Second Chandryaaan-3 orbit reduction maneuver tomorrow
Aug 09, 2023, at 01:53 am
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will perform yet another crucial manoeuvre on Wednesday afternoon to further reduce the orbit of its third Lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft and take it even closer to the moon.
Floods hit western Myanmar, thousands evacuated
Aug 09, 2023, at 12:09 am
Yangon: Thousands of people have been evacuated as continuous heavy rains have caused floods in several townships in western Myanmar's Rakhine State, according to the Myanmar Fire Services Department.
Heatwaves, high temperatures threatening young lives in South Asia, warns UNICEF
Aug 08, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Three-quarters of children in South Asia are already exposed to extreme high temperature compared to only one in three globally, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, urging authorities to do more to help them beat the heat.
Russia's Luna-25 in race with India's Chandrayaan-3 to become first in reaching Moon's south pole
Aug 08, 2023, at 06:19 pm
Russia is likely to clash with India's Chandrayaan-3 launching Luna-25 to reach the south pole of the Moon, media reports said.
SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites into the orbit
Aug 08, 2023, at 08:57 am
Washington/IBNS: SpaceX Monday announced the successful launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink internet satellites into orbit. The launch took place at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station located in Florida, the United States.
ISRO shares first video of Chandrayaan 3 meeting the Moon
Aug 07, 2023, at 03:06 pm
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday released the first video of the moon as viewed by Chandrayaan-3, a day after the country's lunar mission entered the orbit of it.
Meghalaya: 1,200 nurses attend Overseas Nursing Job Fair in Shillong
Aug 07, 2023, at 05:20 am
As many as 1,200 nurses in Meghalaya, who are willing to explore jobs abroad, recently participated in the Overseas Nursing Job Fair held at the State Convention Centre in Shillong.
Bangladesh's dengue death toll exceeds 300 as total cases near 64,000
Aug 06, 2023, at 07:09 pm
Dhaka/IBNS/UNI: Bangladesh reported 10 more deaths and 2,495 dengue cases on Saturday, the country's health ministry said.
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Delhi NCR, Jammu Kashmir
Aug 06, 2023, at 07:59 am
New Delhi: Earthquake tremors were felt in various regions including Delhi-NCR, Jammu and Kashmir, and along the borders adjoining Afghanistan and Pakistan on Saturday.
'This is Chandrayaan-3. I am feeling lunar gravity': Chandrayaan-3 successfully enters lunar orbit
Aug 06, 2023, at 03:32 am
Bengaluru: India's third moon mission, Chandrayaan-3 successfully entered the lunar orbit on Saturday, the ISRO said.
Aug 05, 2023, at 03:15 am
Toronto/IBNS: Canada's major drop in surgeries to 13 percent during the early years of the pandemic has been highlighted by a new report, but those pains were felt unequally across the country's provincial health-care system, with the largest decrease in procedures seen in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Chandrayaan-3 covered 2/3rds of distance to the Moon, to enter Lunar Orbit tomorrow: ISRO
Aug 05, 2023, at 02:13 am
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: Marking yet another milestone in its third Moon mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Friday said the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has covered about two-thirds of the distance to the Earth's satellite.
Centre introduces Ayush Visa; foreigners can now seek treatment under Indian systems of medicine
Aug 03, 2023, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi: The government has introduced the Ayush Visa, a new category specifically designed for foreign nationals seeking medical treatment in India through traditional Indian systems of medicine.
China records heaviest rainfall in 140 years
Aug 02, 2023, at 10:32 pm
Beijing: Beijing has recorded its heaviest rainfall over the past few days since records began 140 years ago.
‘Let’s make breastfeeding at work, work’, urge UN agencies
Aug 02, 2023, at 08:13 pm
New York: United Nations agencies on Tuesday kicked off World Breastfeeding Week, emphasizing the need for greater breastfeeding support across all workplaces.
AIIMS partners with IREDA for solarization of AIIMS New Delhi campus
Aug 02, 2023, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (IREDA) to initiate the technical assessment of the AIIMS New Delhi campus to convert it into solar-powered establishment.
Canada to issue new warning labels such as 'poison in every puff' on cigarette packs
Aug 02, 2023, at 02:51 am
Toronto/IBNS: Warning labels on individual cigarettes required by Health Canada regulations are set to come into effect on Tuesday.
Vattikuti Foundation Robotic Surgery Fellowships to grow pool of accomplished surgeons
Aug 01, 2023, at 11:52 pm
New Delhi: The Robotic Surgery evangelist Vattikuti Foundation (VF) has announced its 2023 Fellowship program for surgeons with super specialist qualifications.
WHO hails Mauritius, Netherlands for tobacco control measures but global risks remain
Aug 01, 2023, at 10:07 pm
Despite the welcome news that more than seven in 10 people on the planet – 5.6 billion - are now protected by measures to curb the dangers of tobacco smoke, 8.7 million people still die from tobacco-related diseases every year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Northern hemisphere summer marked by heatwaves and wildfires: WMO
Aug 01, 2023, at 09:25 pm
New York: A summer of extreme weather in the northern hemisphere is causing major damage to people’s health and the environment, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported on Monday, as countries from the United States to China battle intense heat.
Chandigarh takes the lead among Union Territories in solar power generation
Aug 01, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Chandigarh, the beautiful and well-planned Union Territory, has emerged as the top solar power generator among all Union Territories in the country.
'Smart Tea Villages' empowers Assam's 200 year old tea industry
Aug 01, 2023, at 09:07 am
The 200-year-old tea industry of Assam's small tea growers have long faced challenges of getting remunerative prices, scarce access to resources and markets but an initiative to create 'Smart Tea villages' brought leading changes empowerment through sustainable practices.
Nashik: Man injured in leopard attack
Jul 31, 2023, at 03:27 am
Nashik: A young man was injured after being attacked by a leopard at Naigaon village in Sinnar taluka of the district.
ISRO successfully launches 7 Singapore satellites with PSLV-C56 in a textbook lift off
Jul 30, 2023, at 06:16 pm
Sriharikota/IBNS/UNI: In a dedicated commercial mission, ISRO's workhorse launch vehicle PSLV-C56 on Sunday successfully launched seven Singapore satellites, including the primary payload DS-SAR, a Radar Imaging Earth Observation satellite, from the spaceport of SHAR Range, in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota.
Siberian permafrost: Worm revived after 46,000 years
Jul 29, 2023, at 07:47 pm
When Anastasia Shatilovich at the Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science RAS in Russia revived two frozen individual nematodes from a fossilized burrow in silt deposits in the Siberian permafrost, she and her colleagues were beyond excited.
Sudan health crisis reaches ‘gravely serious levels’: WHO
Jul 29, 2023, at 12:25 am
The conflict in Sudan has sparked a health crisis for the 3.4 million people forced to flee to safety, whether within the country or across its borders, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Hottest July ever signals ‘era of global boiling has arrived’ says UN chief
Jul 29, 2023, at 12:10 am
New York: As wildfires raged across Southern Europe and North Africa, top UN climate scientists said on Thursday that it was “virtually certain” that July 2023 will be the warmest on record.
Warming trend in Asia set to cause more disruption: UN weather agency
Jul 29, 2023, at 12:05 am
New York: Climate change impacts are increasing in Asia, which is warming faster than the global average, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report published on Thursday.
Heatwave threat impacts half of all children in Europe and Central Asia
Jul 28, 2023, at 11:49 pm
New York: Half of all children in Europe and Central Asia, 92 million, are exposed to high heatwave frequency, or double the global average, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday in a new policy brief.
Over 350,000 children in the developing world missing out on cancer treatment
Jul 28, 2023, at 10:13 pm
New York: Treatment remains out of reach for hundreds of thousands of children diagnosed with cancer in low and middle-income countries, severely limiting their chances of survival, the UN health agency said on Wednesday.