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.
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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.
Nepal clears tonnes of trash from Mount Everest
May 28, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Kathmandu, May 28 (UNI) The Nepal Government has concluded its clean-up drive of the Mount Everest and said it had collected nearly 11 tonnes of trash that had piled up on the peak for decades.
Kerala: Hospitals directed to certify brain death as mandatory
May 28, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 (UNI) Kerala Health Department has directed all the hospitals in the State to certify brain death as mandatory as part of promoting organ donation.
Heat wave likely to hit national capital Delhi
May 28, 2019, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (UNI) The National Capital is likely to witness blatant heat in the days to come beginning Wednesday due to heat wave conditions with mercury expected to touch 45 degrees C on May 30.
At least 2 killed in Peru quake
May 28, 2019, at 10:28 am
Lima, May 28 (Xinhua/UNI) A powerful earthquake that struck north Peru early Sunday has claimed its second victim, the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN) said on Monday.
May 28, 2019, at 09:39 am
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Amid what global Vaccine Alliance Gavi is calling an “unprecedented combination” of epidemics, the UN and partners are supporting the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s major new immunization campaign against cholera which began on Monday, targeting more than 800,000.
Awareness drive at Menstrual Festival
May 26, 2019, at 07:48 pm
Hyderabad, May 26 (UNI): As part of 'Menstrual Festival', a one-day seminar with the theme 'Celebrate The Blood', was hosted on the eve of Menstrual Hygiene Day on Tuesday by Good Universe - a Society of social workers, professionals, health care specialists and young like minded people, at Sarath City Capital Mall, here on Sunday.
Women to run for fitness in Jammu city on Sunday
May 25, 2019, at 05:01 pm
Jammu, May 25 (UNI) Hundreds of women will be running to promote fitness in Jammu on Sunday.
DR Congo: ‘No time to lose’ says newly appointed UN Ebola response coordinator
May 24, 2019, at 04:30 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): With the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s worst ever Ebola outbreak now in its tenth month, the United Nations on Thursday announced measures to strengthen its response, with the Organization’s newly appointed Emergency Coordinator (EERC) declaring there is “no time to lose”.
End ‘shame, isolation and segregation’ of fistula sufferers, urges UN reproductive health chief
May 24, 2019, at 04:26 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): Although obstetric fistula has largely been eliminated in developed countries, more than two million women and girls still live with the painful and disfiguring condition, according to UN data.
Vice President calls for equitable and people-centred sustainable development
May 22, 2019, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for achieving sustainable development that is equitable and people-centred and stressed the need for efficient and frugal use of natural resources.
Heat wave conditions likely to prevail in Telangana in next 24 hrs : MET
May 22, 2019, at 04:42 pm
Hyderabad, May 22 (UNI) Heat wave conditions is likely to prevail at isolated pockets in all the districts of Telangana during the next 24 hours starting from 0830 hours this morning, Meteorological Department warned on Wednesday.
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar islands, no casualty
May 22, 2019, at 09:12 am
Port Blair, May 22 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit Andaman And Nicobar Islands on Wednesday, officials said.
ISRO successfully launches radar imaging cloud-proof satellite RISAT-2B
May 22, 2019, at 08:38 am
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): India’s PSLV-C46 successfully launched RISAT-2B satellite from of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
On World Bee day, human activity blamed for falling pollinator numbers
May 21, 2019, at 09:21 am
New York, May 21 (IBNS): If you think you’re busy, then spare a thought for the world’s bees; for they, along with other insects and animals, are responsible for pollinating more than 75 per cent of the planet’s favourite food crops.
Sixty measles cases confirmed in New Zealand's Auckland
May 20, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Auckland, New Zealand, May 20 (Xinhua) Sixty measles cases were confirmed in New Zealand's Auckland including five news cases over the weekend, the Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) announced on Monday.
Over 1,200 people died from Ebola outbreak in DR Congo since August : Health Ministry
May 20, 2019, at 10:01 am
Moscow, May 20 (Sputnik/UNI) More than 1,200 people have died from the Ebola virus disease since August in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country's Health Ministry said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Man injured in Ganderbal bear attack
May 19, 2019, at 03:25 pm
Srinagar, May 19 (UNI) A man was critically injured in a bear attack in central Kashmir district of Ganderbal on Sunday.
May 19, 2019, at 01:41 pm
New York, May 19 (IBNS): Concluding a week-long visit to the South Pacific, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on the world’s decision-makers to make “enlightened” choices on climate action because “the whole planet” is at stake.
Preschoolers who watch TV sleep less, study finds
May 18, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Amherst, May 18 (IBNS): Preschoolers who watch TV sleep significantly less than those who don’t, according to new research by University of Massachusetts Amherst neuroscientist Rebecca Spencer and developmental science graduate student Abigail Helm.
Karnataka: Periyapatna, Nelamangala get good pre-monsoon showers
May 18, 2019, at 04:03 pm
Bengaluru, May 18 (UNI) Pre-monsoon showers were reported in South Interior Karnataka as summer heat came down in the region while North Interior areas remained largely dry, according to a weather office report.
Are robots sexist? UN report shows gender bias in talking digital tech
May 18, 2019, at 06:31 am
New York, May 18 (IBNS): Why do most voice assistants have female names, and why do they have submissive personalities? The answer, says a new report released on Friday by UNESCO, the UN’s Education, Science and Culture agency, is that there are hardly any women working in the technical teams that develop these services and other cutting-edge digital tools.
May 18, 2019, at 06:13 am
New York, May 18 (IBNS): Tuvalu “faces an existential threat from sea-level rise”, the United Nations chief said during his visit to the Pacific island nation on Friday whose highest point is less than five metres above the waves.
UNSW team reports breakthrough in quantum computing
May 17, 2019, at 06:07 pm
Sydney, May 17 (IBNS): A team of scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has measured for the first time accuracy of two-qubit operations in silicon, a feat that would enable scaling up to a full-scale quantum processor.