Mass pilot whale stranding at Chatham Island: New Zealand Department of Conservation
Nov 30, 2018, at 04:25 pm
Wellington, Nov 30 (IBNS): An overnight stranding of pilot whales has occurred at the southern end of Hanson Bay, near the township of Owenga in the Chatham Islands, officials said.
80 adolescents a day will still die of AIDS by 2030, despite slowdown in epidemic
Nov 30, 2018, at 08:11 am
New York, Nov 30 (IBNS): By 2030, around 80 adolescents will be dying of AIDS every day if “we don’t accelerate progress in preventing transmission,” the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday.
World simply ‘not on track’ to slow climate change this year: UN weather agency
Nov 30, 2018, at 08:03 am
New York,Nov 30 (IBNS) The world is heading in the wrong direction to slow climate change after another year of near-record temperatures, the head of the UN’s weather agency said on Thursday.
Indian legends and icons from various fields join hands with Rotary to eradicate Thalassaemia
Nov 30, 2018, at 12:43 am
Kolkata, Nov 29 (IBNS): Sachetonota- Eradication and Awareness for Thalassaemia free India at the Science City Auditorium was held to launched to start the campaign.
Baranagar club holds free medical camp for the underprivileged
Nov 30, 2018, at 12:18 am
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IBNS): Melamesha, a club of 57 years standing, recently organised a free medical health checkup in Baranagar, a town to the north of Kolkata.
Antarctic Ozone hole is healing, confirms IIT KGP study
Nov 29, 2018, at 11:54 pm
Kharagpur, Nov 29 (IBNS): While the world is debating on climate change and global warming, researchers at IIT Kharagpur have given the environmental evangelists a reason to rejoice. A research team from the Center of Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Science (CORAL) at IIT Kharagpur have come up with new data confirming that the Antarctic Ozone Hole is on a healing path.
PSLV-C43 successfully launches earth observation satellite HysIS and 30 foreign satellites
Nov 29, 2018, at 09:18 pm
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C43) successfully launched 31 satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota on Thursday.
WB govt fined Rs 5 crore for failing to check pollution
Nov 29, 2018, at 05:37 pm
Kolkata, Nov 29 (IBNS): The National Green Tribunal has slapped a Rs 5-crore fine on the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for failing to improve air quality in Kolkata and Howrah. The money has to be paid in two weeks, failing which the amount will increase by Rs 1 crore every month.
ISRO launches 31 satellites with PSLVC43 rocket today
Nov 29, 2018, at 10:21 am
Sriharikota, Nov 29 (IBNS): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched 31 satellites with PSLVC43 rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre here on Thursday.
Baranagar club holds free medical camp for the underprivileged
Nov 28, 2018, at 06:28 pm
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IBNS): Melamesha, a club of 57 years standing, recently organised a free medical health checkup in Baranagar, a town to the north of Kolkata.
Better housing means better health and well-being, stress new WHO guidelines
Nov 28, 2018, at 09:17 am
New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): The World Health Organization (WHO) issued new guidelines on Tuesday, highlighting that better homes, invariably lead to better standards of health and overall well-being.
Cutting emissions, one bog at a time
Nov 28, 2018, at 09:09 am
New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): Farmers and entrepreneurs in rural eastern Europe are helping to tackle climate change while boosting their livelihoods as a result of regenerating ancient wetland peat bogs.
CO2 emissions on the rise for first time in four years, UN agency warns
Nov 28, 2018, at 08:49 am
New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): A new report released on Tuesday by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) shows that global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rose again during 2017 after a three year hiatus, highlighting the imperative for countries to deliver on the historic Paris Agreement to keep global warming to below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.
monitoring marine species across multiple sites in the wild.
Nov 27, 2018, at 04:34 pm
New York, Nov 27 (IBNS): New research from North Carolina State University demonstrates that consumer-grade drones are effective tools for monitoring marine species across multiple sites in the wild.
Yoga linked to improved body satisfaction: Study
Nov 27, 2018, at 04:08 pm
New York, Nov 27 (IBNS): Body dissatisfaction is highly prevalent among young adults and often leads to severe adverse health consequences, including disordered eating, weight gain over time and poor psychological health.
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Nov 27, 2018, at 12:49 pm
Washington DC, Nov 27 (IBNS): Mars has just received its newest robotic resident. NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander successfully touched down on the Red Planet after an almost seven-month, 300-million-mile (458-million-km) journey from Earth.
5 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, no casualty
Nov 27, 2018, at 09:21 am
Tokyo, Nov 27 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.0 struck Japan's southern Ibaraki Prefecture on Tuesday, weather officials said.
NASA InSight Lander arrives on Martian surface to learn what lies beneath
Nov 27, 2018, at 08:58 am
Washington, Nov 27 (IBNS): Mars has just received its newest robotic resident.
Study shows obesity increases asthma risk by up to 38 percent in children
Nov 26, 2018, at 05:11 pm
New York, Nov 26 (IBNS): Ten percent of pediatric asthma cases could be avoided if childhood obesity were eliminated, according to research led by Nemours Children’s Health System.
6.2 earthquake hits areas close to Taiwan Strait
Nov 26, 2018, at 10:02 am
Beijing, Nov 26 (IBNS): A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit areas close to the Taiwan Strait, officials said.
6.3 earthquake hits border area between Iraq and Iran, 350 hurt
Nov 26, 2018, at 09:53 am
Baghdad, Nov 26 (IBNS): At least 350 people were hurt as a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the border area between Iraq and Iran on Sunday, as per the US Geological Survey.
Classroom friendships may offset effects of punitive parents: Study
Nov 25, 2018, at 07:34 pm
New York, Nov 25 (IBNS): Angry, threatening and highly critical parenting is more likely to result in children with defiant, noncompliant and revengeful behavior that spills over to adulthood and impacts relationships with all authority figures.
Emotional abuse may be linked with menopause misery: Study
Nov 25, 2018, at 06:55 pm
Sperm count 50% lower in sons of fathers who smoke: Study
Nov 25, 2018, at 05:25 pm
London, Nov 25 (IBNS): Studies have repeatedly linked maternal smoking during pregnancy with reduced sperm counts in male offspring.
Occupational health study links air pollution and cancer
Nov 24, 2018, at 08:08 pm
London, Nov 24 (IBNS): University of Stirling experts have discovered new evidence of the link between air pollution and cancer as part of a new occupational health study.
The good leopards of Mumbai's urban forest
Nov 24, 2018, at 03:53 pm
A unique collaborative initiative between citizens, wildlife researchers and the forest department is monitoring and collecting data on wildlife, particularly leopards, in Aarey Milk Colony in Mumbai. Mongabay India writers Aditi Tandon and Kartik Chandramouli report on the man-animal co-existence
Nov 24, 2018, at 08:48 am
New York, Nov 24 (IBNS): To bring the voice of the people to the upcoming Climate Change Conference in Poland (known by the shorthand 'COP 24', from 2 to 14 December), the United Nations has launched the ‘People’s Seat’ initiative, calling millions of change advocates worldwide to submit messages for an address that will be delivered to leaders attending the conference, by renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere break another record, UN report shows
Nov 23, 2018, at 08:52 am
New York, Nov 23 (IBNS): Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, according to a report issued on Thursday by the United Nations weather agency, which reveals that there is no sign of reversal of this trend, responsible for climate change, sea level rise, ocean acidification and extreme weather.
DR Congo violence puts Ebola humanitarian response at risk, UN food relief agency warns
Nov 21, 2018, at 09:16 am
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): A spokesperson for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has condemned any violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that could slow down the humanitarian response to the Ebola outbreak in the vast country’s north-east, following an attack on a UN base and nearby hotels housing UN staff, in the city of Beni on Friday.
Indian Navy sets up a free health screening camp for children at Dwarka, New Delhi
Nov 20, 2018, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): Indian Navy is conducting a Free Health Screening Camp for the children of Government Co-Ed Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Site 2, Sector 6, Dwarka from 19 to 22 Nov 18.