El Nino set to have a devastating impact on southern Africa's harvests and food security
Feb 13, 2016, at 02:58 pm
New York, Feb 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS)Over the coming year, humanitarian partners should prepare for food insecurity levels and food insecure population numbers in southern Africa to be at their highest levels since the 2002-2003 food crisis, the United Nations agriculture agency warned today, citing an 'intense' drought as the main cause.
NASA, University Study shows rising seas slowed by increasing water on land
Feb 12, 2016, at 11:01 pm
California, Feb 12 (IBNS) New measurements from a NASA satellite have allowed researchers to identify and quantify, for the first time, how climate-driven increases of liquid water storage on land have affected the rate of sea level rise.
Gravitational waves detected, scientists thrilled all over the globe
Feb 12, 2016, at 05:02 pm
Washington, Feb 12 (IBNS) For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, arriving at the earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe, according to the LIGO Hanford observatory.
New UN report reveals devastating human toll of disasters in 'hottest year on record'
Feb 12, 2016, at 03:22 pm
New York, Feb 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS) A new analysis issued on Thursday by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) shows that 2015 – the hottest year on record – confirmed that weather and climate-related disasters now dominate disaster trends linked to natural hazards.
UN agencies boost efforts to prevent further spread of Lassa fever in Benin
Feb 12, 2016, at 03:18 pm
New York, Feb 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Following the outbreak of Lassa fever in Benin, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) officials in the country are scaling up an emergency response to help prevent further spread of the disease.
Climate outlook 'particularly concerning' in southern Africa due to El Nino - UN agency
Feb 11, 2016, at 02:38 pm
New York, Feb 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS) El Niño conditions have caused the lowest recorded rainfall between October and December across many regions of Southern Africa in at least 35 years, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reported in its latest report.
UN agriculture agency warns of threat to food security from overuse of antibiotics
Feb 11, 2016, at 02:22 pm
New York, Feb 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The overuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents is impacting rural livelihoods and food security, and requires globally coordinated efforts, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.
Alchem International launches third generation Phytomedicine to combat cough, cold, flu
Feb 11, 2016, at 01:54 am
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS) Alchem International on Wednesday said it has launched the third generation phytomedicine called PhytoRelief-CC to combat symptoms of cough, cold and flu.
Meteorite did not kill Indian man, NASA says
Feb 10, 2016, at 08:22 pm
Washington/ New Delhi, Feb 10 (IBNS) American space agency NASA has refused to accept reports that an Indian driver was killed in Tamil Nadu by a meteorite.
New satellite-based maps to aid in climate forecasts
Feb 10, 2016, at 07:49 pm
California, Feb 10 (IBNS) New, detailed maps of the world’s natural landscapes created using NASA satellite data could help scientists better predict the impacts of future climate change.
Leopards spotted again near Bangalore school
Feb 10, 2016, at 05:21 pm
Bangalore, Feb 10 (IBNS) Two more leopards were seen roaming near the Vibgyor school at Varthur in Bangalore on Tuesday, only two days after a leopard had entered the school premises and was captured later, said media reports quoting forest officials.
Zika: UN agriculture agency provides expertise to help curb spread of virus
Feb 10, 2016, at 03:39 pm
New York, Feb 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Under the lead of the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations system, including the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), is mobilizing a coordinated response to Zika aimed at minimizing the threat in affected countries and reducing the risk of further international spread.
Ban welcomes proposal for first binding limits on airlines' carbon emissions
Feb 10, 2016, at 03:36 pm
New York, Feb 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Welcoming a proposal by the United Nation's International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on the first binding limits on carbon dioxide emissions from the aviation industry, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Wednesday for further strengthening of emissions standards as quickly as possible.
Poachers kill rhino in Kaziranga
Feb 10, 2016, at 01:42 am
Guwahati, Feb 9 (IBNS) : Poachers have killed another one horned rhinoceros in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Tuesday, officials said.
Aircel Kolkata trade partners join hands to ‘Save Our Tigers’
Feb 09, 2016, at 08:10 pm
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS) Building on its commitment towards the cause of tiger conservation in India, Aircel organized a two-day field visit for its trade partners from Kolkata to Sunderbans National Park and Tiger reserve.
Government urges banks and MFIs to pitch in for Swachhta Mission
Feb 09, 2016, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS) Union Minister of Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation, Birender Singh, on Tuesday, urged banks and micro-finance institutions to come forward in a big way for credit disbursal to achieve the goal of Swachh Bharat Mission of making India Open Defecation Free by 2019.
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals launches the exhale citizens' initiative to fight air pollution
Feb 09, 2016, at 12:59 am
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS) In a bid to tackle air pollution through a common cause, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals has launched the Exhale initiative in the city. The initiative mainstay is to involve the citizens of Delhi in its fight against pollution and to take steps to ensure a safer and cleaner city of the future.
CSE slams the statement of Jaguar and Land Rover Chief
Feb 09, 2016, at 12:49 am
New Delhi Feb 8 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment on Monday condemned the misleading remark of the Jaguar and Land Rover Chief Ralph Ralf Speth in claiming that their cars act like air purifying machines.
Leopard enters Bangalore school, tranquilized
Feb 08, 2016, at 04:20 am
Bangalore, Feb 7 (IBNS) Ending a long operation, officials captured a leopard which had entered a school close to Bangalore city in Karnataka on Sunday.
NASA's GPM Satellite examines violent thunderstorms
Feb 06, 2016, at 09:17 pm
California, Feb 6 (IBNS) Severe weather moved through the southern U.S. on February 2 and 3, and NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement or GPM core satellite examined the violent thunderstorms.
Apollo Astronaut Edgar Mitchell dies at age 85
Feb 06, 2016, at 09:15 pm
California, Feb 6 (IBNS) Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, lunar module pilot on Apollo 14, passed away Thursday in West Palm Beach, Fla., on the eve of the 45th anniversary of his lunar landing.
Feb 06, 2016, at 02:30 pm
Taipei, Feb 6 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a massive earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale hit Taiwan on Saturday.
UN agencies mobilize to support Government response after Benin confirms cases of Lassa fever
Feb 06, 2016, at 02:02 pm
New York, Feb 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS) After the identification of four cases of Lassa fever in Benin, the Government, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has immediately launched a response against the epidemic, the agencies announced on Friday.
Upholding women’s human rights essential to Zika response - UN rights chief
Feb 06, 2016, at 02:00 pm
New York, Feb 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Upholding women’s human rights is essential if the response to the Zika health emergency is to be effective, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said today, following the advice to women by some governments to delay getting pregnant due to the possible link between the virus and neurological disorders affecting newborns.
NASA's James Webb Space telescope primary mirror fully assembled
Feb 06, 2016, at 01:10 am
California, Feb 5 (IBNS) The 18th and final primary mirror segment is installed on what will be the biggest and most powerful space telescope ever launched.
Pluto's mysterious, floating hills
Feb 05, 2016, at 02:56 pm
Los Angeles, Feb 5 (IBNS) The nitrogen ice glaciers on Pluto appear to carry an intriguing cargo: numerous, isolated hills that may be fragments of water ice from Pluto’s surrounding uplands.
With focus on cervical cancer, Ban says where people live should not determine chances of survival
Feb 05, 2016, at 02:28 pm
New York, Feb 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Marking World Cancer Day, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that where a person lives should not determine if they develop a cancer or die from it, as he called to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health issue while also reducing the burden that millions face from all cancers.
Cancer awareness and care can make difference: Specialists
Feb 05, 2016, at 12:34 am
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): As the incidence of cancer in India grows, awareness and palliative care will make all the difference, in the fight against this deadly disease, feel experts.
NASA's Juno Spacecraft burns for Jupiter
Feb 04, 2016, at 09:09 pm
California, Feb 4 (IBNS) NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft successfully executed a maneuver to adjust its flight path on Thursday.
Solar thermal power and applications are being ignored in today's world of cheap photovoltaics: CSE
Feb 04, 2016, at 08:55 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Solar thermal has many applications where the heat of the sun is directly used for many industrial, residential and commercial purposes – but it has not yet found much support in the country.