UN health agency warns El Niño may increase breeding grounds for mosquitoes spreading Zika
Feb 26, 2016, at 03:20 pm
New York, Feb 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The above-average rainfall caused by El Niño that is expected in parts of South America until May could cause floods and increases in diseases spread by mosquitoes, including malaria and the Zika virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
ISRO signed satellite launch service agreement with the US
Feb 25, 2016, at 09:20 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) In reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that Antrix Corporation Limited (Antrix), the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), signed a Launch Services Agreement in October 2015, with PlanetIQ, an American company.
The Czech Republic reports its first cases of Zika virus attack
Feb 25, 2016, at 09:08 pm
Prague, Feb 25, (IBNS) The Czech Republic reported its first cases of Zika virus in the country on Thursday but health officials have not said where or how the people contracted the virus, according to media reports.
Tropical fires fuel elevated Ozone levels over western pacific ocean
Feb 25, 2016, at 03:09 pm
New York, Feb 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS) A diverse team of atmospheric chemists, meteorologists and modelers, including scientists from NASA, has traced the origins of mysterious pockets of high ozone concentrations and low water vapor in the air above the western Pacific Ocean near Guam to fires burning in Southeast Asia and in Africa, half a world away.
Flying through the Aurora's green fog
Feb 25, 2016, at 02:34 pm
California, Feb 25 (IBNS) Expedition 46 flight engineer Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (ESA) shared a stunning image of a glowing aurora taken on Feb. 23 from the International Space Station.
In Brazil, UN health chief calls for better coordination in fight against Zika
Feb 25, 2016, at 02:08 pm
New York, Feb 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Continuing efforts to bolster the international response to Zika, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan arrived on Wednesday in the northeast of Brazil to visit the area most affected by neurological disorders suspected of being linked to the virus, including microcephaly in babies.
NASA partners on air quality study in East Asia
Feb 25, 2016, at 01:53 pm
California, Feb 25 (IBNS) NASA and the Republic of Korea are developing plans for a cooperative field study of air quality in May and June to advance the ability to monitor air pollution accurately from space.
Feb 25, 2016, at 02:00 am
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday was apprised about signing ofan arrangement for the establishment of an Indo-French Joint Committee on Science & Technology Cooperation.India and France have signed the arrangement for establishment of this apex level Joint Committee on Jan 25 in New Delhi.
K. N. Vyas takes over as BARC Director
Feb 25, 2016, at 12:12 am
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) Scientist K. N. Vyas has taken over as the Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
Feb 25, 2016, at 12:05 am
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS) ISRO is working with Minstry of Urban Development for enabling preparation of large scale GIS database using satellite data for 500 towns under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).
Feb 24, 2016, at 10:35 pm
Kathmandu, Feb 24 (IBNS): A 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on Wednesday, officials said.
Talc-cancer case: Johnson & Johnson asked to pay $72m
Feb 24, 2016, at 08:51 pm
Missouri, Feb 24 (IBNS) A Missouri jury has directed Johnson & Johnson to pay $72m to the family of a woman whose death was allegedly linked to the use of a Baby Powder talc produced by the company, media reports said.
K. N. Vyas takes over as Director, BARC
Feb 24, 2016, at 05:28 pm
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IBNS) Distinguished Scientist and Associate Director, Reactor Projects Group of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), K. N. Vyas, took over as Director, BARC on Tuesday from Dr. Sekhar Basu, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy.
NASA, UN announce final winner of #whyspacematters photo competition
Feb 24, 2016, at 03:35 pm
California, Feb 23 (IBNS) As astronaut Scott Kelly’s one-year mission aboard the International Space Station draws to a close, NASA and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) are announcing the final winner of a global photography competition highlighting how the vantage point of space helps us better understand our home planet and provide benefits to humanity.
More investment needed in developing female-controlled HIV prevention options – UN agency
Feb 24, 2016, at 03:18 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Tuesday welcomed the “encouraging†results of two studies from Africa in which women modestly reduced their risk of infection by inserting a vaginal ring coated with the antiretroviral drug dapivirine once a month.
Fiji receives relief supplies in wake of Cyclone Winston as UN backs up Government response
Feb 24, 2016, at 03:08 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations has begun its work of providing international assistance to the Pacific islands of Fiji, hit by a powerful tropical cyclone that left at least 28 people dead and some 14,000 people sheltering in evacuation centres.
Graphic images may not scare smokers off cigarettes, says study
Feb 24, 2016, at 02:40 am
Illinois, Feb 23 (IBNS) Images of disease and suffering should move smokers to kick the habit – at least, that’s the thinking behind graphic warning labels used on cigarette packages in much of the world, and maybe someday in the U.S.
Eating chocolates help perform better on multiple cognitive tasks: Study
Feb 24, 2016, at 02:21 am
Sydney, Feb 23 (IBNS) With Easter about a month away, its good news for chocolate lovers as new research has revealed that those who eat chocolate at least once per week performed better on multiple cognitive tasks, compared to those who ate chocolate less frequently.
Using sugar to detect malignant tumours: Study
Feb 24, 2016, at 01:31 am
London, Feb 23 (IBNS) Ordinary sugar could become a contrast agent of the future for use in magnetic resonance tomography examinations of tumours.
Patience is indeed a virtue: NUS study finds impatient young women age faster
Feb 24, 2016, at 01:22 am
Sinagapore City, Feb 23 (IBNS) For young women seeking longevity and youth, a little patience may help you live longer. A group of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that the cells of impatient young women are ageing faster than their more patient peers, as characterised by shorter leukocyte telomeres.
With Zoctr healthcare comes home
Feb 23, 2016, at 08:42 pm
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IBNS) Not everyone can afford long hospital stays. Hospitals too are trying to cut down average length of stay of patients in order to provide critical care to more. In such a situation there’s a huge imperative for home healthcare services that can take over when the hospital visit ends.
Fiji Cyclone: Death toll reaches 28
Feb 23, 2016, at 04:34 pm
Suva, Feb 23 (IBNS) At least 28 people have died in the cyclone hit Fiji, according to reports.
Fiji: UN and Government assess needs in wake of ‘catastrophic’ Cyclone Winston
Feb 23, 2016, at 03:12 pm
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations has begun its assessment of the needs for international assistance to the islands of Fiji, hit by a powerful tropical cyclone that left at least 21 people dead and more than 8,000 people sheltering in evacuation centres over the weekend.
NASA Global Hawk flies Pacific storm mission
Feb 23, 2016, at 02:50 pm
California, Feb 23 (IBNS) Extreme weather predictions on the West Coast could become more accurate with help from NASA's remotely piloted Global Hawk. Flights to look at Pacific storms as they develop began Feb. 12.
NASA sees category 5 Southern Pacific tropical cyclone hit Fiji
Feb 23, 2016, at 02:43 pm
California, Feb 23 (IBNS) NASA satellites provided data on Tropical Cyclone Winston before and after it made an historic landfall in eastern Fiji.
Philippines healthcare providers administer vaccine approved for prevention of Dengue
Feb 23, 2016, at 05:00 am
Kolkata/Lyon, Feb 22 (IBNS): Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, announced on Monday that vaccinations with Dengvaxia have commenced in the Philippines following official receipt of the first shipment of the vaccine earlier this month.
258 Indian villages electrified under DDUGJY
Feb 23, 2016, at 02:08 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS) A total of 258 villages have been electrified across the country from Feb 15 to 21 under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY).
Health Minister gives go ahead for expansion of AIIMS Trauma Centre
Feb 23, 2016, at 02:06 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS) In a bid to strengthen the public health infrastructure and medical education in the country, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda gave a nod for the expansion of AIIMS Trauma Centre attached to AIIMS New Delhi on Monday.
Harsh Vardhan, Y.S. Chowdary release Seismic Microzonation reports for Delhi , Kolkata
Feb 23, 2016, at 02:01 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS) Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan released Seismic microzonation reports for Delhi and Kolkata in New Delhi on Monday.
European Nuclear researchers' delegation calls on Jitendra Singh
Feb 23, 2016, at 01:59 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS) A delegation representing task force of “European Organization for Nuclear Researchâ€, known in French as “Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire†(CERN) called on the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh here on Monday and discussed with him wide range of issues of mutual interest including the status of application put in by the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, recently for the associate membership of CERN.