Nipah: Another 311 people under observation, condition of student improves

Jun 04, 2019, at 11:30 pm

Kochi, Jun 4 (UNI): The health condition of the 23-year-old college student who confirmed positive to the deadly Nipah virus is improving even as another 311 people are under medical observation in Kerala on Tuesday.

Nipah Virus case : Medical team from Delhi reaches Kochi

Jun 04, 2019, at 05:13 pm

Kochi, Jun 4 (UNI) A six-member medical team including doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi reached here on Tuesday in the wake of Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala.

Yoga improves health in later life, study finds

Jun 04, 2019, at 04:47 pm

London, June 4 (IBNS): Older adults who practise yoga are more likely to be in better mental and physical shape, research suggests.

Japanese government plans to ban free plastic bags amid efforts to reduce waste - Reports

Jun 04, 2019, at 10:05 am

Moscow, June 3 (Sputnik/UNI) The Japanese Environment Ministry is seeking to establish a law that would ban stores from offering free plastic bags amid plans to encourage recycling and reduce plastic waste, local media reported on Monday citing Environment Minister Yoshiaki Harada.

Antidepressants and opioids double the risk of falls and fractures in older people: Study

Jun 04, 2019, at 09:50 am

Sydney, June 4 (IBNS): Taking antidepressants or opioids more than doubles the risk of a fall and hip fracture in older people, according to a paper published today in Australian Prescriber. 

‘Bicycle Kingdom’ makes a comeback, as China seeks solutions to tackle air pollution crisis

Jun 04, 2019, at 09:44 am

New York, June 4 (IBNS): Cars have replaced bicycles as the primary means of transport in many Chinese cities but, with air pollution a major problem for the country, the bike is making a comeback, thanks to digital technology, and some 21st Century thinking.

Coffee not as bad for heart and circulatory system as previously thought: Study

Jun 04, 2019, at 09:36 am

London, June 4 (IBNS): Drinking coffee might keep us up at night, but new research has given us a reason to sleep easy knowing that the popular drink isn’t as bad for our arteries as some previous studies would suggest.

‘Catastrophic’ healthcare costs put mothers and newborns at risk

Jun 04, 2019, at 09:22 am

New York, June 4 (IBNS): Pregnant women are putting their lives and their babies at risk because of “catastrophic” and prohibitive healthcare costs before, during and after childbirth, UNICEF said on Monday.

With a premature death every five seconds, air pollution is violation of human rights, says UN expert

Jun 04, 2019, at 09:16 am

New York, June 4 (IBNS): An independent UN expert said on Monday that the failure of governments across the world to ensure clear air, constitutes a “violation of the rights to life, health and well-being, as well as the right to live in a healthy environment.”

Rajasthan sizzles at 48.9 degrees Celsius; severe heat wave across north and west India

Jun 03, 2019, at 08:08 pm

Pune, June 3 (UNI): In view of the deepening of cross equatorial winds up to the parts of south Arabian sea and further to the north over Bay of Bengal along with persistent cloudiness, the southwest monsoon has further advanced into southernmost parts of Arabian sea, some more parts of Maldives-Comorin area, as well as southwest, southeast, and east coast of Bay of Bengal.

Earthquakes cause sea level to rise faster than climate change: Aussie study

Jun 03, 2019, at 05:28 pm

Sydney, June 3 (Xinhua/UNI) Major earthquakes can cause sea levels to rise at a dramatically faster rate than climate change, making them a more significant concern to some Pacific Island nations, an Australian study revealed on Monday.

Nagpur: Woman performed her own delivery at GMCH

Jun 03, 2019, at 05:00 pm

Nagpur, Jun 3 (UNI) In a shocking incident, a pregnant woman admitted to the government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) had to perform her own delivery due to the hospital administration’ s apathy on Sunday, sources said.

Suspected Nipah virus case reported from Ernakulam : CM

Jun 03, 2019, at 04:46 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 3 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said a suspected case of Nipah infection has been reported in Ernakulam.

World Bicycle Day: Harsh Vardhan arrives at Ministry on a bicycle to take charge as Indian Health Minister

Jun 03, 2019, at 09:45 am

New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS): On a day when  World Bicycle Day is being observed globally, Dr. Harsh Vardhan rode a cycle to arrive in Nirman Bhawan here to take charge as the Indian Health Minister.

Indian Summer: New Delhi sizzles at 42.5 deg C

Jun 02, 2019, at 07:13 pm

New Delhi, Jun 2 (UNI) The Delhiites on Sunday witnessed a hot day with the maximum temperature settling at 42.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the normal.

UN chief urges donors to boost support for post-cyclone recovery in Mozambique

Jun 02, 2019, at 04:03 pm

New York, June 2 (IBNS): Mozambique and its people desperately need support to recover from the powerful back-to-back cyclones that recently tore through the southern African country, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told a donors conference on Saturday, as he also sounded the alarm about the urgency of tackling climate change.

Eating blueberries every day improves heart health: Study

Jun 01, 2019, at 06:09 pm

London, June 1 (IBNS): Eating a cup of blueberries a day reduces risk factors for cardiovascular disease – according to new research led by the University of East Anglia, in collaboration with colleagues from Harvard and across the UK.

Exposure to air pollution before and after birth may hit fundamental cognitive abilities: Study

Jun 01, 2019, at 06:03 pm

Barcelona,June 1 (IBNS): A growing body of research suggests that exposure to air pollution in the earliest stages of life is associated with negative effects on cognitive abilities. 

Indian summer: Jammu sizzles at 44.5 degrees, summer vacations begins, heat wave to continue

Jun 01, 2019, at 04:14 pm

Jammu, June 1 (UNI) The winter capital of the state on Saturday witnessed another hottest day of the season and sizzled at maximum temperature touching 44.5 degree Celsius.

Villagers killed a leopard and chopped off its tail and legs

Jun 01, 2019, at 12:03 pm

Guwahati, Jun 1 (IBNS): A mob had brutally killed a leopard that strayed into a village in Assam’s Charaideo district.

Jammu sizzles at 44.1 degrees Celsius

May 31, 2019, at 11:47 pm

Jammu, May 31 (UNI): The winter capital of the state on Friday witnessed hottest day of the season at maximum temperature touching 44.1 degrees Celsius.

Japan adopts policy to reduce plastic waste, aims to lead by example at G20 summit

May 31, 2019, at 07:22 pm

Tokyo, May 31 (Xinhua): A policy package was adopted by the Japanese government on Friday to reduce the amount of plastic waste the nation produces amid similar efforts worldwide and ahead of the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Osaka in June.

More than 7,000 die annually of passive smoking in India

May 31, 2019, at 05:35 pm

Guwahati, May 31 (UNI) While tobacco consumption continues to be a major cause of cancer-related deaths, passive smoking too claims over thousands of lives annually in India.

‘Save Tuvalu; save the world’; UN chief echoes rallying cry from front lines of global climate emergency

May 30, 2019, at 02:57 pm

New York, May 30 (IBNS): Further inaction on climate change is “simply not an option”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday in an opinion piece where he called for “rapid and deep change in how we do business, generate power, build cities and feed the world.”

Mozambique cyclones a ‘wake-up call’ to boost resistance: UN weather agency

May 30, 2019, at 09:03 am

New York, May 30 (IBNS): The havoc caused by cyclones Idai and Kenneth across Mozambique is “a wake-up call” for vulnerable countries “to build resistance" against further high-impact tropical storms, coastal flooding and intense rainfall linked to climate change, according to the United Nations weather agency chief.

Don’t let smoking steal life’s breathtaking moments, urges UN health agency

May 30, 2019, at 08:58 am

New York, May 30 (IBNS): Tobacco use continues to claim around eight million lives a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, in a call for faster action from governments to tackle smoking and the “enormous” health, social, environmental and economic costs it entails.

Monitoring committee takes serious note of deteriorating water quality of rivers

May 29, 2019, at 09:18 pm

Chandigarh, May 29 (UNI): The monitoring committee constituted by National Green Tribunal under the chairmanship of Justice Pritam Pal, former judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court on Wednesday reviewed the progress of implementation of Action Plans for Clean River Sutlej, Beas & Ghaggar with stakeholder departments.

Chandrapur sizzles at 47.8 deg C

May 29, 2019, at 05:35 pm

Nagpur, May 29 (UNI) Chandrapur in Maharashtra recorded highest temperature of 47.8 degree Celsius on Tuesday, making it the hottest city in the world in the last 10 years, the MeT department said.

Female rouge elephant captured in a Coffee estate in Kodagu

May 29, 2019, at 04:57 pm

Madikeri, May 29(UNI) A female elephant, which has been giving anxious movement for the villagers and was part of the herd of wild elephants at Nelyaudikeri near Somwarpet in Kodagu District was captured by the forest department officials after two days of operations.

End fossil fuel subsidies, and stop using taxpayers’ money to destroy the world: Guterres

May 29, 2019, at 08:42 am

New York, May 29 (IBNS): “We need to tax pollution, not people”, and “end subsidies for fossil fuels,” Secretary-General António Guterres told the World Summit of the R20 Coalition on Tuesday, a UN-supported environmental organization, founded by former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.