Botched up cataract surgery: NHRC sends notice to Tamil Nadu government

Jun 29, 2016, at 10:11 pm

Chennai, June 29 (IBNS) The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday said it has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that sixteen patients lost their vision after a botched up cataract surgery at the Government Hospital, Mettur in Salem District of Tamil Nadu from June 14- 16.

Godrej appliances to contribute towards 30% reduction in global vaccine wastage

Jun 29, 2016, at 10:08 pm

Mumbai, June 29 (IBNS): Over two million children under the age of five die every year in India and another one million or more are disabled for life due to a lack of vaccination or the administration of ineffective vaccines.

NASA awards contract to increase water recovery on Space Station

Jun 29, 2016, at 09:08 pm

Washington, June 29 (IBNS) NASA has selected Paragon Space Development Corporation, a small business headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, to develop a system that will increase the rate of water recovery from the urine of astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Eye Q super speciality hospital gets national award for excellence

Jun 29, 2016, at 08:07 pm

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS) Eye Q, a super speciality hospital, has been accorded with the national award for excellence in healthcare 2016.

67 million children are infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, says study

Jun 29, 2016, at 03:53 am

Sheffield, June 28 (IBNS) A new study examining the burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) across the globe has highlighted the importance of the disease among children.

NASA maps California drought effects on Sierra Trees

Jun 29, 2016, at 03:35 am

California, June 28 (IBNS) A new map created with measurements from an airborne instrument developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, reveals the devastating effect of California’s ongoing drought on Sierra Nevada conifer forests.

PM releases book titled The Birds of Banni Grassland

Jun 28, 2016, at 07:40 pm

New Delhi, Jun 28 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book titled “The Birds of Banni Grassland” in New Delhi, on Tuesday. The book was presented to the Prime Minister by the scientists of Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE).

NASA's IMERG measures deadly West Virginia flooding rainfall

Jun 28, 2016, at 03:43 pm

California, June 28(Just Earth News): Since June 23, 2016 over two dozen people have been reported killed and hundreds of homes have been destroyed by flooding in West Virginia. Using satellite data, NASA calculated the heavy rainfall that occurred over the state.

NASA Rover findings point to a more Earth-like Martian past

Jun 28, 2016, at 04:21 am

Washington, June 27 (IBNS) Chemicals found in Martian rocks by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover suggest the Red Planet once had more oxygen in its atmosphere than it does now.

Clandestine Black Hole may represent new population

Jun 28, 2016, at 04:12 am

Washington, June 27 (IBNS) Astronomers have combined data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope and the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) to conclude that a peculiar source of radio waves thought to be a distant galaxy is actually a nearby binary star system containing a low-mass star and a black hole.

Seeds of supermassive black holes could be revealed by gravitational waves: Study

Jun 28, 2016, at 04:05 am

London,June 27 (IBNS) Gravitational waves captured by space-based detectors could help identify the origins of supermassive black holes, according to new computer simulations of the Universe.

J P Nadda launches new Nurse Practitioner courses and ‘Live Register’ for Nurses

Jun 28, 2016, at 02:41 am

New Delhi, June 27 (IBNS) Underscoring the importance of upgradation of skills of nurses across the country, J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare stated that the Government is committed to providing accessible, affordable and quality training to them.

IEA corroborates Greenpeace India's findings on air pollution

Jun 28, 2016, at 12:41 am

New Delhi, June 27 (IBNS): The International Energy Agency in its recent report 'World Energy Outlook Special Report on Energy and Air Pollution' has reaffirmed Greenpeace India's previously-stated position on thermal power plants contributing significantly to high levels of air pollution.

Health tech startup Curofy forays into medical students and veterinary doctors segment

Jun 27, 2016, at 09:09 pm

New Delhi, June 27 (IBNS): Curofy, India’s largest community of verified doctors; will build a community of veterinary practitioners on its platform, as part of its endeavour to build a healthier nation.

Vatika’s Enviro conducts month long blood donation drive for Thalassemic patients

Jun 27, 2016, at 09:07 pm

Gurgaon, June 27 (IBNS) Gurgaon’s leading developer Vatika group’s Enviro wing has initiated a life saving cause by organizing blood donation drive in collaboration with the National Thalassemia Welfare Society, one of the oldest societies for blood donation in Delhi.

6.5 earthquake hits Tajikistan-Xinjiang Border Region

Jun 26, 2016, at 11:44 pm

Dushanbe, June 26 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale hit Tajikistan-Xinjiang Border Region on Sunday,reports said.

China tornado: Death toll touches 99

Jun 26, 2016, at 09:42 pm

Beijing, June 26 (IBNS): The death toll in the tornado which hit east China's Jiangsu Province has touched 99, local media report said on Sunday.

Understanding how chemical changes in the brain affect Alzheimer’s disease

Jun 26, 2016, at 02:09 am

Toronto, June 25 (IBNS) A new study from Western University is helping to explain why the long-term use of common anticholinergic drugs used to treat conditions like allergies and overactive bladder lead to an increased risk of developing dementia later in life.

NASA weighs use of Rover to image potential Mars water sites

Jun 25, 2016, at 02:55 pm

California, June 25 (IBNS) Ever since it was announced that there may be evidence of liquid water on present-day Mars, NASA scientists have wondered how best to further investigate these long, seasonally changing dark streaks in the hope of finding evidence of life – past or present – on the Red Planet.

MoU singed between RD Ministry & ISRO for geo-tagging assets

Jun 25, 2016, at 03:25 am

New Delhi, June 24 (IBNS) A Memorandum of Understanding was signed here between the Rural Development Ministry and ISRO, Department of Space for geo-tagging the assets created under MGNREGA in each gram panchayat.

Volcanoes get quite before they erupt

Jun 25, 2016, at 02:35 am

Washington, D.C, June 24 (IBNS) When dormant volcanoes are about to erupt, they show some predictive characteristics—seismic activity beneath the volcano starts to increase, gas escapes through the vent, or the surrounding ground starts to deform.

Hubble sees new dark spot on Neptune

Jun 25, 2016, at 12:58 am

California, June 24 (IBNS) New images obtained on May 16, 2016, by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope confirm the presence of a dark vortex in the atmosphere of Neptune.

Sanofi Pasteur dengue vaccine approved in Costa Rica

Jun 24, 2016, at 05:20 am

Kolkata/Costa Rica, June 23 (IBNS): Sanofi Pasteur, Sanofi's vaccine division, announced on Thursday that the National Ministry of Health of Costa Rica has approved Sanofi Pasteur's tetravalent dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, to protect individuals 9 to 45 years of age living in endemic areas against all four serotypes of dengue.

ISRO organises 'Make in India' Conference

Jun 24, 2016, at 02:29 am

Bengaluru, June 23 (IBNS): The 'Make in India' Conference on Enabling Spacecraft Systems Realisation through Industries (ESSRI - 2016) was organised on Thursday at ISRO Satellite Centre in Bengaluru.

Fortis Hospital dismisses five staffers following botched up operation

Jun 23, 2016, at 06:26 pm

New Delhi, Jun 23 (IBNS): A chartered accountant was in for a rude shock when he discovered that the doctors have operated the wrong foot, instead of the injured one, in Shalimar Bagh's Fortis hospital, reports said.

Pervasive ice retreat in West Antarctica

Jun 23, 2016, at 02:07 pm

California, June 23 (IBNS) Along the Bellingshausen Sea coast of West Antarctica, ice has been retreating inland being lost to the sea.

X-ray echoes of a shredded star provide close-up of 'killer' Black Hole

Jun 23, 2016, at 01:45 pm

California, June 23 (IBNS): Some 3.9 billion years ago in the heart of a distant galaxy, the intense tidal pull of a monster black hole shredded a star that passed too close. When X-rays produced in this event first reached Earth on March 28, 2011, they were detected by NASA's Swift satellite, which notified astronomers around the world. Within days, scientists concluded that the outburst, now known as Swift J1644+57, represented both the tidal disruption of a star and the sudden flare-up of a previously inactive black hole.

Cabinet withdraws Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill, 2013

Jun 23, 2016, at 03:47 am

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday decided to withdraw the Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill, 2013, which had been introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 29.08.2013.

Assam CM instructs officials to take all measures to protect rhino

Jun 23, 2016, at 12:31 am

Guwahati, June 22 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday directed the DCs and SPs to take all possible measures to protect the rhinos.

Air India Kolkata celebrates International Yoga Day

Jun 22, 2016, at 10:58 pm

New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS) To mark the 2nd International Yoga Day, Air India observed the day throughout its network by organising yoga-related events involving employees.