India decides to open civilian nuclear programme to greater scrutiny
Jun 24, 2014, at 04:29 am
New Delhi, June 23 (IBNS):India on Monday said the Central government has decided to ratify an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in order to expand oversight of the country's civilian nuclear programme.
WHO Bulletin on 'BRICS and Global Health' launched in Delhi
Jun 24, 2014, at 03:34 am
New Delhi/Kolkata, 23 June (IBNS): The June 2014 issue of WHO Bulletin devoted to the theme of 'BRICS and Global Health', a joint initiative of WHO Representatives in BRICS countries, was released on Monday amidst strong presence of participants from BRICS countries.
CERN announces LHC restart schedule
Jun 23, 2014, at 09:20 pm
Geneva, June 23 (IBNS) The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the largest and most powerful particle accelerator in the world, has started to get ready for its second three-year run.
CERN experiments report new Higgs boson measurements
Jun 23, 2014, at 06:13 pm
Geneva, June 23 (IBNS). In a paper published in the journal Nature Physics on Monday, the CMS experiment at CERN reports new results on an important property of the Higgs particle, whose discovery was announced by the ATLAS and CMS experiments on 4 July 2012.
Vardhan visits villages affected by encephalitis in Patna, Muzaffarpur
Jun 23, 2014, at 03:58 am
Patna, June 22 (IBNS): Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan, who accompanied by Union Health Secretary Lov Verma and a team of officials, visited Bihar for three days till Sunday.
PSLV-C23 launch scheduled on June 30: ISRO
Jun 21, 2014, at 03:29 am
New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said the launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C23, is scheduled on June 30 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR at Sriharikota.
"Community engagement key to tackling non-communicable diseases"
Jun 20, 2014, at 05:44 pm
Washington, June 20 (IBNS) Broader community-based engagement is vital to tackling non-communicable diseases – such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes – which are one of the major challenges for development in the 21st century, the President of the United Nations General Assembly stressed on Thursday.
UN officials call for restoration of ecosystems to reduce climate change disasters
Jun 19, 2014, at 05:56 am
New York, June 18 (IBNS) Marking the World Day to Combat Desertification, United Nations officials Wednesday emphasized the importance of restoring degrading lands to avoid or soften the potentially disastrous impacts of climate change.
UN urges efforts to end female genital mutilation
Jun 17, 2014, at 05:40 pm
New York, Jun 17 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief on Monday called for concerted efforts to urgently address female genital mutilation, calling it a form of gender-based discrimination and violence that must be eradicated if women, girls and their communities are to thrive.
Sanofi, Medtronic to form strategic alliance in diabetes
Jun 17, 2014, at 04:49 am
Paris , June 16 (IBNS) Sanofi and Medtronic, Inc. on Monday announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a global strategic alliance in diabetes, aimed at improving patient experience and outcomes for people with diabetes around the world.
"Energy policy must serve broader economic growth"
Jun 17, 2014, at 04:30 am
New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS): Union Minister of State of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan at the opening plenary session of the 21st World Petroleum Congress at Moscow on Monday stressed the Indian world-view of energy.
Don't wash chicken: UK warns its citizens
Jun 17, 2014, at 03:01 am
London. June 16 (IBNS): Britain's Food Standards Agency (FSA) on Monday urged people not to wash raw chicken before cooking in order to avoid food poisoning.
Tata Steel's distributors contribute Rs 1.1 cr to Tata Medical Centre
Jun 15, 2014, at 05:32 am
Kolkata, June 14 (IBNS) In an innovative fund raising initiative, Tata Steel auctioned the first set of four CR coils produced at the Jamshedpur Continuous Annealing and Processing Company Pvt Ltd (JCAPCPL), Jamshedpur, a joint venture of Tata Steel and Nippon Steel Sumitomo Metal Corporation, among its Steelium distributors and raised Rs 1.1 crore which was contributed to the corpus of Tata Medical Centre in Kolkata recently.
IFC invests in NephroPlus to improve kidney care
Jun 13, 2014, at 08:53 pm
Mumbai, Jun 13 (IBNS): International financial institution encouraging private sector development, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), recently invested USD 7 million in dialysis & kidney care provider NephroPlus, to expand access to high quality kidney care services in India.
Jubilant Life Sciences announces price increase of 9% for Niacinamide
Jun 13, 2014, at 04:30 am
Noida, June 12 (IBNS): Jubilant Life Sciences, a significant player in the Nutrition market on Thursday announced a price-increase of 9 percent for Niacinamide, with immediate effect, for non-contract customers and wherever existing contracts permit.
Kolkata puffs the most in India: Survey
Jun 12, 2014, at 09:27 pm
Kolkata, June 12 (IBNS): Kolkata reports highest number of cigarette consumption (9-10 pieces per day), according to a latest survey.
Somalia: UN calls for action to curb measles outbreaks
Jun 11, 2014, at 05:42 pm
New York, Jun 11 (IBNS): Voicing deep concern that outbreaks of measles have left thousands of children in Somalia at risk of disability or death, United Nations agencies on Tuesday called for urgent vaccination to tackle the highly contagious disease.
Spain to host international event on particle physics
Jun 11, 2014, at 03:58 am
Valencia, June 10 (IBNS): From July 3-9, around one thousand particle physicists will fly in from around the world to Valencia to take part in the 37th International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP), organized by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP), CERN informed.
RTIICS to host free of cost arthritis clinic
Jun 10, 2014, at 08:41 pm
Kolkata, Jun 10 (IBNS): The department of Orthopedics at Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS) has announced an Arthritis clinic for people residing in and around Kolkata on Jun 14 (Saturday) from 12 noon onwards.
Norway: UN to launch research vessel to support endangered fisheries
Jun 10, 2014, at 05:14 pm
New York, Jun 10 (IBNS): The United Nations agricultural agency announced on Monday that it is partnering with Norway to build an advanced research vessel as part of efforts to avert the effects of climate change and other threats to the world's fish stocks, as calls were heard for urgent action to address those threats at an international forum in Rome.
Ban urges recommitment to treaty on use of world's oceans
Jun 10, 2014, at 05:03 pm
New York, Jun 10 (IBNS): Marking the upcoming 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the landmark treaty that has become known as the "Constitution for the Oceans", UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday encouraged Member States to recommit to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) at what he considers a crucial moment for climate change.
Dr Batra's introduces environmental and respiratory allergy clinic
Jun 10, 2014, at 06:50 am
New Delhi, June 9 (IBNS): Homeopathy chain Dr Batra's, has introduced an environmental and respiratory allergy clinic named Dr Batra's Allertreat.
UN marks World Oceans Day, seeks protection for oceans
Jun 09, 2014, at 04:44 pm
New York, Jun 9 (IBNS): To commemorate World Oceans Day, the United Nations family is encouraging the international community to reflect on the multiple benefits of oceans and commit to keeping them healthy and productive for current and future generations.
Kudankulam unit 1 attains full power
Jun 08, 2014, at 02:09 am
Chennai, June 7 (IBNS): In a significant development, the unit 1 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant reached full capacity generation of 1,000MW on Saturday.
UN urges greater commitment to end HIV/AIDS epidemic
Jun 07, 2014, at 06:13 pm
New York, Jun 7 (IBNS): Despite significant gains, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is far from over, United Nations officials said on Friday, calling for greater political commitment, investment and innovation to end the global scourge.
UN spotlights climate-smart approach to spark rural renewal
Jun 07, 2014, at 06:01 pm
New York, Jun 7 (IBNS): As the global farming community continues to curb climate change and food insecurity, the United Nations agriculture agency on Friday spotlighted the best practices of its "climate-smart" approach to tackle those challenges and spark rural renewal.
ASSOCHAM submits its report on El Nino, drought to Mamata
Jun 07, 2014, at 06:26 am
Kolkata, June 6 (IBNS): Apex industry body ASSOCHAM on Friday said it has submitted a copy of its report titled ‘El Nino, Drought and Growth Concerns of Indian Economy,’ to the West Bengal chief minister Mamta Banerjee.
CERN announces winners of its first beam line for schools competition
Jun 07, 2014, at 04:06 am
Geneva, June 6 (IBNS): CERN on Friday announced the winners of its first beam line for schools competition.
UN marks World Environment Day
Jun 06, 2014, at 06:54 pm
New York, Jun 6 (IBNS): Barbados, a small Caribbean island at the cutting edge of the fight against climate change, will be hosting this year's World Environment Day, leading United Nations-wide efforts to draw attention to the plight of the world's small islands potentially in peril of being lost to sea-level rise.
Tata Steel celebrates World Environment Day
Jun 06, 2014, at 04:52 am
New Delhi, June 5 (IBNS): In an attempt to celebrate World Environment Day 2014, steel giant Tata Steel Limited on Thursday organized a string of activities across its divisions to spread awareness about environment protection, sustenance and eco-conscious growth.