UN relief chief appeals for concerted action to tackle deadly heatwave threat
Oct 11, 2022, at 10:50 pm
Heatwaves already kill thousands of people every year and they risk overwhelming the world’s aid response, unless action is taken to mitigate climate change, the UN’s emergency relief chief said on Monday.
Time to make neglected area of mental health ‘a global priority’, urges Guterres
Oct 11, 2022, at 10:34 pm
New York: Nearly one billion people live with a mental health condition across the globe, but despite that staggering number, Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted on Monday, that it remains one of “the most neglected aspects of healthcare”.
UN chief calls for ‘enhanced security support’ for Haiti, as crisis worsens; cholera deaths mount
Oct 11, 2022, at 10:28 pm
New York: Amid a deteriorating security situation in Haiti, UN Security-General António Guterres called on Sunday for the Security Council to consider deploying armed forces to help the country address immense humanitarian concerns.
Australian surfers ride climate action wave
Oct 11, 2022, at 10:18 pm
New York: Surfers have an intimate knowledge of the ocean, but have not been seen as leading figures amongst groups leading on climate change solutions. Thanks to groups such as Surfers for Climate in Australia, that perception is starting to change.
India registers 1,957 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 11, 2022, at 03:53 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 1,957 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 0.71 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Uganda: Ebola deaths rise to 17
Oct 11, 2022, at 03:23 pm
Kampala: Uganda's Ministry of Health said Ebola deaths in the country have risen to 17 from 10 registered two days ago.
Yoga instructors from Singapore visit Jammu and Kashmir to teach health science to youths
Oct 10, 2022, at 11:26 pm
A group of yoga instructors from Singapore, called the Yoga Library Singapore, is currently visiting Jammu and Kashmir to teach the science to local youths, media reports said on Monday.
India reports 2,424 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Oct 10, 2022, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 2,424 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total active cases to 28,079 as per the Health Ministry data Monday.
Eco-friendly Festivals: Pune recycles clay from Ganesha idols to minimise clay mining effect
Oct 08, 2022, at 09:22 pm
A campaign initiated in Pune city collected 15,000 kilograms of clay sludge after the traditional immersion of Ganesh idols during the recent festival. This clay sludge will be used by idol makers for making new idols. Natural clay is a non-renewable material usually mined in states like Gujarat and West Bengal and brought to Maharashtra and other parts of India to make idols. Clay mining impacts both the environment and the health of the miners. Authorities in Pune are also reusing festival flowers and other religious wastes to make festivals more sustainable. Mongabay-India correspondent Manish Kumar reports
Canada authorises use of Pfizer/BioNTech anti-Covid vaccine booster
Oct 08, 2022, at 08:32 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Health Canada Friday authorised the use of a Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster targeting Omicron sub variants.
Jammu and Kashmir hosts bird festival
Oct 08, 2022, at 07:25 pm
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Department of Tourism and the Sanctuary Nature Foundation (SNF) recently hosted the Jammu and Kashmir Bird Festival 2022 here.
India registers 2,797 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 12 deaths
Oct 08, 2022, at 05:15 pm
New Delhi: India registered 2,797 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.05 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Canada adds another weapon against Covid19
Oct 08, 2022, at 05:11 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Health Canada Friday authorized the use of a Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster targeting Omicron sub variants.
Pakistan’s ‘climate carnage beyond imagination’, UN chief tells General Assembly
Oct 08, 2022, at 05:03 pm
New York: The people of Pakistan are the victims of “a grim calculus of climate injustice”, Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN General Assembly on Friday, reminding that while the country was responsible for less than one per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, it is paying a “supersized price for man-made climate change”.
Egypt urged to ensure civil society’s full participation in COP27 climate summit
Oct 08, 2022, at 04:44 pm
New York: Authorities in Egypt must ensure civil society can safely and fully participate in the COP27 UN climate change conference taking place there next month, a group of UN independent human rights experts said on Friday, expressing alarm over restrictions ahead of the summit.
Haiti: Fuel crisis prompts appeal for humanitarian corridor amid cholera outbreak
Oct 07, 2022, at 06:07 pm
New York: The United Nations and partners on Thursday called for opening a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti as armed gangs block access to the main fuel terminal amid ongoing economic crisis, insecurity, and a deadly cholera outbreak.
New UN report urges Europe to step-up action over triple environmental crisis
Oct 07, 2022, at 04:39 pm
New York: A new UN report presented on Wednesday to the Organization’s highest pan-European environmental policy body, covering 54 countries, is calling for greater action to tackle the triple environmental crisis roiling the planet.
India registers 1,997 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 07, 2022, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi: India registered 1,997 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 0.94 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Oct 07, 2022, at 03:53 am
Alarmed by the deaths of more than 60 children from kidney injuries potentially caused by cough and cold syrups manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, The Gambia has started a door-to-door campaign to collect the medicines, media reports said on Thursday.
Jammu and Kashmir: 300 youth take part in Yogasana competition in Srinagar
Oct 06, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Srinagar: Over 300 participants competed in different categories of the Yogasana competition organized at Indoor Hall Sports Complex Polo Ground, Srinagar by the J&K Sports Council and J&K Yogasana Association which came to an end on Tuesday.
New UN report urges Europe to step-up action over triple environmental crisis
Oct 06, 2022, at 09:00 pm
New York: A new UN report presented on Wednesday to the Organization’s highest pan-European environmental policy body, covering 54 countries, is calling for greater action to tackle the triple environmental crisis roiling the planet.
New WHO strategy aims to strengthen rapid response to health emergencies
Oct 06, 2022, at 08:41 pm
New York: Amid mounting health emergencies globally – such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate-related crises, and the war in Ukraine – the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday announced an initiative to strengthen rapid response.
India reports 2,529 new Covid-19 cases
Oct 06, 2022, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 2,529 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total active cases to 32,282 as per the Health Ministry data Thursday.
Cricket legend Srikkanth launches vision screening programmes in Chennai
Oct 06, 2022, at 05:51 pm
India Vision Institute and Sightsavers India are partnering on two vision screenings in Chennai. At an event in Neelankarai on Thursday, the two launched programmes for the benefit of fisherfolk and stone sculptors.
‘Worrying upsurge’ in deadly cholera, warns Tedros, in wide-ranging global health update
Oct 06, 2022, at 06:07 am
New York: The UN health agency is working diligently in Uganda to support the government in responding to an Ebola outbreak in four districts, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists on Wednesday, in a wide-ranging briefing which included the latest on a worrying increase in COVID-19 cases across Europe.
WHO says 4 Indian cough syrups potentially linked to 66 child deaths in Gambia
Oct 06, 2022, at 05:46 am
The World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an alert on Wednesday in connection with four cough and cold syrups manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India warning they could have a role in the death of 66 children, media reports said.
Oct 06, 2022, at 01:40 am
Stockholm/IBNS: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 was awarded to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry”.
Dementia: WHO launches blueprint to tackle generational health challenge
Oct 05, 2022, at 11:08 pm
New York: Dementia is one of the greatest health challenges of our generation, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which on Tuesday launched the first-ever research blueprint for tackling the disease, which 78 million people could be living with by the end of this decade.
Maharashtra reports 407 Covid-19 cases and 2 fatalities
Oct 05, 2022, at 05:36 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra reported 407 new Covid-19 cases and 2 coronavirus-related deaths, as per health bulletin Wednesday.
Oct 05, 2022, at 03:07 am
A visit to the high-tech poly houses of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) will make you see varieties of green, yellow, red and brown capsicums with high medicinal value and antioxidant properties.