, according to the United Nations.
Ban urges international community to escalate Ebola response amid worsening outbreak
Oct 10, 2014, at 05:09 pm
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS) The international community must "step up" its response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa before it gets much worse, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed on Thursday, adding that a range of measures – from extra financing to increased medical assistance – were essential in helping the countries afflicted by the disease.
PSLV-C26 will launch on October 16: ISRO
Oct 09, 2014, at 09:25 pm
Sriharikota, Oct 9 (IBNS): The launch of Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C26, is scheduled on next Thursday, October 16, 2014 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. On Thursday, a week ahead of the launch, ISRO released a statement saying, the launch window of the mission opens at 0132 hrs IST and lasts till 0147 hrs IST.
Ebola: UN agency launches initiative to tackle growing food security threat in West Africa
Oct 09, 2014, at 06:12 pm
New York, Oct 9 (JEN) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday is launching a programme that will assist 90,000 vulnerable households in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon separately announced the appointment of the respective UN Crisis Managers in the three countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Apollo Hospitals launches its maiden super-specialty hospital in Madhya Pradesh
Oct 09, 2014, at 05:51 pm
Kolkata, Oct 9 (IBNS) Healthcare provider Apollo Hospitals has added another super specialty hospital by launching it in Madhya Pradesh.
Benefits of investing in protection of biodiversity outweigh financial costs, says UN-backed report
Oct 08, 2014, at 04:01 pm
New York, Oct 8 (IBNS) Implementing measures that promote the sustainable use of biodiversity is a worthwhile investment that will bring multiple economic and environmental benefits to countries, according to a United Nations-backed report released on Tuesday .
UN budget committee approves funding for UN Ebola response mission
Oct 08, 2014, at 03:59 pm
New York, Oct 8 (IBNS) The United Nations committee that deals with administrative and budgetary issues on Tuesday adopted a resolution allocating funding for the newly established UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) and the Office of the Special Envoy on Ebola.