Harsh Vardhan calls for packing in "power of belief" in war on disease
Sep 10, 2014, at 02:29 am
New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS) Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has urged governments to manifest 'power of belief' while strategising against the disease burden.
1033 passengers being tracked for Ebola Virus Disease
Sep 10, 2014, at 01:52 am
New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS) The government on Tuesday said 1033 passengers have been tracked by IDSP.
PM calls for making Ganga rejuvenation a mass movement
Sep 09, 2014, at 03:20 am
New Delhi, Sept 8 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for making Ganga rejuvenation a mass movement.
Indian scientist gets Midori Prize in Biodiversity
Sep 09, 2014, at 03:13 am
Tokyo, Sept 8 (IBNS) Indian scientist Kamal Bawa, who has made intellectual contributions to biodiversity science through research on conservation and rural livelihoods in biodiversity hotspots, publishing nearly 200 research articles and 10 books or monographs, won the 2014 Midori Prize in Biodiversity.
J&K cut-off from rest of India, 'Marcos' sent in for rescue
Sep 08, 2014, at 10:10 pm
Srinagar, Sept 8 (IBNS): With all communications systems going down, Jammu & Kashmir is virtually cut-off from the rest of the country, as the situation of the state turned extremely grim, media reported.
Injured female rhino dies at Kaziranga
Sep 08, 2014, at 07:49 pm
Assam, Sept 8 (IBNS): Suffering from severe pain for over 72-hours, a female rhino died at Kaziranga National Park in Assam on Monday, reports said.
Over 150 dead in J&K flood, rescue on
Sep 08, 2014, at 06:10 pm
Srinagar, Sept 8 (IBNS): More than 150 people died and hundreds of thousands are stranded in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir as the region is marooned by its worst floods in past six decades, reports said.
1011 passengers being tracked for Ebola Virus Disease
Sep 08, 2014, at 03:28 am
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) The Central government on Sunday said 1011 passengers have been tracked by IDSP.
Ban issues 'international rescue call' to halt Ebola epidemic
Sep 06, 2014, at 03:54 pm
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday vowed to mobilize the United Nations in every possible way to respond to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and issued an "international rescue call" for a massive surge in assistance, warning that "the world can no longer afford to short-change global public health."
4th International Congress on Patient Safety starts in Kolkata
Sep 06, 2014, at 04:21 am
Kolkata Sept 5 (IBNS): In its endeavour to build awareness and consciousness Apollo Hospitals in association with ISQua, JCI, NABH and many other institutions hosted the 4th International Congress on Patient Safety along with the 5th edition of International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with IT 2014.
Army launches Operation Sahayata in Jammu and Kashmir
Sep 05, 2014, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi, Sept 05 (IBNS) Due to incessant rains past 48 hours, Army has launched 'Operation Sahayata' to provide rescue and relief in areas of Kashmir Valley, Naoshera, Rajouri, Thanamandi and Poonch, in coordination with civil administration.
NASA to investigate climate impacts of Arctic Sea ice loss
Sep 05, 2014, at 04:59 pm
Washington, Sept 5 (IBNS) A new NASA field campaign will begin flights over the Arctic this summer to study the effect of sea ice retreat on Arctic climate.
NASA-UCI study indicates loss of West Antarctic Glaciers appears unstoppable
Sep 05, 2014, at 04:46 pm
Washington, Sept 5 (IBNS) A new study by researchers at NASA and the University of California, Irvine, finds a rapidly melting section of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet appears to be in an irreversible state of decline, with nothing to stop the glaciers in this area from melting into the sea.
NASA launches satellite to study how sun's atmosphere is energized
Sep 05, 2014, at 04:46 pm
Washington, Sept 5 (IBNS) NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft launched on Thursday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
NASA telescopes uncover early construction of giant galaxy
Sep 05, 2014, at 04:44 pm
California, Sept 5 (IBNS) Astronomers have for the first time caught a glimpse of the earliest stages of massive galaxy construction. The building site, dubbed “Sparky,†is a dense galactic core blazing with the light of millions of newborn stars that are forming at a ferocious rate.
UN health agency convenes meeting to weigh Ebola therapies, vaccines
Sep 05, 2014, at 04:41 pm
New York,Sept 5 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) began a two-day meeting in Geneva to discuss potential Ebola therapies and vaccines in response to "intense public interest in, and demand for, anything that offers hope of definitive treatment."
914 passengers being tracked for Ebola in states
Sep 05, 2014, at 06:19 am
New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS) The Central government on Thursday said 914 passengers have been tracked by IDSP.
India, Bangladesh to sign MoU on traditional medicine and homeopathy
Sep 05, 2014, at 06:04 am
New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday gave its approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation in the field of traditional systems of medicine and homoeopathy between India and Bangladesh.
Sanofi Pasteur's dengue vaccine candidate completes final landmark phase III
Sep 04, 2014, at 04:41 am
Lyon, France, Sept 3 (IBNS) Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi on Wednesday announced that the final landmark phase III efficacy study of its dengue vaccine candidate in Latin America successfully achieved its primary clinical endpoint.
Tea Board’s Plant Protection Code is inadequate: Greenpeace India
Sep 03, 2014, at 11:50 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Sept 3 (IBNS): While acknowledging the initiatives taken by the Tea Board of India to handle the pesticide menace in tea cultivation, Greenpeace India, Wednesday termed the Plant Protection Code (PPC) as inadequate.
Ebola response must be based on 'scientific evidence, not on fear,' urge top UN officials
Sep 03, 2014, at 06:42 pm
New York, Sept 3 (IBNS) Misinformation about Ebola can only exacerbate an already fragile situation, said United Nations officials at the highest level on Tuesday, urging international action and solidarity to help West African countries deal with the myriad health and socioeconomic impacts of current outbreak of the deadly virus.
SAMOA: Stopping climate change is 'about people, about survival,' says UN envoy
Sep 03, 2014, at 03:20 pm
New York, Sept 3 (IBNS) World leaders have not sufficiently addressed climate issues, United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Change Mary Robinson said Tuesday highlighting the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building climate resilient communities.
Fortune India names Apollo Hospitals as India's most admired healthcare company
Sep 03, 2014, at 03:52 am
New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS): Healthcare services provider Apollo Hospitals was named the most admired pharma and healthcare company by Fortune India & Hay Group in the third edition of their definitive annual report card on corporate reputation.
Govt's stand on speedy re-allocation can ride roughshod over environmental laws: Greenpeace
Sep 02, 2014, at 03:15 am
New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS): Greenpeace on Monday observed that the NDA government's submission to the Supreme Court on the coal scam hearing was an attempt to make light of the coal scam ruling.
Harsh Vardhan urges medical practitioners to 'work on holiday'
Aug 31, 2014, at 08:45 pm
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has appealed to the faculty of medical colleges to include simulation as a training method, besides urging medical practitioners to work on holiday.
Launch of India's first innovative healthcare e-store
Aug 31, 2014, at 07:14 pm
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IBNS) A healthcare e-commerce portal - euor.in- from EUOR Group was launched at Bengal Club here recently.
World Vision India to observe National Nutrition Week
Aug 31, 2014, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi/ Kolkata, Aug 31 (IBNS): World Vision India will observe this year's National Nutrition Week from Sept 1st to 7th by scheduling awareness events ranging from lectures and workshops to puppet shows and nutrition rallies in the 6252 communities where we serve.
UN health agency identifies countries at risk for spread of Ebola
Aug 30, 2014, at 05:30 pm
New York, Aug 30 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has identified six countries at risk for spread of the Ebola virus disease, adding that it is working with them to ensure that full surveillance, preparedness and response plans are in place.
Ebola: 887 passengers are tracked by IDSP
Aug 30, 2014, at 06:35 am
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) The government on Friday said 887 passengers have been tracked for Ebola Virus Disease so far.
Ebola caseload could exceed 20,000 in course of emergency, UN response roadmap shows
Aug 29, 2014, at 06:03 am
New York , Aug 28 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a roadmap that aims to stop Ebola transmissions within six to nine months, but acknowledges the actual number of cases may be much higher than that currently reported and the total caseload could exceed 20,000 over the course of the emergency.