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Maharashtra: Ten kg tumour removed from man's back in Gondia

Jul 17, 2019, at 05:23 pm

Nagpur, Jul 17 (UNI) A team of doctors at the Government Medical College, Gondia, have successfully removed a huge ten kg soft tissue tumour from the back of a 56-year-old farm labourer from Saori village.

Assam flood: Brahmaputra water level receding towards upstream but overall grim situation

Jul 17, 2019, at 01:04 pm

Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS): The water level of the Brahmaputra river is receding in some parts of the state, but the overall flood situation in Assam is still grim with over 52.59 lakh people have been affected.

Kaziranga flood: 39 animals including five rhinos died

Jul 17, 2019, at 01:01 pm

Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS): At least 39 wild animals including five rhinos have died in the devastating deluge in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park.

‘Greater urgency’ needed in fight against HIV/AIDS, warns UN agency, amidst $1 billion investment cuts

Jul 17, 2019, at 09:26 am

New York, July 17 (IBNS): The UN programme leading the global effort to end AIDS is calling for greater urgency and more funding in the fight against the disease, with data showing that the pace of progress in reducing new HIV infections is slowing, and some countries experiencing a rising number of cases.

Ebola emergency meeting to go ahead as UNICEF warns of higher risk to very youngest children

Jul 17, 2019, at 09:18 am

New York, July 17 (IBNS): Ahead of a key expert meeting convened by the United Nations to decide whether to declare the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) an international health emergency, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF warned that the epidemic “is infecting more children” than earlier outbreaks.  

Assam flood: Union Jal Shakti minister conducts aerial review, around 43 lakh people affect

Jul 16, 2019, at 03:12 pm

Guwahati, July 16 (IBNS): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday conducted an aerial review of the flood situation in Assam.

Baby foods high in sugar, inappropriately marketed in Europe, reveal two UN studies

Jul 16, 2019, at 09:05 am

New York, July 16 (IBNS): Proper nutrition for newborn babies into early childhood is key to development and good health in later life, according to the Regional Director of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe, as she launched two new studies on Monday.

6.2-magnitude quake hits 25 km north of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

Jul 15, 2019, at 05:17 pm

Sydney, Jul 15 (Xinhua/UNI) A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck 25 km north of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea on Monday, according to US. Geological Survey.

Assam: 90 per cent areas of Kaziranga submerged by flood waters, 11 animals die

Jul 15, 2019, at 05:11 pm

Guwahati, July 15 (IBNS): Around 90 per cent of the Kaziranga National Park and its 158 camps have been submerged by the flood waters,officials said.

Assam: Brahmaputra flows 1.17 metre above danger level mark in Guwahati

Jul 15, 2019, at 03:45 pm

Guwahati, July 15 (IBNS): The water level of the Brahmaputra river has gradually increased and it is flowing above the danger level mark in Guwahati city of Assam.

DR Congo: Ebola case confirmed in Goma

Jul 15, 2019, at 08:58 am

Goma, July 15 (IBNS): A case of Ebola has been reported from Goma city in DR Congo, officials said.

ISRO calls off Chandrayaan-2 launch due to 'technical snag'

Jul 15, 2019, at 08:18 am

New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS): The launch of India's second moon mission- Chandrayaan-2- was called off due to a 'technical snag', Indian Space Research Organisation said.

Assam flood: Over 26.45 lakh people of 28 districts affected, death toll rises to 11

Jul 14, 2019, at 07:29 pm

Guwahati, July 14 (IBNS): The flood situation in Assam has worsened with 11 people dead and over 26.45 lakh people affected in Assam's 28 districts.

Mission Moon: ISRO starts countdown for Chandrayaan 2 launch

Jul 14, 2019, at 04:34 pm

Sriharikota, July 14 (IBNS):Gearing up to create a new page in the country's space odyssey, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the Chandrayaan 2, India's second mission to the moon, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on Monday.

Assam flood : Over 14.17 lakh people of 25 districts affected, eight people die

Jul 14, 2019, at 04:00 pm

Guwahati, July 14 (IBNS) : Eight people were killed and over 14.17 lakh people were affected as flood situation worsened in 25 out of 33 districts in Assam.  

20-hour countdown for Chandrayaan-2 begins

Jul 14, 2019, at 01:25 pm

Chennai, July 14 (UNI) The 20-hour countdown for the launch of the prestigious second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, commenced at the spaceport of Sriharikota on Sunday morning.

India-Russia meet on space cooperation

Jul 12, 2019, at 06:04 pm

New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS): Director-general of Russia’s ROSCOSMOS and former Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin held detailed high level talks with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval at Hyderabad House, New Delhi on Thursday on all aspects of India-Russia space cooperation.

Rainwater harvesting to be made compulsory in old houses also: Puducherry CM

Jul 12, 2019, at 05:40 pm

Puducherry, July 12 (UNI): Chief minister V. Narayanasamy on Friday said in a bid to harvest rain water, the government would make it compulsory that the facility be arranged in old houses also.

ISRO to launch Chandrayaan-2 on Monday

Jul 11, 2019, at 11:59 pm

New Delhi, Jul 11 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the second moon mission, Chandrayaan-2 on Monday from the Sriharikota Range.

Most wanted rhino horn smuggler arrested in Guwahati

Jul 11, 2019, at 07:09 pm

Guwahati, July 11 (IBNS): A most wanted rhino horn smuggler from Nagaland, who was the mastermind of several rhino poaching cases in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and smuggled the horns in the international market, was arrested by police in Guwahati on Wednesday night, officials said on Thursday.

Assam floods: Three deed, over 2.07 lakh people in 11 districts affected

Jul 10, 2019, at 07:51 pm

Guwahati, July 10 (IBNS): The floods in Assam have claimed three lives in the past 24 hours and affected over 2.07 lakh people in 11 districts of the state.

Mobocracy may spell doom for the medical profession in India: Expert

Jul 10, 2019, at 04:21 pm

Kolkata, Jul 10 (UNI) Health-care  professionals are four times more likely to be injured and away from work as compared to other professionals.

Groundbreaking cancer-fighting drugs now included in updated UN list of essential medicines

Jul 10, 2019, at 10:13 am

New York, July 10 (IBNS): The UN health agency, WHO, announced on Tuesday that dozens of new drugs have been added to the list of essential medicines that every country should have, including new cancer treatments that can be swallowed rather than injected.

Human brains reorganise experiences while resting to find new solutions: Study

Jul 09, 2019, at 05:48 pm

London, July 9 (IBNS): Researchers have found coherent chains of activity in human brains during rest, which may be important substrates of our powerful reasoning abilities.

WHO updates global guidance on medicines and diagnostic tests

Jul 09, 2019, at 05:33 pm

New York, July 9 (IBNS): WHO’s Essential Medicines List and List of Essential Diagnostics are core guidance documents that help countries prioritize critical health products that should be widely available and affordable throughout health systems.

Zika virus causes delayed childhood neurodevelopment: international study

Jul 09, 2019, at 05:29 pm

Beijing, Jul 9 (Xinhua/UNI) An international study has shown that the Zika virus may lead to delayed childhood neurodevelopment and impairment in children's vision and hearing, China Science Daily reported on Tuesday.

WHO updates global guidance on medicines and diagnostic tests

Jul 09, 2019, at 05:28 pm

New York, July 9 (IBNS): WHO’s Essential Medicines List and List of Essential Diagnostics are core guidance documents that help countries prioritize critical health products that should be widely available and affordable throughout health systems.

US astronomers discover asteroid with shortest year

Jul 09, 2019, at 05:19 pm

Los Angeles, Jul 8 (Xinhua/UNI) Astronomers have spotted an unusual asteroid with the shortest "year" known for such an object, according to a release by California Institute of Technology (Caltech) on Monday.

Several missing, 800 stranded after flash floods in Arunachal Pradesh

Jul 09, 2019, at 02:47 pm

Guwahati, July 9 (IBNS): A devastating cloudburst lead to flash floods in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday evening.

Let's pledge to be an organ donor: Miniter Harsh Vardhan

Jul 08, 2019, at 07:40 pm

New Delhi, July 8 (UNI) Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday asked people to come forward to donate organs and take a pledge to this effect.