Odisha, AP brace for severe cyclone
Oct 11, 2014, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): Early preparedness, ranging from evacuation to relief operations is on wartime footing as very severe cyclone "Hudhud" is expected to pound India's eastern coast on Sunday morning as the whole situation is being monitored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Earthquake strikes east coast of Japan
Oct 11, 2014, at 05:17 pm
Tokyo, Oct 11 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.2 on Richter scale struck off the east coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu, reports said on Saturday.
'We are late, but not too late to fight and win this battle,' against Ebola – UN
Oct 11, 2014, at 06:47 am
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS) Declaring that the world has never seen anything like current Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa, senior United Nations officials on Friday warned that the virus is “far ahead†of the global response as it is morphing from a local to an international crisis requiring all countries to scale up efforts and financial commitments to bring an end to the scourge.
UN launches 'game-changer' software to help developing countries monitor forests
Oct 11, 2014, at 06:45 am
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS) Accurate information is crucial for governments to manage their natural resources sustainably, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday as it announced the launch of new software it hopes will help developing nations monitor the state of their forests.
On World Mental Health Day, Ban calls for improved care for schizophrenia
Oct 11, 2014, at 06:30 am
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS) Suffering from schizophrenia should not have to mean enduring “a life sentence of isolation and poor physical health,†Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday as he urged the creation of better support networks and services for people living with the mental health disorder.
Navy on High Alert for Hudhud Relief Efforts
Oct 10, 2014, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): As the severe cyclone “Hudhud†is poised to strike the east coast of India, Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy has assumed high degree of readiness to render necessary humanitarian assistance.
India's first ever Mental Health Policy unveiled
Oct 10, 2014, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday launched India's first Mental Health Policy, saying that universal access to mental health care is a specific goal of the government.
Rajnath reviews Cyclone Hudhud preparedness
Oct 10, 2014, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has reviewed the preparedness to face cyclone 'Hudhud' which is set to impact Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
Heart ailment diagnosis now more affordable: Doctor
Oct 10, 2014, at 06:09 pm
Kolkata, Oct 10 (IBNS) Kolkata's doctors say heart diagnosis has become much more facile due to the increase in the financial affordability of people.
Met department: Cyclone Hudhud to "turn severe" in few hours
Oct 10, 2014, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Cyclone Hudhud is expected to “turn severe†in a few hours causing heavy rain and stormy spell of about 140-km/hour, Met department sources said.
Ebola crisis 'permeates every aspect of people's lives' in Guinea, UN warns
Oct 10, 2014, at 05:19 pm
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS) Urgent support is needed to avert an "economic meltdown" in Guinea, where the Ebola crisis is destroying lives, jobs and essential services, leaving exports of fruits and vegetables down 90 percent, the airport two-thirds empty and container traffic to its key port down by a third, according to the United Nations.
Ban urges international community to escalate Ebola response amid worsening outbreak
Oct 10, 2014, at 05:09 pm
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS) The international community must "step up" its response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa before it gets much worse, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed on Thursday, adding that a range of measures – from extra financing to increased medical assistance – were essential in helping the countries afflicted by the disease.
PSLV-C26 will launch on October 16: ISRO
Oct 09, 2014, at 09:25 pm
Sriharikota, Oct 9 (IBNS): The launch of Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C26, is scheduled on next Thursday, October 16, 2014 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. On Thursday, a week ahead of the launch, ISRO released a statement saying, the launch window of the mission opens at 0132 hrs IST and lasts till 0147 hrs IST.
Ebola: UN agency launches initiative to tackle growing food security threat in West Africa
Oct 09, 2014, at 06:12 pm
New York, Oct 9 (JEN) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday is launching a programme that will assist 90,000 vulnerable households in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon separately announced the appointment of the respective UN Crisis Managers in the three countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Apollo Hospitals launches its maiden super-specialty hospital in Madhya Pradesh
Oct 09, 2014, at 05:51 pm
Kolkata, Oct 9 (IBNS) Healthcare provider Apollo Hospitals has added another super specialty hospital by launching it in Madhya Pradesh.
Benefits of investing in protection of biodiversity outweigh financial costs, says UN-backed report
Oct 08, 2014, at 04:01 pm
New York, Oct 8 (IBNS) Implementing measures that promote the sustainable use of biodiversity is a worthwhile investment that will bring multiple economic and environmental benefits to countries, according to a United Nations-backed report released on Tuesday .
UN budget committee approves funding for UN Ebola response mission
Oct 08, 2014, at 03:59 pm
New York, Oct 8 (IBNS) The United Nations committee that deals with administrative and budgetary issues on Tuesday adopted a resolution allocating funding for the newly established UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) and the Office of the Special Envoy on Ebola.
Indigenous knowledge essential to meet global biodiversity targets – UN official
Oct 08, 2014, at 03:51 pm
New York, Oct 8 (IBNS)The knowledge and traditional practices of indigenous people and local communities are key to halting biodiversity loss and achieving sustainable development, a United Nations official stressed on Tuesday at a major meeting on biological diversity in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea.
Mankind Pharma hosts seminars on health awareness programs
Oct 08, 2014, at 06:03 am
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IBNS) Mankind Pharma had initiated the cause of women hygiene with an aim to generate awareness towards a healthy lifestyle for women.
New NASA technology brings critical data to pilots over remote Alaskan territories
Oct 08, 2014, at 05:53 am
Washington, Oct 7 (IBNS): NASA on Tuesday said it has formally delivered to Alaskan officials a new technology that could help pilots flying over the vast wilderness expanses of the northern-most state.
NASA Aeronautics Research tests new tool for early wildfire detection
Oct 08, 2014, at 05:39 am
Washington, Oct 7 (IBNS) NASA's research in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) may soon provide a means for early detection and mitigation of fires in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, a nearly 50,000-square-acre region centered on the Virginia-North Carolina border.
Nobel prize for physics 2014 awarded to inventors of LED light
Oct 08, 2014, at 03:33 am
London, Oct 7 (IBNS) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday awarded the Nobel prize for physics 2014 to three scientists for investing the a new energy-efficient and environment-friendly light source – the blue light-emitting diode (LED).
Major conference on biodiversity warns against 'business as usual' behaviour, consumption
Oct 07, 2014, at 05:35 pm
New York, Oct 7 (IBNS)The parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity began meeting on Monday as a new United Nations report on the status of biodiversity warned that much more efficient use of land, water, energy and materials are needed to meet globally-agreed targets by 2020.
U.S. initiates prototype system to gauge national marine biodiversity
Oct 07, 2014, at 06:00 am
Washington,Oct 6 (IBNS) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA are funding three demonstration projects that will lay the foundation for the first national network to monitor marine biodiversity at scales ranging from microbes to whales.
NASA study finds Earth's ocean abyss has not warmed
Oct 07, 2014, at 02:03 am
Washington, Oct 6 (IBNS) The cold waters of Earth's deep ocean have not warmed measurably since 2005, according to a new NASA study, leaving unsolved the mystery of why global warming appears to have slowed in recent years.
Ebola outbreak 'running' ahead of world's response, UN warns as funding lags
Oct 04, 2014, at 09:02 pm
New York, Oct 4 (IBNS) As the head of the United Nations mission working to stop the Ebola outbreak continued his visit to hard-hit countries in West Africa on Friday, the world body’s humanitarian wing said funding for the international response is lagging, with only 26 per cent of the $988 million needed having been received thus far.
Cambodia: UN-backed event spotlights need to boost HIV-sensitive social programmes
Oct 04, 2014, at 08:53 pm
New York, Oct 4 (IBNS) With external funding in decline, Cambodia is turning to domestic resources to boost its national AIDS response and social protection services to people living with HIV, who often face disproportionate social and economic hardships and can easily fall below the poverty line.
Amid ongoing outbreak, head of UN Ebola response mission begins work with visit to Liberia
Oct 03, 2014, at 04:42 pm
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS) Despite "good results" in the fight against the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, much still remains to be done in order to extinguish the threat posed by the virulent disease, the head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) confirmed on Thursday.
UN calls for more funding to keep Madagascar locust plague in check
Oct 03, 2014, at 06:12 am
New York, Oct 2 (IBNS) Citing efforts to stave off a resurgence of Madagascar's locust plague, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday stressed the urgency of bridging a $14.7 million funding gap to cover aerial surveys, control operations, equipment and pesticides.
DRDO launches Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Oct 03, 2014, at 04:07 am
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS) Swachh Pledge was administered at the DRDO headquarters in New Delhi and also at various laboratories and establishments of DRDO across the country with the participation of its fraternity.