Cyclone Fengal makes landfall near Puducherry
Dec 01, 2024, at 03:47 am
Puducherry: Cyclone Fengal has begun making landfall near the Puducherry coast.
Studometry’24: Broadening the vision of optometry students and making them work ready
Jan 28, 2024, at 02:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India Vision Institute’s Studometry’24 conference was held on January 27 in New Delhi and Chennai and simulcast in Pune, Kochi, Navsari and Surat.
3 dead as rain cripples life in Chennai amid Cyclone Michaung warning
Dec 05, 2023, at 05:32 am
Chennai/IBNS: Cyclone Michaung, currently swirling over the Bay of Bengal and heading towards the Andhra coast, has unleashed torrential rain upon Tamil Nadu and Puducherry leaving three dead in Chennai.
Young Leaders Program for primary eye care concludes in Chennai
Jul 03, 2023, at 02:56 am
Chennai: Eleven emerging young leaders in the primary eye health sector from across India today concluded their six-month training in the Young Leaders Program (YLP).
Women’s Day: IVI organises vision screenings across Chennai
Mar 09, 2022, at 12:06 am
Chennai: To commemorate International Women’s Day, India Vision Institute (IVI) is taking vision screenings to some 1,100 underprivileged women in communities across Chennai.
Tamil Nadu tests over 60 lakh samples for COVID-19, case tally rises to 5.14 Lakh
Sep 16, 2020, at 01:45 am
Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu crossed yet another significant milestone of testing over 60 lakh samples by RT-PCR for COVID-19 on Tuesday.
Pre-cyclone watch issued for Andhra Pradesh Coast
Dec 14, 2018, at 12:42 pm
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IBNS) : The deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 13 kmph and lay centred over southeast Bay of Bengal, about 700 km east-southeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 960 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 1130 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) on Friday.
Cyclone ‘GAJA’ to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during next 24 hours
Nov 14, 2018, at 12:51 pm
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IBNS) : The Cyclonic storm ‘GAJA’ over West central and adjoining East central and South Bay of Bengal moved west-southwestwards with a speed of 06 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centred at 0530 hrs IST on Wednesday over Westcentral and adjoining East central & South Bay of Bengal, about 540 km east of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 640 km northeast of Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu).
Sunglasses distributed to fishermen for protection from UV rays
Aug 07, 2017, at 11:12 pm
Chennai, Aug 7 (IBNS): In a unique initiative of its kind, the India Vision Institute (IVI) and Essilor Vision Foundation have come together to distribute free sunglasses to 150 fishermen from the Chinna Neelangarai community in Chennai on Monday.
Robotic Surgery Fellowships in Urology, Gynaecology for experienced Surgeons in Mumbai, Chennai
Jul 30, 2016, at 05:09 pm
Mumbai/ Chennai, July 29 (IBNS): Vattikuti Foundation, a non-profit focused on promoting robotic cancer surgeries, has put in place application process for two more Vattikuti Fellowships in Urology and Gynaecology at leading Hospitals in Mumbai and Chennai.