Health ministry: India continues to be polio free
Jun 15, 2016, at 07:23 pm
New Delhi, Jun 15 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare confirmed on Wednesday that India continues to be polio free as the country has eradicated wild polio virus -- the last case was seen on Jan 13, 2011, and it is more than five years that no wild polio virus has been detected.
High alert in Telengana after polio strain is found in Hyderabad
Jun 15, 2016, at 07:15 pm
Hyderabad, June 15 (IBNS) A high alert against polio has been declared in Telangana after an active strain of the virus was detected in drain water in the state capital Hyderabad.
NASA spots single Methane leak from Space
Jun 15, 2016, at 02:53 pm
California, June 15 (IBNS) For the first time, an instrument onboard an orbiting spacecraft has measured the methane emissions from a single, specific leaking facility on Earth’s surface. The observation -- by the Hyperion spectrometer on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) -- is an important breakthrough in our ability to eventually measure and monitor emissions of this potent greenhouse gas from space.
Gluttonous star may hold clues to planet formation
Jun 15, 2016, at 02:46 pm
California, June 15 (IBNS): In 1936, the young star FU Orionis began gobbling material from its surrounding disk of gas and dust with a sudden voraciousness.
Govt approves measures for conservation of lakes in Bengaluru
Jun 15, 2016, at 02:48 am
New Delhi, Jun 14 (IBNS): The Government has approved a series of measures for the abatement of pollution and for the conservation and preservation of lakes in Bengaluru.
Bhopal gas survivor organisations ask PM for harsher punishment against Dow Chemical
Jun 14, 2016, at 11:05 pm
Bhopal, June 14 (IBNS) Leaders of five organisations of survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal Tuesday announced the successful completion of the petition to the US Whitehouse in the matter of the criminal case on the disaster.
NASA Mars Rover descends Plateau, turns toward Mountain
Jun 14, 2016, at 02:59 pm
Washington, June 14 (IBNS) NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has analyzed its 12th drilled sample of Mars. This sample came from mudstone bedrock, which the rover resumed climbing in late May after six months studying other features.
New planet is largest discovered that orbits two Suns
Jun 14, 2016, at 02:51 pm
Washington, June 14 (IBNS) If you cast your eyes toward the constellation Cygnus, you’ll be looking in the direction of the largest planet yet discovered around a double-star system. It’s too faint to see with the naked eye, but a team led by astronomers from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and San Diego State University (SDSU) in California, used NASA's Kepler Space Telescope to identify the new planet, Kepler-1647b.
CERN announces winners of its 2016 beamline for schools competition
Jun 14, 2016, at 12:42 am
Geneva, June13 (IBNS): CERN on Monday announced the winners of its 2016 Beamline for Schools competition.
Nearly 150 million year old Dinosaur footprints discovered in Rajasthan
Jun 13, 2016, at 08:12 pm
Jaisalmer, Jun 13 (IBNS): Indian geologists have discovered footprints of the Eubrontes Gleneronsensis Theropod dinosaur in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, according to media reports.
Jun 13, 2016, at 02:35 pm
Kolkata, June 13 (IBNS): After reeling under intense heat and humidity for past few days, Kolkata and its adjacent areas, including several parts of Howrah, North and South 24 Parganas and Hooghly, received a heavy downpour with thunder squall on Monday.
Bengaluru: Residents team up to plant saplings
Jun 13, 2016, at 01:22 am
Bengaluru, June 12 (Just Earth News): With the thought and vision of a greener and more sustainable city, the residents of Ranka Colony Road, Bannerghatta Road here came together to plant saplings on Sunday.
Study links 2015 melting Greenland ice to faster Arctic warming
Jun 12, 2016, at 11:32 pm
Athens, June 12 (IBNS): A new study provides the first evidence that links melting ice in Greenland to a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification-faster warming of the Arctic compared to the rest of the Northern Hemisphere as sea ice disappears.
Chief Minister inaugurates Tata Steel funded Eye-Care Hospital in Ganjam
Jun 12, 2016, at 02:53 am
Berhampur, June 11 (IBNS) : Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the 100-bed Tata Steel funded Super Specialty Eye Care Hospital at Samarjhola village under Hinjilicut block of Ganjam district on Saturday in the august presence of Jagadguru Jayendra Saraswathi Sankaracharya Swamigal and T V Narendran, MD, Tata Steel, India & SEA .
Monsoon likely to hit UP, surrounding areas by June 20
Jun 11, 2016, at 04:37 pm
Kanpur, June 11 (IBNS): After monsoon commenced in coastal states of Kerala and Goa earlier this month, northern and central-northern states of Uttar Pradesh and its surrounding areas are likely to experience rainfall from June 20, according to reports.
Hubble uncovers a mysterious Hermit
Jun 11, 2016, at 02:50 pm
Washington, June 11 (IBNS): The drizzle of stars scattered across this image forms a galaxy known as UGC 4879. UGC 4879 is an irregular dwarf galaxy — as the name suggests, galaxies of this type are a little smaller and messier than their cosmic cousins, lacking the majestic swirl of a spiral or the coherence of an elliptical.
Southern Europe risks Zika outbreaks this summer, says study
Jun 11, 2016, at 12:57 am
London, June 10 (IBNS) Established Aedes-mosquito population could spread the Zika virus in Europe this summer if infected travelers introduce the virus. An analysis of temperatures, vectorial capacity, basic reproductive number (R0), and air traveler flows suggests parts of Southern Europe may be at risk for Zika outbreaks between June and August.
Jun 10, 2016, at 10:44 pm
Managua, June 10 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit Nicaragua on Friday, USGS website said.
Hospitals to get 100 surgical robots for cancer treatment in 25 cities
Jun 10, 2016, at 09:44 pm
New Delhi, June 7 (IBNS): Robotic Surgery is set for rapid growth as more and more hospitals embrace new-age, computer-assisted, surgical robots. By 2020, more than 100 hospitals across 25 Indian cities, are expected to get dexterous robots with 3-D vision to assist in surgeries
Vodafone celebrates World Environment Week
Jun 10, 2016, at 09:24 pm
New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS): Vodafone India is celebrating World Environment Week (June 6th – 11th) through an interesting ‘Green Initiative,’ aimed at encouraging the use of e-bills or Green Bills, thereby reducing the use of paper.
IG Wildlife explains departmental stance on human-wildlife conflict
Jun 10, 2016, at 06:48 pm
New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS): In the wake of the controversy that erupted from the killing of almost 200 nilgai or blue bulls in Bihar, Inspector General Wildlife, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. S. K Khanduri, issued a formal statement on human-wildlife conflicts, on Thursday.
The jagged shores of Pluto’s highlands
Jun 10, 2016, at 02:37 pm
Washington, June 10 (IBNS) This enhanced color view from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft zooms in on the southeastern portion of Pluto’s great ice plains, where at lower right the plains border rugged, dark highlands informally named Krun Macula. (Krun is the lord of the underworld in the Mandaean religion, and a ‘macula’ is a dark feature on a planetary surface).
Asteroseismologists listen to the relics of the Milky Way: Study
Jun 10, 2016, at 05:30 am
Birmingham, Jun 9 (IBNS): Astrophysicists from the University of Birmingham have captured the sounds of some of the oldest stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way, according to research published in the Royal Astronomical Society journal Monthly Notices on Thursday.
Angina drug could inform a new strategy to fight cryptococcosis: Study
Jun 10, 2016, at 05:21 am
Birmingham, Jun 9 (IBNS): A drug, more commonly used in the treatment of angina, could be the focus of a new strategy in fighting the fatal fungal infection cryptococcosis.
Coal revenues suffer Rs 2,400 cr loss in 2016 due to drought:Greenpeace analysis
Jun 10, 2016, at 05:13 am
Mumbai, Jun 9 (IBNS): The water scarcity crippling large parts of India has already cost coal power companies nearly 7 billion units in lost electricity generation, with an estimated revenue loss of Rs. 2,400 crore in the first five months of 2016 alone, according to an analysis by Greenpeace India presented at a press conference in Mumbai on Thursday.
Maneka Gandhi and Prakash Javadekar locked in debate over nilgai culling
Jun 09, 2016, at 06:21 pm
New Delhi, Jun 9 (IBNS): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and Union Women and Child Welfare Minister Maneka Gandhi are locked in debate over the culling of nilgais that have been identified as crop depredators, according to media reports.
Mobile laboratories help track Zika spread across Brazil
Jun 09, 2016, at 01:24 am
New York, June 8 (IBNS) Researchers from the University of Birmingham are working with health partners in Brazil to combat the spread of Zika virus by deploying a pair of mobile DNA sequencing laboratories on a medical ‘road trip’ through the worst-hit areas of the country.
Mentaid celebrates World Down Syndrome Day
Jun 08, 2016, at 10:13 pm
Kolkata, June 8 (IBNS) Mentaid, Down Syndrome Support Group, Kolkata, South Kolkata Parasmani, Anwesha and Behala Bodhayan (all parents’ organisations) recently organised a unique celebration featuring talented young people with Down Syndrome on World Down Syndrome Day. Over fifty children participated along with their parents, teachers and well-wishers.
Much awaited southwest monsoon arrives in Kerala
Jun 08, 2016, at 09:27 pm
New Delhi, Jun 8 (IBNS): India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that the southwest monsoon has finally arrived over Kerala on Wednesday and is expected to spread over a wider region in the next 48 hours.
US-based Westinghouse to build six nuclear reactors in India
Jun 08, 2016, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi, Jun 8 (IBNS): Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and US-based Westinghouse have agreed to begin engineering and site design work immediately for six nuclear power plant reactors in India and conclude contractual arrangements by June 2017, the media reported.