Trump’s decision deals death blow to Paris Agreement, feels CSE
Jun 02, 2017, at 02:12 pm
New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS): With the US president Donald Trump’s latest assault on the global fight against climate change, meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement will become an uphill task, feels Centre for Science and Environment.
US President Donald Trump announces decision to withdraw from Paris agreement
Jun 02, 2017, at 02:02 pm
Washington, June 2 (IBNS): In a major development, US President Donald Trump has announced his nation will withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
US decision to withdraw from Paris climate accord a 'major disappointment' – UN
Jun 02, 2017, at 01:36 pm
New York, June 2(Just Earth News): The Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General on Thursday said the decision by the United States to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change is a major disappointment for global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote global security.
'Moderate' earthquake jolts Haryana, tremors felt in Delhi
Jun 02, 2017, at 01:34 pm
New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter Scale hit Haryana on Friday, officials said.
HealthifyMe app doubles its user base in 4 months
Jun 01, 2017, at 01:58 am
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 31 (IBNS): Mobile health and fitness company HealthifyMe has raced to two million users in May 2017, doubling its user base from one million users in January this year.
Meghalaya : 9 persons, including eight minors die, over 200 fell ill due to food poisoning
May 31, 2017, at 03:13 am
Guwahati, May 30 (IBNS): At least nine persons, including eight minors, died and over 200 others fell ill due to suspected food poisoning after consuming rice and pork at an after-church feast in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi district, officials said.
Mumbai Airport awarded Carbon Neutrality Certification by ACI
May 31, 2017, at 01:16 am
Mumbai, May 30 (IBNS): GVK MIAL, the company that administers the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), has become the recipient of Level 3+ Carbon Neutrality certification by Airports Council International (ACI), the global authority of international airports.
Southwest monsoon arrives over Kerala
May 31, 2017, at 12:15 am
Thiruvananthapuram, May 30 (IBNS): Giving relief to people after the unbearable summer, the southwest monsoon has arrived over Kerala, met officials said on Tuesday.
Zika reached Miami at least 4 times, Caribbean travel likely responsible
May 30, 2017, at 10:41 pm
California, May 30 (IBNS): With mosquito season looming in the Northern Hemisphere, doctors and researchers are poised to take on a new round of Zika virus infections.
Scientists jump hurdle in HIV vaccine design
May 30, 2017, at 10:32 pm
California, May 30 (IBNS): Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have made another important advance in HIV vaccine design.
New equipment at Scripps Florida will advance drug discovery
May 30, 2017, at 10:27 pm
Florida, May 30 (IBNS): The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) facility at the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is becoming one of the most advanced in South Florida, thanks to a new $600,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Night phone use a danger for adolescent mental heath, says study
May 30, 2017, at 10:13 pm
Sydney, May 30 (IBNS): The world’s first long-term assessment of mental health effects from adolescents’ late-night mobile use has shown some concerning results.
Drinking more coffee could reduce liver cancer risk, says study
May 30, 2017, at 02:09 am
London, May 29 (IBNS): Drinking more coffee could reduce the risk of developing the most common form of primary liver cancer, according to a study led by the University of Southampton.
Cyclonic storm Mora likely to unleash heavy rainfall in eastern and northeastern India
May 29, 2017, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS): A strong cyclonic storm is centred over east-central Bay of Bengal, about 660 km south-southeast of Kolkata and is likely to make landfall in Chittagong (Bangladesh) in the next 24 hours, according to met department reports on Monday.
Kolkata: Hridaya 2017 raises funds to support treatment of underprivileged children
May 29, 2017, at 08:27 pm
Kolkata, May 29 (IBNS): Tollywood actor Rituparna Sengupta and many others attended the charity function Hriday 2017 organised by the Rotary Club of Calcutta Old City, on Sunday.
Bengaluru continues to be plagued by allegedly toxic froth from city lake
May 29, 2017, at 06:49 pm
Bengaluru, May 29 (IBNS): Parts of Bengaluru continue to struggle with the chemical and toxic froth from the Varthur lake, according to media reports on Monday.
Kolkata: Park Clinic reiterates focus on community services on Foundation Day
May 29, 2017, at 06:06 pm
Kolkata, May 29 (IBNS): Park Clinic of Kolkata, whose community health services include a range of activities, including providing subsidised health care to economically poor patients to health camps in remote areas of Sunderbans, to name a few, recently celebrated its 20th Foundation Day recently.
WHO confirms Zika virus cases in Gujarat
May 28, 2017, at 02:08 am
New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): The Who Health Organization has confirmed cases of Zika virus in India.
NASA’s SDO sees partial eclipse in space
May 27, 2017, at 11:08 pm
Washington, May 27 (IBNS): On May 25, 2017, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, saw a partial solar eclipse in space when it caught the moon passing in front of the sun.
Study identifies cost-effective ways to combat HIV risk among intravenous drug users
May 27, 2017, at 02:37 am
Washington, May 26 (IBNS): With the abuse of opioids on the rise in the United States, Stanford University researchers are concerned that increased HIV transmission from shared needles won’t be far behind.
New stretcher to prevent baby deaths in ambulances
May 27, 2017, at 02:10 am
London, May 26 (IBNS): Academics and industry partners in Birmingham, UK are developing a new device that will ensure newborn babies could survive in the event of a crash in an ambulance at up to 40 miles per hour.
A whole new Jupiter: First science results from NASA’s Juno mission
May 26, 2017, at 09:49 pm
Washington, May 26 (IBNS): Early science results from NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter portray the largest planet in our solar system as a complex, gigantic, turbulent world, with Earth-sized polar cyclones, plunging storm systems that travel deep into the heart of the gas giant, and a mammoth, lumpy magnetic field that may indicate it was generated closer to the planet’s surface than previously thought.
New horizons deploys global team for rare look at next Flyby target
May 26, 2017, at 09:47 pm
Washington, May 26 (IBNS): On New Year’s Day 2019, more than 4 billion miles from home, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will race past a small Kuiper Belt object known as 2014 MU69 – making this rocky remnant of planetary formation the farthest object ever encountered by any spacecraft.
Didi Maa Sadhvi Ritambhara gifts a gym to people of east Delhi
May 26, 2017, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi, May 26 (IBNS): Considering India’s rapidly growing need of wellness and fitness among the people of all ages, Didi Maa Sadhvi Ritambhara gifted a prime and fully equipped gym to the people of east Delhi.
Obesity is in the eye of the beholder: Cornell study
May 24, 2017, at 09:50 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): Doctors have a specific definition of what it means to be overweight or obese, but in the social world, gender, race and generation matter a lot for whether people are judged as “thin enough†or “too fat,†according to a new Cornell University study.
Common sweetener in low-cal foods also a marker for weight gain, says study
May 24, 2017, at 09:49 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): A new study has identified the sugar alcohol erythritol as a biomarker for increasing fat mass. In contrast to previous assumptions and research, erythritol can be metabolized by, and even produced in, the human body.
Chocolate bars can potentially reduce heart conditions, study finds
May 24, 2017, at 06:25 pm
London, May 24 (IBNS): Six bars of chocolate a week can reduce a person's heart condition by a quarter, a new study by Harvard University suggested.
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Indian cities lag far behind in installing rooftop solar: Greenpeace analysis
May 24, 2017, at 04:37 am
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Despite policies and net metering guidelines in several states, a subsidy of 30 percent offered by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), the installation of solar rooftop systems has been dismal in leading metros in the country, especially in Chennai and Mumbai, says a Greenpeace India analysis, titled ‘Indian cities slacking on rooftop solar’.
Cognizant introduces healthcare administration platform powered by Microsoft Azure
May 23, 2017, at 01:28 am
New York, May 22 (IBNS): Cognizant on Monday announced the launch of the TriZetto Healthcare Cloud Solution, a new secure, compliant managed services platform for healthcare payers of any size, powered by Microsoft Azure.
Over 100 cancer centers come together for the 7th National Cancer Grid meet
May 22, 2017, at 09:51 pm
Mumbai, May 22 (IBNS): The National Cancer Grid (NCG), with the support of Tata Trusts, has announced a major initiative of facilitating a high bandwidth, secure and private network through which cancer care centres around the country can interact directly with other centres, thus enabling inter-centre knowledge sharing and providing access to multiple solutions like Virtual Tumor Board, Digital Nerve Centre and many more, an official release stated.