Elon Musk's SpaceX collaborates with ISRO to launch GSAT-20 communications satellite this week
Nov 17, 2024, at 08:54 pm
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch India's GSAT-20 communications satellite this week, marking one more major achievement of the South Asian country in its space mission, media reports said.
More than 260 million people in USA will be either obese or overweight by 2050: Study
Nov 15, 2024, at 09:31 pm
A new study estimates that over 260 million people in the USA will be either obese or overweight by 2050.
WHO-released study shows global diabetes epidemic reaches critical levels with 800 million cases
Nov 15, 2024, at 01:54 pm
Global diabetes cases have quadrupled since 1990, affecting over 800 million adults worldwide, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) study released to coincide with World Diabetes Day.
Nov 15, 2024, at 06:30 am
Kolkata: Professor Neena Gupta has been awarded The Infosys Prize 2024 in Mathematical Sciences for her work on the Zariski Cancellation Problem, a statement said on Thursday.
Nov 15, 2024, at 02:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: With the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching the 'severe category,' Delhi has implemented stringent rules to control air pollution, such as banning all non-essential construction and demolition work.
Nov 14, 2024, at 03:07 pm
The total number of adults living with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the world has surpassed 800 million - over four times the total number in 1990, according to findings from a global analysis published ahead of World Diabetes Day in The Lancet.
Nov 14, 2024, at 02:46 pm
Adolescents across Europe, Central Asia and Canada say they face rising school pressure and diminishing support from families and friends, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey.
My body has changed but I weigh same: Sunita Williams on health rumours after 150 days in space
Nov 14, 2024, at 06:56 am
In an attempt to end rumours, Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who has been in space since June, said that she weighs the same as she did when she arrived at the International Space Station (ISS).
Nov 14, 2024, at 05:52 am
Kolkata/Delhi: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Wednesday virtually inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the iconic "Bose-Einstein" Statistics postulation at the "S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences".
WMO alerts 2024 is on track to be the hottest year on record
Nov 12, 2024, at 01:59 pm
The year 2024 is on course to become the hottest year ever recorded on Earth, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on Monday.
The last feral horses of India
Nov 11, 2024, at 07:16 pm
The Dibru Saikhowa National Park in Assam is the only place in India with a population of feral horses. These horses are believed to be descendants of war horses from World War II, while other theories suggest they could be descendants of China’s Przewalski’s horses. The horses face threats from smuggling and dwindling grazing grounds and habitat. Mongabay-India correspondent Nabarun Guha reports
Delhi, Mumbai experience dense smog as air quality worsens
Nov 10, 2024, at 07:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Dense fog covered Delhi and Mumbai on Sunday morning as the air quality worsened in these metropolises.
UN FAO report says unhealthy eating drives $8 trillion in annual hidden costs
Nov 09, 2024, at 01:34 pm
Most of the hidden costs of agrifood systems worldwide stem from health impacts linked to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a new report published on Friday.
WMO says 2024 is poised to become the hottest year on record
Nov 08, 2024, at 02:43 pm
The world is experiencing unprecedented warming with 2024 poised to become the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous record in 2023, according to new data released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ahead of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Rajasthan forms probe committee after 25 tigers go missing from Ranthambore National Park
Nov 06, 2024, at 05:44 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: One-third of 75 tigers at the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve has prompted the Rajasthan Chief Wildlife Warden to constitute a probe committee, media reports said.
WHO's new study lists 17 pathogens as top priorities for developing new vaccine
Nov 06, 2024, at 03:42 pm
The World Health Organization has listed 17 pathogens as a priority to develop a new vaccine.
UN report shows more than 2 billion in cities across the world will be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040
Nov 06, 2024, at 03:32 pm
More than two billion people currently living in cities could be exposed to an additional temperature increase of at least 0.5 degrees Celsius by 2040, a new UN report published on Tuesday finds.
Nov 06, 2024, at 03:11 pm
A low-sugar diet in the first years of life can significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood, a study based on historical data has found.
Pakistan's Lahore has become world's most polluted city with an AQI of 1900 on Sunday
Nov 05, 2024, at 06:16 am
Not Delhi but Pakistan's Lahore has become the world's most polluted city with an Air Quality Index of 1,900 on Sunday, which is its highest ever, media reports said.
Low-sugar diet in early childhood reduces lifetime risk of chronic disease, reveals new study
Nov 02, 2024, at 08:38 pm
A low-sugar diet in the first years of life can significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood, a new study based on historical data has found.
Indian Space Research Organization launches analog space mission in Leh
Nov 01, 2024, at 08:49 pm
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Friday announced the launch of its first analog space mission aims to simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station beyond Earth.
NASA identifies 9 potential landing sites on Moon for Artemis III Mission
Nov 01, 2024, at 05:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prepping up for the upcoming Artemis III mission, the National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA) shortlisted nine potential landing sites near the lunar South Pole.
Mpox: WHO and partners activate Global Health Emergency Corps for the first time over outbreak
Oct 30, 2024, at 10:31 pm
In October 2024, WHO and partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) for the first time to provide support to countries facing mpox outbreaks.
New WHO report shows TB has overtaken COVID-19 as leading infectious disease killer in 2023
Oct 30, 2024, at 07:54 pm
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023 – the highest number recorded since WHO began global TB monitoring in 1995.
Oct 29, 2024, at 07:06 am
New data released by the UN on Monday indicated that greenhouse gases have hit a record high showing once again that urgent action and not words is needed from the world’s major polluters to protect us all from climate change, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) insisted.
Oct 25, 2024, at 05:06 pm
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata/IBNS: Parts of Odisha were hammered by strong winds and heavy rainfall after the cyclone Dana made its landfall between Bhitarkanika and Dhamra post midnight on Thursday, media reports said.
Cyclone Dana begins landfall over Bengal, Odisha: India Meteorological Department
Oct 25, 2024, at 06:40 am
Kolkata/Bhubaneshwar/IBNS: The landfall process for the very severe cyclonic storm 'Dana' has commenced, the India Meteorological Department said on Thursday night with West Bengal and Odisha bracing for the effects of the same amid heavy rains and strong winds.
Annual greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, says UNEP report
Oct 25, 2024, at 03:40 am
Annual greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, and urgent action must be taken to prevent catastrophic spikes in temperature and avoid the worst impact of climate change, according to a new report released on Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
Oct 25, 2024, at 03:35 am
Countries facing conflict, natural disasters and humanitarian crises are struggling to provide routine childhood immunisations leaving many children vulnerable to the resurgence of polio, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned in new report.
Cyclone Dana moves closer to Odisha and West Bengal, heavy rains in both states
Oct 24, 2024, at 11:40 pm
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata/IBNS: Heavy rains lashed parts of Odisha and West Bengal as the two states are set to experience the landfall of severe cyclone Dana on Thursday night, media reports said.