Mpox: All you need to know about latest public health emergency which is leaving nations alert
Aug 20, 2024, at 09:29 pm
The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it once again a public health emergency of international concern last week.
Pakistan: Mpox cases touch four after another suspect spotted in Islamabad airport
Aug 20, 2024, at 04:27 pm
Pakistan's Border Health Services (BHS) spotted another suspected mpox-infected person at Islamabad Airport on Monday
Two back-to-back earthquakes hit Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla, no casualty
Aug 20, 2024, at 03:50 pm
Two moderate-intensity earthquakes hit Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Tuesday, officials said.
Centre alerts airports, borders amid global mpox cases' spike
Aug 20, 2024, at 06:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has directed authorities at airports, ports, and land borders with Bangladesh and Pakistan to remain alert about incoming international passengers who show symptoms of monkeypox (mpox) amid the widespread outbreak of the virus globally, media reports said.
Elephant, who strayed into Bengal's village, dies after being attacked with spike rods, fireballs
Aug 20, 2024, at 06:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS: An elephant reportedly died after it was attacked by 'hulla' groups in West Bengal's Jhargram who wanted to drive it out of the area.
Narendra Modi continues to monitor Mpox situation amid WHO declaring it as global health emergency
Aug 19, 2024, at 01:50 am
Indian PM Narendra Modi has been continuously monitoring the MPox situation amid recent detection in cases in several countries including neighbouring Pakistan.
European body advises travellers to consider mpox vaccine
Aug 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has directed travellers who are planning to visit Africa should consider getting vaccinated amid mpox outbreak in the region.
Pakistan registers three mpox cases
Aug 16, 2024, at 11:31 pm
Pakistan has registered three mpox cases, a disease which has now been described by the World Health Organisation as an international global health emergency.
After Sweden, Pakistan reports three cases of deadly Mpox virus, patients came from UAE
Aug 16, 2024, at 07:06 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Officials of the health department in northern Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province reported on Friday (Aug 16) that it had detected three cases of the monkeypox (Mpox) virus.
ISRO places Earth Observation Satellite successfully into orbit
Aug 16, 2024, at 03:45 pm
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scripted one more success story when it launched Earth Observation Satellite EOS-8 and a passenger satellite using the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) from the Spaceport of Sriharikota on Friday.
Sweden reords first mpox case,WHO backs African efforts to combat disease
Aug 16, 2024, at 02:26 pm
The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb mpox, which is now an international global health emergency.
IIT Kanpur hands over oral cancer detection device developed at institute's lab
Aug 14, 2024, at 06:27 am
Kanpur: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) has transferred its unique technology, 'Munh Parikshak,' a portable device for detecting oral cancer, invented by Prof. Jayant Kumar Singh and his team from the Department of Chemical Engineering, to Scangenie Scientific Pvt. Ltd.
New study shows low magnesium levels increase disease risk
Aug 13, 2024, at 08:24 pm
A new Australian study has identified why a diet rich in magnesium is so important for our health, reducing the risk of DNA damage and chronic degenerative disorders.
Eight medics from India, Europe, USA picked as ‘Vattikuti Explorers’
Aug 11, 2024, at 12:01 am
The Michigan-based robotic surgery champion Vattikuti Foundation has named eight medics from Europe, India, and the USA as ‘Vattikuti Explorers’.
West Bengal govt stresses on fathers' involvement in children's breastfeeding
Aug 09, 2024, at 10:39 pm
Kolkata (WB), 07 August 2024: West Bengal government has begun to involve fathers, male members and other family members to promote early breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding of the children till six months of age.
Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis amid El Niño droughts
Aug 09, 2024, at 10:31 pm
A new report from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reveals that food insecurity levels in Zimbabwe are rapidly deteriorating after it was hit with historic droughts due to the El Niño weather pattern.
UN agency warns another heat record broken
Aug 09, 2024, at 10:05 pm
Last month saw another extreme weather milestone with the world’s hottest day on recent record registered on 22 July – yet another indication of the extent to which greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are changing our climate, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported on Wednesday.
Mpox cases spikes to unprecedented levels in Africa, WHO issues alert
Aug 09, 2024, at 02:53 pm
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday raised the response to the mpox outbreak in over a dozen African countries to the highest level, mobilizing efforts across the agency.
WHO warns COVID-19 is making worrying comeback amid summer surge
Aug 07, 2024, at 03:15 pm
COVID-19 infections are surging worldwide - including at the Olympics - and are unlikely to decline anytime soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.
Kolkata: CK Birla Hospitals launches Osteopathic treatment clinic
Aug 05, 2024, at 06:02 am
Osteopath Juan Guillon on Friday said Osteopathic treatment can effectively complement conventional treatments and amplify its outcomes.
Pakistan: Punjab registers first polio case in four years
Aug 05, 2024, at 04:44 am
Pakistan's Punjab region has registered its first polio case in four years.
Monsoon: IMD issues red alert for parts of Maharashtra
Aug 04, 2024, at 05:48 am
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘red alert’ for Pune, Palghar and Satara in Maharashtra. An orange alert has been issued for Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Nashik.
ISRO picks Shubhanshu Shukla as 'prime astronaut' for Indo-US mission to space station
Aug 03, 2024, at 02:49 am
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has picked the youngest of its astronaut-designates as the prime astronaut to fly on the upcoming Indo-US mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
More access to breastfeeding support could save 820,000 young lives annually, says UNICEF
Aug 02, 2024, at 03:35 pm
The heads of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for greater access to breastfeeding support to both reduce health inequity and ensure mothers and babies can survive and thrive.
At least 10 flights to Delhi diverted amid heavy rains in national capital
Aug 01, 2024, at 04:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At least 10 flights headed for Delhi have been diverted after the national capital witnessed heavy rains Wednesday evening, media reports said.
Jul 31, 2024, at 11:37 pm
Biological E. Limited (BE), a Hyderabad-based vaccine and pharmaceutical company on Tuesday announced that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has granted Pre-qualification (PQ) status to their Novel Oral Polio Vaccine type 2 (nOPV2).
NASA says data shows July 22 was Earth's hottest day on record
Jul 31, 2024, at 04:04 pm
July 22, 2024, was the hottest day on record, according to a NASA analysis of global daily temperature data. July 21 and 23 of this year also exceeded the previous daily record, set in July 2023.
Wayanad landslides leave 93 dead, Kerala braces for more rain
Jul 31, 2024, at 04:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At least 93 people have died and hundreds are feared trapped after three landslides hit Kerala's Wayanad district in four hours amid heavy rain.
Healthcare in Sudan ‘hanging by a thread,’ warns UN agency
Jul 30, 2024, at 08:27 pm
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday strongly denounced the increasing attacks on healthcare facilities in Sudan, reporting over 20 such incidents in the last two months.
Thrissur boy, who contracted amoebic meningoencephalitis, discharged from hospital
Jul 30, 2024, at 08:17 pm
A class VII student from Thrissur, who was undergoing treatment in Kochi's Amrita hospital for contracting amoebic meningoencephalitis, was discharged on Monday.