Dec 16, 2015, at 04:51 pm
New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Citing remarkable achievement of the information and communication technologies (ICT) for development, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that the focus now lies on bridging the digital divide to facilitate inclusive Internet access for all in order to enable the implementation of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.
NASA examines Global Impacts of the 2015 El Nino
Dec 16, 2015, at 02:19 pm
California, Dec 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS) People the world over are feeling, or soon will feel, the effects of the strongest El Nino event since 1997-98, currently unfolding in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. New satellite observations are beginning to show scientists its impact on the distribution of rain, tropospheric ozone and wildfires around the globe.
New NASA satellite maps show human fingerprint on global air quality
Dec 15, 2015, at 02:56 pm
Washington, Dec 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Using new, high-resolution global satellite maps of air quality indicators, NASA scientists tracked air pollution trends over the last decade in various regions and 195 cities around the globe.
The LHC collides ions at new record energy
Nov 26, 2015, at 04:36 am
Geneva, Nov 25 (IBNS) After the successful restart of the Large Hadron Collider and its first months of data taking with proton collisions at a new energy frontier, the LHC is moving to a new phase, with the first lead-ion collisions of season 2 at an energy about twice as high as that of any previous collider experiment.
India's GSAT-15 communication satellite launched successfully
Nov 11, 2015, at 03:11 pm
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS) GSAT-15, India’s latest communications satellite, was launched successfully by the European Ariane 5 VA-227 launch Vehicle in the early morning hours of Wednesday, officials said.
World cannot afford to follow American consumption model: CSE
Nov 07, 2015, at 02:50 am
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IBNS): The world was following the unsustainable American consumption model which was leading to excessive demand for consumer goods and energy, said Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on the final day of the Annual Media Briefing on Climate Change.
NASA mission reveals speed of solar wind stripping Martian atmosphere
Nov 06, 2015, at 03:10 pm
California, Nov 6 (IBNS) NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission has identified the process that appears to have played a key role in the transition of the Martian climate from an early, warm and wet environment that might have supported surface life to the cold, arid planet Mars is today.
ISRO releases book on Indian Space Programme
Nov 06, 2015, at 04:46 am
Bengaluru, Nov 5 (IBNS): A book on Indian Space Programme was released on the second anniversary of India's Mars Orbiter Spacecraft, which successfully completed one year in orbit around Mars on Sept 24, 2015.
NovaLeadPharma announces successful completion of global phase I , II clinical trial for Galnobax
Nov 04, 2015, at 04:08 am
Mumbai/Kolkata, Nov 3 (IBNS): NovaLead Pharma, a drug discovery and development company, on Tuesday announced a potential breakthrough in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), which is a frequent complication of uncontrolled diabetes over a period of time.
Jitendra Singh inaugurates 7th Nuclear Energy Conclave in New Delhi
Nov 03, 2015, at 08:51 pm
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh said that India’s nuclear programme is ahead of many other nations and truly testifies the “Make in India†initiative.
LHC luminosity upgrade project moving to next phase
Oct 30, 2015, at 04:02 am
Geneva, Oct 29 (IBNS): This week more than 230 scientists and engineers from around the world met at CERN to discuss the High-Luminosity LHC-a major upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) that will increase the accelerator's discovery potential from 2025.
India Calls for Multilateral Funding for Science, Technology and Innovation among BRICS Countries
Oct 29, 2015, at 03:45 pm
Moscow, Oct 29 (IBNS) The Minister for Science, Technology and Earth Sciences, Harsh Vardhan has said that India supports multilateral funding system which will provide the basis for announcing BRICS Call for Proposal to support multi-country research projects.
NASA awards contract for research, education program support
Oct 24, 2015, at 06:33 pm
Washington, Oct 24 (IBNS) NASA has awarded the NASA Research Education Support Service (NRESS) contract to Arctic Slope Technical Services, Inc. of Beltsville, Maryland.
Cassini begins series of Flybys with close-up of Saturn Moon Enceladus
Oct 14, 2015, at 03:28 pm
California, Oct 14 (IBNS) NASA's Cassini spacecraft will wrap up its time in the region of Saturn's large, icy moons with a series of three close encounters with Enceladus starting Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Arts@CERN announces three new open calls, arrival of new artists in residence
Oct 12, 2015, at 11:19 pm
Geneva, Oct 12 (IBNS): CERN on Monday announced three new open calls giving a chance to artists to immerse themselves in the research of particle physics and its community.
NASA releases plan outlining next steps in the journey to Mars
Oct 09, 2015, at 02:52 pm
California, Oct 9 (IBNS) NASA is leading our nation and the world on a journey to Mars, and Thursday the agency released a detailed outline of that plan in its report, "NASA's Journey to Mars: Pioneering Next Steps in Space Exploration."
New Horizons finds blue skies and water ice on Pluto
Oct 09, 2015, at 06:30 am
California, Oct 9 (IBNS): The first color images of Pluto’s atmospheric hazes, returned by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft last week, reveal that the hazes are blue.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Tomas Lindahl , Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar
Oct 07, 2015, at 09:13 pm
London, Oct 7 (IBNS) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday announced to award Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2015 to Tomas Lindahl , Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar.
Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Takaaki Kajita, Arthur B. McDonald
Oct 06, 2015, at 11:46 pm
London, Oct 6 (IBNS) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the year 2015 to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald.
International Space Station partners release major update to docking standard
Oct 06, 2015, at 03:16 pm
California, Oct 6 (IBNS) The International Space Station Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) has approved a major update to the station docking system standard.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 awarded to three scientists
Oct 05, 2015, at 11:20 pm
London. Oct 5 (IBNS): The Nobel Prize 2015 in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi ÅŒmura and Youyou Tu for their contributions in the sector.
NASA Selects Investigations for Future Key Planetary Mission
Oct 01, 2015, at 04:43 pm
Washington, Oct 1 (IBNS) NASA on Thursday selected five science investigations for refinement during the next year as a first step in choosing one or two missions for flight opportunities as early as 2020. The submitted proposals would study Venus, near-Earth objects and a variety of asteroids.
Australia launches satellite to tackle slow internet speed
Oct 01, 2015, at 04:40 pm
Sydney, Oct 1 (IBNS) The Australian Government on Thursday launched a new satellite, Sky Muster, from South America to provide high speed internet service to its rural citizens.
NASA confirms evidence that liquid water flows on today’s Mars
Sep 29, 2015, at 03:02 pm
California, Sept 29 (IBNS) New findings from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars.
PSLV successfully launches India's Multi Wavelength Space Observatory ASTROSAT
Sep 28, 2015, at 09:47 pm
Bangalore, Sept 28 (IBNS) In its thirty first flight (PSLV-C30) India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Monday successfully launched ASTROSAT, the country's Multi Wavelength Space Observatory along with six foreign customer satellites into a 644.6 X 651.5 km orbit inclined at an angle of 6 deg to the equator.
World waits to see supermoon eclipse tonight
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:27 am
New Delhi, Sept 27 (IBNS): Several nations are all set to witness another rare view on the sky- supermoon eclipse - on Sunday night and Monday.
NASA technology aims to save commercial airlines fuel, time
Sep 23, 2015, at 05:14 pm
Washington, Sept 23 (IBNS) Two passenger airlines soon will test NASA-developed software designed to help air carriers save time and reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
Dow AgroSciences wins Agrow Awards for Best Industry collaboration with GVK Biosciences
Sep 22, 2015, at 12:57 am
Kolkata, Sept 21 (IBNS): Dow AgroSciences, a company focused on the development of new technologies and sustainable solutions for modern agriculture, has won the 2015 edition of the prestigious Agrow Awards under the category of Best Industry collaboration with GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO)-Asia's leading Discovery Research and Development organization based out of Hyderabad, India.
West Bengal Heart Foundation , Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission’s initiative to save a life
Sep 20, 2015, at 04:53 am
Kolkata, Sept 19 (IBNS) West Bengal Heart Foundation and Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission took an initiative by organizing a life saving workshop for students to help people encountering heart attacks.
Professor Sijbrand de Jong elected as next President of CERN Council
Sep 19, 2015, at 01:56 am
Geneva, Sept 18 (IBNS) . CERN Council on Friday announced the election of Professor Sijbrand de Jong as its 22nd President for a period of one year renewable twice, with a mandate starting on Jan 1, 2016.