Jun 16, 2017, at 09:21 pm
May 2017 was second warmest May on record: NASA
Jun 16, 2017, at 03:30 pm
Washington, June 16 (IBNS): May 2017 was the second warmest May in 137 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York.
Rainfall and floods continue to ravage Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Assam
Jun 15, 2017, at 06:47 pm
Imphal, Jun 15 (IBNS): Heavy rains continue to affect life in the north eastern states of Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Assam on Thursday, according to media reports on Thursday.
Earthquake jolts Manipur, no casualty
Jun 15, 2017, at 04:12 pm
Imphal, June 15 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter Scale hit Churachandpur area of Manipur on Thursday, officials said.
3.1 earthquake hits Himachal Pradesh
Jun 15, 2017, at 03:16 pm
Shimla, June 15 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter Scale hit Chamba region of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, officials said on Thursday.
Jun 15, 2017, at 02:52 pm
Guatemala, June 15 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.9 western Guatemala near the border with Mexico on Thursday, media reports said.
SOFIA finds cool dust around energetic active black holes
Jun 14, 2017, at 03:33 pm
Washington, June 14 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of Texas San Antonio using observations from NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, found that the dust surrounding active, ravenous black holes is much more compact than previously thought.
New system being devised to restore communications in the wake of disaster
Jun 14, 2017, at 05:03 am
Birmingham, June 13 (IBNS): A portable system which allows communications to be restored in the wake of a disaster and help direct survivors to safety is being devised by academics.
Two new teams of high-school physicists selected to run experiments at CERN
Jun 14, 2017, at 04:55 am
Geneva, June 13 (IBNS): CERN on Tuesday announced the winners of its 2017 Beamline for Schools competition. “Charging Cavaliers†from Canada and “TCO-ASA†from Italy were selected from a total of 180 teams from 43 countries around the world, adding up to about 1500 high-school students.
Smoke from wildfires can have lasting climate impact, says study
Jun 14, 2017, at 01:51 am
Washington, June 13 (IBNS): The 2017 wildfire season is well underway in the United States with thousands of acres scorched already in Georgia and Florida alone, according to the National Park Service.
Heavy downpour hits normal life in Assam, floods in Guwahati
Jun 13, 2017, at 11:32 pm
Guwahati, June 13 (IBNS): Normal life has been crippled in most parts of Assam following incessant rains in past 12 hours.
Boston Scientific brings next generation of Asthma Therapy to India
Jun 13, 2017, at 10:33 pm
Kolkata, June 13 (IBNS): Boston Scientific India announced the availability of Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT) Therapy indicated for the treatment of severe, persistent, drug-resistant asthma in patients 18 years and older whose asthma is not well controlled with inhaled corticosteroids and long acting beta agonists.
Bhutan, Maldives eliminate measles
Jun 13, 2017, at 10:05 pm
New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS): Bhutan and Maldives have eliminated measles, a highly infectious disease that is a major childhood killer globally.
Earthquake hits Uttarakhand, no casualty
Jun 13, 2017, at 01:06 am
Dehradun, June 12 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter Scale hit Uttarkashi region of Uttarakhand on Monday, officials said.
Tamil Nadu government wants pregnant women to register, no birth certificate for baby otherwise
Jun 10, 2017, at 07:19 pm
Chennai, Jun 10 (IBNS): Very soon, pregnant women in Tamil Nadu will be required to enroll with the state health department, according to media reports.
Male factor accounts for 20-30% of infertility cases in Kolkata: Specialists
Jun 09, 2017, at 05:23 am
Kolkata, June 8 (IBNS): Two years into their marriage, Debolina (29) and her husband Indranil (32) (names changed) decided to start a family. After six months of trying, the couple failed to conceive and were left dejected. They then turned to fertility specialists, who evaluated both of them and found that Debolina’s reports were normal. However, Indranil was found to have poor sperm parameters that caused infertility.
Ola joins hands with WWF-India to support renewable energy project in Sundarbans
Jun 09, 2017, at 05:16 am
Mumbai, June 8 (IBNS): Popular mobile app for transportation, Ola, will be supporting the 'Sahasra Jyoti' or 'Beacon for the Sundarbans' initiative, an ongoing project of WWF-India, aimed at bringing sustainable development to the Sundarbans landscape in India, by enabling energy access to 1000 households in the region - all through solar energy.
East Kolkata Wetlands are facing great danger, say experts
Jun 08, 2017, at 04:26 pm
Kolkata, June 8 (IBNS): At a workshop organised by IIT Kharagpur and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, experts said the East Kolkata Wetlands, a key component of Kolkata’s waste-management resilience, are facing grave dangers with the government not doing enough to protect it.
Canada observes Environment Week
Jun 08, 2017, at 05:17 am
Toronto, June 7 (IBNS): Canada is observing Environment Week from June 4 to June 10, which celebrates the country's environmental accomplishments and encourages citizens to contribute to preserving and protecting their environment.
Cosmic magnifying-glass effect captures Universe's brightest Galaxies
Jun 08, 2017, at 12:13 am
Washington, June 7 (IBNS): Boosted by natural magnifying lenses in space, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured unique close-up views of the universe's brightest infrared galaxies, which are as much as 10,000 times more luminous than our Milky Way.
Mass practice session of Yoga organized in Lucknow
Jun 07, 2017, at 11:44 pm
Lucknow, June 7 (IBNS): A mass Yoga Practice Session was organised at Raj Bhawan Lucknow on Wednesday as a precursor to the mass event of 3rd International Day of Yoga to be held in the city on June 21.
Country will get 98 pct rainfall, forecasts IMD
Jun 07, 2017, at 02:21 am
New Delhi, June 6 (IBNS): Indian Met officials on Tuesday reinforced that the country might experience normal monsoon this year.
Brazilian doctors resort to fish skins to treat burn victims
Jun 06, 2017, at 11:42 pm
Brasilia, Jun 6 (IBNS): The Tilapia fish is just not a delicacy anymore, it is a cure for second and third degree burns too!
Assam govt to celebrate World Environment Day in every panchayat from next year: Sonowal
Jun 06, 2017, at 04:25 am
Guwahati, June 5 (IBNS): In a move to play the role of ‘force-multiplier’ of connecting people to nature, and encourage the younger generation to plant more saplings, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday announced that the state government would celebrate World Environment Day at every panchayat in the state from next year. Speaking at a programme organised centrally to celebrate the World Environment Day at Dibrugarh University in Dibrugarh, the Assam CM said that the government would also earmark areas in each village for plantation of saplings to give the people of the area an opportunity to plant saplings on special day of the family and to shape their future in sync with the nature.
GSLV MkIII Successfully launches GSAT-19 Satellite
Jun 06, 2017, at 02:01 am
New Delhi, June 5 (IBNS): The first developmental flight (GSLV MkIII-D1) of India's heavy lift launch vehicle GSLV Mk-III was successfully conducted on Monday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota with the launch of GSAT-19 satellite.
India's heaviest rocket blasts off with GSAT-19, PM Modi congratulates
Jun 05, 2017, at 11:55 pm
Sriharikota, June 5 (IBNS): Creating history, ISRO on Monday successfully launched its latest communication satellite GSAT-19 with its heaviest rocket - the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre here.
Kotak Mahindra Bank celebrates World Environment Day by planting 10,000 trees across India
Jun 05, 2017, at 11:36 pm
Kolkata, June 5 (IBNS): Kotak Mahindra Bank on Monday announced the launch of ‘811 – Upload a Tree’ initiative wherein the Bank would plant a sapling in the name of the first 10,000 customers who download an 811 bank account from June 5, 2017 - World Environment Day.
Real Sentiment Behind World Environment Day Must Pervade Every Moment of the Day: Harsh Vardhan
Jun 04, 2017, at 11:59 pm
New Delhi, June 4 (IBNS): Giving a clarion call to the people of the country and the youth, in particular, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Harsh Vardhan has said that the real sentiment behind World Environment Day should not be restricted to a single day, but must pervade every moment of the day, till the World Environment Day next year.
Antarctic ice rift close to calving, after growing 17km in 6 days, says study
Jun 02, 2017, at 11:53 pm
London, June 2 (IBNS): The rift in the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica has grown by 17km in the last few days and is now only 13km from the ice front, indicating that calving of an iceberg is probably very close, Swansea University researchers revealed after studying the latest satellite data.
Scientists find that internet withdrawal increases heart rate and blood pressure
Jun 02, 2017, at 11:51 pm
London, June 2 (IBNS): Scientists and clinicians from Swansea and Milan have found that some people who use the internet a lot experience significant physiological changes such as increased heart rate and blood pressure when they finish using the internet.