Antonio Guterres appeals for greater support for small islands fighting climate change
Mar 03, 2024, at 07:47 pm
More funding is needed to support Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the frontlines of climate change, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Saturday in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Mar 02, 2024, at 02:41 pm
February saw more extreme heat and unusually high temperatures in both hemispheres, the UN weather agency (WMO) said on Friday.
Senior officials call for action and solutions at UN Environment Assembly
Mar 01, 2024, at 10:42 pm
Leaders attending a major UN environmental conference in Nairobi must drive forward solutions to combat climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
Mar 01, 2024, at 03:24 pm
American aerospace engineer and NASA scientist Swati Mohan, who is known for her leadership in the guidance, navigation, and control operations of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, on Thursday said she is hopeful to see more collaboration between her organisation and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in future.
WHO alerts one in eight people on Earth is living with obesity
Mar 01, 2024, at 03:03 pm
At least one in eight people on Earth are living with obesity, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, citing a newly released global medical study.
Kolkata's CMRI hospital achieves global first with unprecedented pediatric neurovascular surgery
Mar 01, 2024, at 05:26 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) in Kolkata has achieved a milestone in pediatric neurointerventional surgery.
Feb 28, 2024, at 06:31 am
Mumbai: A director at Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. CS Pramesh, urged Zerodha co-founder and CEO Nithin Kamath, who recently suffered a mild stroke to ignore any advice given by “random influencers” who lack knowledge of science.
Canada's new survey reveals frustration over shortage of primary health care
Feb 28, 2024, at 04:53 am
Toronto/IBNS: A most recent survey conducted to understand the country's views of the health system with regards to primary care, revealed Canadians' deep dissatisfaction and frustration over severe shortage of family doctors.
Feb 28, 2024, at 01:59 am
Students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine will no longer need to pay tuition fees after the school received a $1 billion donor gift from a former professor.
India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission and COP 28 commitment
Feb 28, 2024, at 01:29 am
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has taken a significant step towards decarbonizing the transport sector with the release of guidelines for pilot projects under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
India reveals names of four Gaganyaan Mission astronauts who will be sent to space
Feb 27, 2024, at 08:04 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram where he revealed the names of the four pilots who are undergoing training for the nation's first maiden human space flight mission 'Gaganyaan'.
Oxygen shortage 8 patients dead in besieged Gaza hospital, says minister
Feb 20, 2024, at 02:32 pm
Eight patients have died in a major hospital in southern Gaza's Khan Younis city after days of power outage and oxygen supply shortage due to continuous Israeli strikes on the facility, said Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila on Monday.
Higher reaches of Kashmir receive fresh snowfall, plains lashed by rains
Feb 18, 2024, at 06:18 pm
Srinagar/IBNS/UNI: Higher reaches of Kashmir valley including Gulmarg and Sonamarg received fresh snowfall while plains were lashed by rains resulting in the closure of the Srinagar-Ladakh highway on Sunday, officials said.
ISRO's GSLV-F14 successfully injects INSAT-3DS weather satellite into orbit
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:39 am
In a crucial and significant mission, India's heavy rocket GeoSynchronous Launch Vehicle GSLV-F14 successfully injected ther 2,274 kg INSAT-3DS, a meteorological and disaster warning satellite into the desired orbit on Saturday evening.
New treatment shows chances of improved survival rates for rare and aggressive cancer
Feb 16, 2024, at 08:33 pm
The phase 3 clinical trial, published recently in JAMA Oncology and sponsored by Polaris Pharmaceuticals, has unveiled a breakthrough in the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a rare and often rapidly fatal form of cancer associated with asbestos exposure and which has limited therapeutic options.
January was the hottest month on record, shows WMO data
Feb 16, 2024, at 02:43 pm
In the battle to slow global warming, January was the hottest month on record according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Thursday.
Oregon reports rare case of bubonic plague
Feb 14, 2024, at 03:31 pm
A person in the US state of Oregon has been diagnosed with a rare case of bubonic plague.
Feb 12, 2024, at 08:28 pm
Nepali authorities have directed climbers that they need to clear up their poo and bring it back to the base camp when they scale Mount Everest next time.
Leopard found dead under mysterious circumstances in Tamil Nadu forest
Feb 12, 2024, at 02:26 am
A male leopard was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Cherambadi Forest Range in Gudalur forest division in the hilly Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday.
Toronto records warmest temperature in 86 years during this time
Feb 10, 2024, at 05:05 am
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto broke an 86-year-old weather record as Toronto's temperatures Friday are expected to keep hiking.
Cholera outbreak Africa: Zimbabwe sees decline in cases, says health minister
Feb 08, 2024, at 05:19 am
Harare: Cholera cases are declining in Zimbabwe following the implementation of a raft of measures by the government to control the outbreak, the health minister said Tuesday.
Cholera outbreaks surge in African nations; 700 deaths in January
Feb 07, 2024, at 05:29 am
Cape Town/IBNS: Over 26,000 cholera infections and 700 deaths were registered in 10 African countries in January this year alone, and the risk of further spread of the disease remains high, Fiona Braka, spokeswoman for the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa, said on Tuesday.
Nearly half of Amazon customer orders are shipped with reduced packaging to cut down on plastic use
Feb 07, 2024, at 01:45 am
Bengaluru/IBNS/UNI: Amazon announced on Tuesday that nearly half of the customer orders in India are now shipped from its fulfillment network in their original packaging with just an address label added by the e-commerce platform or with reduced packaging.
Amid snow, all flights cancelled at Srinagar airport
Feb 04, 2024, at 05:50 pm
Srinagar/IBNS/UNI: Kashmir valley, including Srinagar, received the biggest snowfall of the season, resulting in the cancellation of all flights at Srinagar Airport on Sunday, officials said.
UN health authorities say global cancer cases may rise 77 per cent by 2050
Feb 02, 2024, at 05:00 pm
Global cancer cases are expected to rise around 77 per cent by the middle of the century, UN health authorities said on Thursday, highlighting the growing burden of the disease.
SC approves Centre's new expert body on environmental and forest matters
Feb 01, 2024, at 02:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday approved the new body of experts set up by the Centre for consultation on environmental and forest matters.
IVI vision screening campaign to benefit 6000 Delhi underprivileged school children
Jan 31, 2024, at 10:56 pm
Over 6,000 underprivileged Delhi-NCR school children will benefit from an India Vision Institute (IVI) screening campaign.
UK may witness annual 10,000 heatwave deaths, MPs call for action
Jan 31, 2024, at 07:40 pm
A report has claimed the 'silent killer' heatwaves could claim up to 10,000 lives annually in the UK without concerted action.
New Delhi to host World Sustainable Development Summit on February 7
Jan 31, 2024, at 07:21 pm
The 23rd edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) will be held from February 7-9, 2024, at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi.
Jan 31, 2024, at 02:37 pm
Five countries have been awarded for their efforts towards eliminating mass-produced trans fats in food, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday.