Hundreds resist felling of trees for Metro project in Mumbai's Aarey Colony; 200 detained
Oct 05, 2019, at 11:54 am
Mumbai: At least 200 activists have been detained and all roads leading to Aarey blocked as authorities began bulldozing trees for the construction of a Mumbai metro depot within hours of dismissal of all legal petitions by Bombay High Court against felling of 2,500 trees for the project.
MOSAiC expedition begins its ice drift on a floe
Oct 05, 2019, at 09:17 am
New York: After only a few days of searching, experts from the MOSAiC expedition have now found a suitable ice floe, where they will set up the research camp for their one-year-long drift through the Arctic Ocean.
Ground-breaking clean air protocol to guard human health and the planet, enters into force
Oct 05, 2019, at 09:07 am
New York: European and North American countries will take a major stride in cleaning up the atmosphere next Monday, 7 October, through the implementation of an amended legally binding treaty to limit the amount of emissions polluting the air.
Oct 05, 2019, at 08:39 am
New York: One thousand people have survived the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): a testament to the strong leadership of the Congolese health authorities combined with the tireless efforts of thousands of local health workers and partners, United Nations agencies said on Friday.
Women's health brand &Me aims to bring menstrual health conversation into mainstream
Oct 04, 2019, at 01:13 pm
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IBNS): A leading women's health brand from Bengaluru, &Me, has come up with the campaign, '#Unstoppable’, to crush the stigma attached to menstruation by inspiring dialogue circling menstrual health awareness and education.
Thunderstorm likely to hit East, North-East India in next 24 hours
Oct 02, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Pune, Oct 2 (UNI) Thunderstorm, accompanied with lightning, is very likely to occur at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttarakhand, north Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, north Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh during next 24 hours, predicted the Indian Meteorological Department in a bulletin here today.
WHO and UNICEF in campaign to protect 1.6 million in Sudan from cholera
Oct 02, 2019, at 09:52 am
New York: UN agencies are working with the authorities in Sudan to protect more than one million people from cholera, an infectious disease which can kill within hours if left untreated.
Oct 02, 2019, at 09:47 am
Strict alcohol laws which cut intake more than 40 per cent in Russia, linked to historically high life expectancy
Kolkata all set to implement plastic and thermocol ban from Oct 2
Oct 01, 2019, at 06:42 pm
Kolkata: The city administration has decided to strictly implement the plastic ban from Oct 2.
Haryana govt. partners with J-PAL South Asia to use data to improve health care
Oct 01, 2019, at 11:42 am
New Delhi, Oct 01 (IBNS): The National Health Mission (NHM), Government of Haryana and Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to systematically integrate the use of data and evidence from rigorous research to improve state programme implementation and health outcomes.
Jio employees join ‘Jio Swachh Rail Abhiyan’
Sep 30, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Kolkata,: To drive the message of Clean India, Jio took up the mission of cleaning nearly 900 Railway Stations across the country. Jio Swachh Rail Abiyaan, a nation-wide drive towards creating a clean environment, saw participation by over 25000 people which included Jio employees, associates, partners and their family members.
Aurangabad: Dengue claims six lives
Sep 30, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Aurangabad, Sep 30 (UNI) The death toll due to Dengue rose to six in Aurangabad, with 11 patients testing positive for the deadly disease in this Maharashtra city, till Monday.
IMD claims its weather forecast accurate after CM Nitish Kumar questions authenticity
Sep 30, 2019, at 04:15 pm
Patna, Sep 30 (UNI) A day after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar raised question mark over accuracy of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)`s forecast over rainfall, IMD today claimed that it had made its weather forecast accurate and precise through application of modern technology.
Sep 29, 2019, at 11:17 pm
New York: The Foreign Minister of Mozambique told the United Nations on Saturday that the world must work harder to reverse the “nefarious consequences of global warming”.
About 2500 people participate in 'Save the Young Heart' 5k run
Sep 29, 2019, at 09:17 pm
Hyderabad, Sep 29 (UNI) Save the Young Heart Foundation with association with its partners organised its third edition of 5K Run on Sunday to celebrate ‘World Heart Day’. 2500 people took part in the run at Gachibowli stadium attended by Telangana Minister for Labour Ch Malla Reddy, Film Producer Dil Raju and Parliament Member G Ranjith Reddy.
Thousands join fun races in Athens to help raise awareness of breast cancer
Sep 29, 2019, at 09:15 pm
Athens (Xinhua/UNI) Tens of thousands of amateur runners of all ages took part on Sunday in the 11th annual "Greece Race for the Cure Against Breast Cancer" races to raise awareness about the disease and send a strong message of optimism that it can be beaten.
Sep 29, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Pune: Creating an awareness about heart health and the need for everyday monitoring of health, Bangalore-based health tech start-up Dozee conducted a no-cost on-spot heart health check-up here today to assess the risk of having a heart failure.
Low-quality carbs account for 42 percent of a day’s calories
Sep 28, 2019, at 05:27 pm
New York: Despite years of steady advice and guidance on healthy eating, a ‘report card’ on the American diet shows adults are still consuming too many low-quality carbohydrates and more saturated fat than recommended, according to researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.
Sleep varÂies by age, geoÂgraphÂical locÂaÂtion and gender: Study
Sep 28, 2019, at 04:41 pm
New York: In an exceptionally extensive worldwide study on sleep, nearly a quarter of a million nights of sleep were measured among sleepers ranging between 16 and 30 years of age.
Millennials experience significantly more heart symptoms than older age group, reveals survey
Sep 28, 2019, at 06:59 am
Mumbai, Sept 28 (IBNS): ManipalCigna Health Insurance, a joint venture between U.S. based global health service leader, Cigna Corporation, and Indian conglomerate Manipal Group and TTK Group in the 360 Well-Being survey 2019, revealed that millennials experience significantly more heart symptoms than older age group.
Over 30 people hurt by earthquake in Istanbul - Vice President
Sep 27, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Ankara, Sep 27 (Sputnik/UNI) Thirty-our people have been injured in an earthquake in Istanbul, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Friday, adding that 473 buildings were damaged.
Plastic teabags release billions of microscopic particles into tea: Study
Sep 27, 2019, at 04:32 pm
New York/Toronto: A cup of tea may be a cure for rainy days, but the soothing cup of the brewed beverage may also come with a dose of micro- and nano-sized plastics shed from plastic bags, according to researchers at McGill University.
Island nations on climate crisis frontline ‘not sitting idly by’
Sep 27, 2019, at 04:04 pm
New York: Small island nations are “not sitting idly by” but are emerging as “frontrunners” in the fight against climate change according to Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, the UN High Representative for Small Island Developing States.
Public Smoking: Can COTPA change the lifestyle of the people in West Bengal?
Sep 27, 2019, at 01:32 pm
Kolkata: War against tobacco epidemic began more than a decade ago but could only achieve limited success with certain parts of India lagging behind in enforcing laws to combat it. According to Tobacco Free West Bengal, a non-governmental initiative which is making an effort to deliver high impact, evidence-based tobacco-control interventions, the law under which smoking in public places is prohibited must be enforced in the state.
Heavy rains in eastern and central UP, 25 dead
Sep 27, 2019, at 12:53 pm
Lucknow, Sept 27(UNI): Rains have played havoc in eastern and central parts of Uttar Pradesh during the past 24 hours with deaths of over 25 people, state authorities said on Friday.
Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram had a 'hard landing': NASA
Sep 27, 2019, at 09:01 am
Washington, Sept 27 (IBNS): The Chandrayaan-2 lander, Vikram, attempted a landing on Sept 7 on a small patch of lunar highland smooth plains between Simpelius N and Manzinus C craters but it had a hard landing and the precise location of the spacecraft in the lunar highlands has yet to be determined, NASA said.
Sep 26, 2019, at 04:09 pm
New York: The second worst Ebola outbreak in history is “on the retreat” said the UN’s health agency chief on Wednesday, warning however that there is no room for complacency, with dozens of new cases each week still being recorded in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
PoK earthquake: Death toll touches 37
Sep 25, 2019, at 05:42 pm
Islamabad: The death toll in the earthquake, which hit Pakistan Occupied Kashmir on Tuesday, has touched 37, media reports said on Wednesday.
Countries violate rights over climate change, argue youth activists in landmark UN complaint
Sep 25, 2019, at 03:47 pm
New York: The failure of governments to act on the climate crisis, constitutes a violation of children’s rights, according to a landmark complaint presented to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child by 16 youth activists.
Tanzania urged to provide more information on suspected Ebola case
Sep 25, 2019, at 08:58 am
New York: Authorities in Tanzania have been urged by the UN to supply further information about the death of an individual from suspected Ebola Virus Disease earlier this month in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam.