Cholera spreading throughout Lebanon, WHO warns
Nov 02, 2022, at 10:32 pm
New York: The first cholera outbreak in nearly three decades in Lebanon is now spreading throughout the country, with more than 1,400 suspected cases, and 17 reported deaths so far, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.
Five lions escape from Sydney zoo
Nov 02, 2022, at 08:02 pm
Sydney/UNI: Five lions have sparked a brief emergency at an Australian zoo after escaping from their enclosure.
Assam: Centre For Sight Group of Eye Hospitals launches its new Centre in Guwahati
Nov 02, 2022, at 12:06 am
Guwahati: Unveiling the advanced World-class eye care hospital with the latest technology backed by a trusted team of doctors, Centre For Sight group of eye hospitals has taken yet another step towards providing a better and qualitative eye care services in the north eastern part of India.
Progress on methane emissions by energy companies, but numbers still don’t add up: UNEP
Nov 01, 2022, at 10:18 pm
Over 80 oil and gas companies across the world have committed to measuring and reducing their methane emissions, the second biggest driver of global warming, according to a new report by the UN environment agency (UNEP).
India records 1,326 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 31, 2022, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi: India registered 1,326 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.59 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
1 killed, 6 trapped in lanslide in Jammu Kashmir's Kishtwar
Oct 30, 2022, at 03:49 am
Kishtwar (Jammu Kashmir): One person has been killed in a landslide at a power project in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar and six rescuers, who had gone to the tunnel soon after, are trapped, media reports said.
Millions face flooding threat across west and central Africa
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:48 am
New York: In west and central Africa, some 3.4 million people need help after destructive flooding, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Northern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable disease: WHO
Oct 29, 2022, at 11:52 pm
New York: The UN health agency WHO expressed serious concerns on Friday about a likely spike in a range of preventable diseases in Ethiopia’s northern regions - and in particular Tigray – caused by nearly two years of conflict and chronic aid access problems.
Air pollution in Delhi at its highest since January: Report
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Air pollution in Delhi is at its highest since January with some areas in the National Capital Region reporting "severe" category air quality, according to the latest forecast.
Rise in TB deaths another fallout from the pandemic, WHO report reveals
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:07 am
New York: Tuberculosis (TB) deaths and infections rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted access to treatment and support services, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.
China: Lockdown imposed in Wuhan city once again to combat COVID-19
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:04 am
Wuhan: A large number of cities in China, including Wuhan, have gone into lockdown as the nation is following 'Zero Covid' policy.
Climate change: No ‘credible pathway’ to 1.5C limit, UNEP warns
Oct 29, 2022, at 12:52 am
New York: National pledges to reduce harmful emissions offer little hope of avoiding climate disaster, UN climate experts said on Thursday, in an urgent appeal for a radical transformation of the energy sector, before it’s too late.
19 life-threatening fungi listed in bid to tackle antifungal resistance
Oct 29, 2022, at 12:20 am
New York: If you had to name some of the planet’s most life-threatening fungal diseases, would you know where to begin?
Countries’ climate promises still not enough to avoid catastrophic global warming: UN Report
Oct 28, 2022, at 11:55 pm
New York: While plans submitted by most signatories of the Paris Agreement would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, they are still not ambitious enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, a new report by UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) warned on Wednesday.
Climate change: CO2 and methane in our atmosphere reach record levels
Oct 28, 2022, at 11:22 pm
New York: Atmospheric levels of the three main greenhouse gases warming our planet - carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide- all reached new record highs in 2021, according to a new report from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Maharashtra: Mild tremors felt in Koyna dam area
Oct 28, 2022, at 04:35 pm
Kolhapur/UNI: A slight tremor was recorded for a few seconds in Koyna irrigation dam and adjoining areas in Karad tehsil of Satara district of Maharashtra at 6:30 this morning today.
India registers 2,208 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 28, 2022, at 03:30 pm
New Delhi: India registered 2,208 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.55 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Gaganyaan: Test flights for India's maiden unmanned space flights to start from Feb
Oct 28, 2022, at 03:33 am
New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will start the test flights for India's maiden human space flight mission -- Gaganyaan -- from February next year, said R Umamaheshwaran, Director of ISRO's Human Space Flight Centre on Thursday, according to media reports.
Heatwaves to impact almost every child on earth by 2050: UNICEF report
Oct 26, 2022, at 09:34 pm
New York: Heatwaves have become an unavoidable health hazard for many nations, but new data indicates that they are set to affect virtually every child on earth by 2050, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday.
‘Haitians are coming together to tackle the cholera crisis’: A UN Resident Coordinator Blog
Oct 26, 2022, at 09:26 pm
New York: Haitians are coming together to tackle the recent outbreak of cholera in the country, says the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the country. Ulrika Richardson, the most senior UN humanitarian official in Haiti, visited a number of cholera treatment centres in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, where she met medical staff treating patients with the disease.
India registers 830 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 26, 2022, at 03:17 pm
New Delhi: India registered a significant drop in daily case count as 830 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Oct 26, 2022, at 02:23 pm
Salem: India Vision Institute in association with JSW Foundation has launched vision screening programs that will benefit over 10,000 underprivileged people and nearly 14,000 children in Tamil Nadu.
6.7-magnitude quake hits northern Philippines
Oct 26, 2022, at 04:53 am
Manila/UNI: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted the northern Philippines on Tuesday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said, adding that it might cause damage.
Delhi’s pollution level lowest in five years after Diwali: Environment Minister Gopal Rai
Oct 26, 2022, at 04:42 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday claimed that the Air Quality Index (AQI) improved by about 30 per cent as compared to the previous year the day after Diwali.
Partial Solar Eclipse begins in India
Oct 25, 2022, at 10:38 pm
Hyderabad: The first visible partial solar eclipse in 2022 and also the last in this year, began in India on Tuesday.
‘Game changer’ ideas on water and sustainability, centre-stage ahead of major water conference
Oct 25, 2022, at 10:25 pm
New York: Some 1,200 scientists, representatives of the private sector and civil society met at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday to discuss potentially game-changing ideas related to water and sustainability.
India records lowest COVID-19 tally in six months, 862 cases registered in past 24 hours
Oct 25, 2022, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India on Tuesday recorded the lowest COVID-19 tally in six months as the country registered 862 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Cyclone Sitrang hits Bangladesh, 7 die
Oct 25, 2022, at 02:25 pm
Dhaka: At least seven people died due to collapse of brick railing and falling down of trees as Cyclone Sitrang hit Bangladesh on Tuesday.
Sitrang to intensify into severe cyclonic storm in next 12 hours: Met
Oct 24, 2022, at 08:06 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: The Cyclonic Storm Sitrang pronounced as “Si-Trang” over East Central and adjoining areas of Westcentral & Northwest Bay of Bengal moved north northeast wards with a speed of 21 kmph during the past 6 hours and lay centered at 0830 hours on Monday over Northwest and adjoining Central Bay of Bengal near latitude 18.3 °N and longitude 88.9 °E, about 380 km south of Sagar Island and 520 km south southwest of Barisal (Bangladesh).
India registers 1,334 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 24, 2022, at 04:03 pm
New Delhi: India registered 1,334 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the country is gearing up to celebrate Diwali (Hindu festival of lights) on Monday.