‘Without nature, we have nothing’: UN chief sounds alarm at key UN biodiversity event
Dec 07, 2022, at 05:39 pm
New York: The UN’s key biodiversity conference, COP15, began on Tuesday in Montreal, Canada, where negotiators will set new targets and goals aimed at arresting the alarming destruction of nature, due by human activity.
Bangladesh plans to administer fourth COVID-19 booster shot from Dec 20
Dec 06, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government is planning to administer the fourth dose of the COVID-19 in Dhaka on Dec 20, media reports said.
First in India: Meghalaya starts dispatching medicines using drones
Dec 06, 2022, at 03:53 pm
TechEagle, one of the fastest-growing drone delivery startups, has now unveiled the first drone delivery hub in Meghalaya, media reports said.
Construction to begin on world's biggest telescope
Dec 05, 2022, at 08:43 pm
London/UNI: One of the grand scientific projects of the 21st century began its construction phase on Monday.
6.4-magnitude earthquake jolts western Indonesia
Dec 04, 2022, at 01:27 am
Jakarta: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's western province of West Java on Saturday, but did not trigger a tsunami, the meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency said.
Dec 03, 2022, at 11:24 pm
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has once again alerted lapses in strategies to tackle Covid-19 this year continue to create the perfect conditions for a "deadly new variant" to emerge.
Many persons with disabilities face premature death due to health inequities
Dec 03, 2022, at 06:27 pm
New York: Persons with disabilities face a risk of dying up to 20 years earlier than other sections of society, according to a new report issued by the World Health Organization on Friday.
Peru enters fifth wave of Covid-19 pandemic
Dec 02, 2022, at 06:19 pm
Lima/UNI: Peru entered into its fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic after an increase of infectious cases in most regions in the past three weeks, Peruvian Health Minister Kelly Portalatino said.
Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality face setbacks: WHO
Dec 02, 2022, at 05:39 pm
New York: Across Africa, efforts to reduce the number of women and infants dying in childbirth are set to slow without a substantial increase in investment, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
Proven solutions must be put in place to end AIDS by 2030: Guterres
Dec 02, 2022, at 05:22 pm
New York: The UN chief is marking World AIDS Day on Thursday with a call to action to end the inequalities which are blocking progress towards stopping the pandemic, and eradicating the virus.
Chinese: Mainland reports 4,233 new Covid cases
Dec 02, 2022, at 03:03 pm
Beijing: The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 4,233 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Friday.
Gender inequalities hampering global efforts to end AIDS
Nov 30, 2022, at 10:20 pm
New York; Inequalities will prevent the world from meeting agreed global targets on AIDS, but a “feminist route map” can get countries back on track, the UN agency leading the fight against the disease said in a report published on Tuesday.
Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO
Nov 30, 2022, at 10:16 pm
New York: Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives”, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
Alzheimer's drug hailed as breakthrough
Nov 30, 2022, at 07:40 pm
London: The first drug to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer's has been heralded as momentous.
Three years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment and prevention affect 2.7 million youth
Nov 29, 2022, at 05:59 pm
New York: Some 110,00 youth under age 19 died last year from AIDS-related causes, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, noting that coupled with 310,000 newly infected, the total number of young people living with HIV stands at 2.7 million.
Global Robotic Surgery Symposium presents a unique learning experience
Nov 29, 2022, at 05:14 pm
Miami :When accomplished robotic surgeons meet to share their ideas, innovations and procedures away from their busy days at operation theatres, after care wards, or consulting patients it can be the best time to learn and exchange ideas.
Hawaii's Mauna Loa, which is world's largest volcano, erupts after decades
Nov 29, 2022, at 03:06 pm
Hawaii: Mauna Loa of Hawaii, one of the world's largest volcano, has started erupting after a gap of nearly 40 years.
Mpox:WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease
Nov 28, 2022, at 11:46 pm
Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin using a new preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while “monkeypox” is phased out.
Kashmir valley continues to reel under freezing temperatures, Pahalgam sees coldest temperature
Nov 28, 2022, at 10:57 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Kashmir valley continued to reel under freezing temperatures with tourist hotspot Pahalgam remaining the coldest place with minus 4.0 degree Celsius recorded on Monday, officials said.
Covid-19: China reports record surge with nearly 40,000 cases on Sunday
Nov 27, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Beijing: China reported a marked surge in COVID-19 infections on November 26 with a record high of 39,791 new cases, Reuters reported citing National Health Commission said on Sunday.
UP: 6 patients lose eyesight after cataract surgery; NHRC issues notice to state govt
Nov 27, 2022, at 01:02 am
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the UP government over the reported botched cataract surgeries of six patients at a private hospital in Kanpur.
PSLV-C54 multi-orbital mission success, launches EOS-06, 8 nano satellites in orbit
Nov 26, 2022, at 08:22 pm
Sriharikota: India's workhorse launch vehicle PSLV-C54 on Saturday successfully launched the 1,117 kg Earth Observation Satellite-06 EOS-06 and eight nano satellites in different Orbits.
Pensioners to get cashless health treatment under CGHS in Jammu and Kashmir
Nov 25, 2022, at 09:34 pm
Srinagar: All the central government pensioners will be enrolled under the benefit of cashless Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) in Jammu and Kashmir's territory care hospital, officials said.
Nearly 40 million children susceptible to measles due to COVID-19 disruptions
Nov 25, 2022, at 07:22 pm
New York: Nearly 40 million children are at risk of getting measles due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a joint report published on Wednesday.
China: COVID-19 cases hit record figures high
Nov 25, 2022, at 02:09 pm
Beijing: China on Thursday registered a record number of daily coronavirus infections even as the country continued its struggle to follow the Zer COVID policy.
Japan approves home-made Covid-19 cure for emergency use
Nov 24, 2022, at 06:44 pm
Tokyo/UNI: The Japanese Health Ministry has authorised the island nation's first locally made COVID-19 oral treatment, Xocova, for emergency use.
8-month-old child dies of measles in Mumbai, death toll goes up to 12
Nov 24, 2022, at 03:08 am
Mumbai/IBNS: An 8-month-old child became the latest casualty of a measles outbreak in Mumbai on Wednesday.
22 injured in Türkiye earthquake
Nov 23, 2022, at 08:39 pm
Ankara/UNI: At least 22 people were injured, including one who got seriously hurt, in a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Türkiye's northwestern province of Duzce on early Wednesday, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
UNEP honours five protectors of Mother Earth
Nov 23, 2022, at 07:13 pm
New York: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced on Tuesday, the 2022 Champions of the Earth for their transformative action to prevent, halt or reverse ecosystem degradation.
WHO convenes experts to identify new pathogens that could spark pandemics
Nov 22, 2022, at 09:10 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to compile an updated list of priority pathogens that can cause future outbreaks or pandemics, the UN agency announced on Monday.