Ebola: UN launches push to engage more women, community leaders in fight against disease
Apr 24, 2015, at 07:48 pm
New York, Apr 24 (IBNS) With fresh statistics on the Ebola outbreak reflecting a halt in the decline in West Africa, the United Nations on Thursday began a campaign to engage more women – who have been disproportionately affected by the disease – as well as local traditional healers, to encourage communities to become more involved to bring down infection rates to zero.
Secondary Infertility is a bigger problem than thought: Doctor
Apr 24, 2015, at 06:23 am
Kolkata, Apr 23 (IBNS) Secondary Infertility- which is defined as the inability to become pregnant, or to carry a pregnancy to term, following the birth of one or more biological children- is a bigger threat to mankind than we actually conceive it as, said a senior doctor and fertility expert here at a media interaction organized by Nova IVI Fertility clinic to raise awareness about the problem.
BSF seized twenty one Star tortoises worth Rs.12.6 lakhs
Apr 24, 2015, at 03:07 am
Kolkata, Apr 23 (IBNS) Border Security Force(BSF) on Thursday seized twenty one numbers of Indian Star Tortoise.
Bihar storm toll touches 65; CM makes aerial survey
Apr 23, 2015, at 10:32 pm
Patna, Apr 23 (IBNS) The toll in the devastating storm in Bihar rose to 65 as chief minister Nitish Kumar made an aerial survey of the affected areas on Thursday and held a meeting with officials for relief and rehabilitation of survivors.
ICARUS neutrino experiment to move to Fermilab
Apr 23, 2015, at 03:38 am
Geneva, Apr 22 (IBNS): A group of scientists led by Nobel laureate Carlo Rubbia will transport the world's largest liquid-argon neutrino detector across the Atlantic Ocean from CERN to its new home at the U.S. Department of Energy1’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory 2.
Monsoon might be below normal this year: IMD
Apr 22, 2015, at 09:20 pm
New Delhi, Apr 22 (IBNS)The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said the country might experience below normal monsoon this year.
Orange renewable power triples wind capacity in last nine months
Apr 21, 2015, at 10:31 pm
Kolkata, Apr 21 (IBNS): Orange Renewable Power, a 100 percent subsidiary of AT Holdings Pte Ltd, Singapore, has tripled its wind capacity with the commissioning of 120 MW in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Nailing 'D' Missing Link to Diabetes
Apr 21, 2015, at 05:24 pm
Kolkata, Apr 21 (IBNS) By the year 2035, it has been estimated by International Diabetes Federation that one person in ten will be suffering from diabetes.
J&K: Flood alert sounded in Srinagar
Apr 21, 2015, at 05:06 pm
Srinagar, Apr 21 (IBNS) As the incessant rains continued to lash Kashmir valley since Sunday, the water level in Jhelum river is continuously increasing with the state Flood Control Department sounding flood alert in Srinagar.
Apr 19, 2015, at 07:12 pm
Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS): The second batches of 29 doctors in Kolkata on Sunday were conferred certifications for the 'Certificate Course in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (CCGDM),' an executive on-job training program that develops core competencies in doctors in the area of Gestational Diabetes management.
NASA Spacecraft achieves unprecedented success studying Mercury
Apr 17, 2015, at 04:52 pm
Washington, Apr 17 (IBNS) After extraordinary science findings and technological innovations, a NASA spacecraft launched in 2004 to study Mercury will impact the planet’s surface, most likely on April 30, after it runs out of propellant.
Apr 17, 2015, at 05:38 am
New Delhi, Apr 16 (IBNS): Recognizing the importance of knowledge co-operation to address issues of public importance pertaining to climate change and sustainable development, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI), and INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE Group signed an MOU on Thursday.
Outbreak of Avian Influenza reported in Telengana
Apr 17, 2015, at 04:14 am
Hyderabad, Apr 16 (IBNS): An outbreak of avian influenza, popularly known as Bird Flu has been reported from the Rangareddy district of Telengana.
Physics community to discuss latest results of the AMS experiment
Apr 15, 2015, at 07:17 pm
Geneva, Apr 15 (IBNS) The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) collaboration will present on Wednesday the latest results in its quest to understand the origin of cosmic rays and dark matter.
MHA blocks receipt of Indian funds to Greenpeace India, alleges NGO
Apr 15, 2015, at 03:01 am
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS): Greenpeace India on Tuesday termed the Ministry of Home Affairs' (MHA) all out alleged attack on the NGO a "cynical move to suppress democracy and silence those with an alternative vision of development."
Arunachal bishop fights odds to reach healthcare
Apr 14, 2015, at 06:59 pm
Kolkata, Apr 14 (IBNS): A prominent cleric and social worker from India's Northeast working in the remote east Arunachal Pradesh region says reaching healthcare to the people is their new focus along with education.
Driverless car by Gujarat scientists
Apr 11, 2015, at 04:55 pm
Ahmedabad, Apr 11 (IBNS) Inspired by Google's driverless car project, two scientists from Gujarat have made a driverless car of their own design.
UN agency kicks off registry of vetted medical emergency teams, drawing lessons from past crises
Apr 09, 2015, at 05:53 pm
New York, Apr 9 (IBNS): With global crises on the rise, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday announced that its new registration system will enable it to build a global roster of foreign medical response teams ready to deploy in response to tsunamis, typhoons, floods and outbreaks, such as Ebola and cholera.
Kolkata hosts first ever ESICM examination in India
Apr 09, 2015, at 04:32 am
Kolkata, Apr, 8 (IBNS): European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), in association with the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM), organized the first of its kind examination in the city.
Greenpeace to challenge MHA block on foreign funding in court
Apr 08, 2015, at 11:21 pm
New Delhi, Apr 8 (IBNS): Greenpeace India has stated that it will challenge the Home Ministry's action of blocking its foreign funds once again.
Army sensitises troops on safe food practices on World Health Day
Apr 07, 2015, at 10:50 pm
Kolkata, Apr 7 (IBNS) Underscoring the need to acquaint troops and their families in Kolkata Garrison to follow healthy practices while consuming everyday food, Station Health Organisation (SHO), Kolkata held a special interactive session in Fort William on Tuesday, coinciding with the World Health Day on the subject.
CMRI partners Kolkata Knight Riders to keep the health of its players in check
Apr 07, 2015, at 10:17 pm
Kolkata, Apr 7 (IBNS) : As Kolkata Knight Riders gear up for another nail-biting season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a team of doctors at Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI), part of the CK Birla Hospitals, will be working in tandem to ensure health and medical needs of players are well taken care of.
Kolkata hospital undertakes MICS to cure patients
Apr 07, 2015, at 09:54 pm
Kolkata, Apr 7 (IBNS): Kolkata'd Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals has undertaken the Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS) with an aim at curing patients in the most effective and least painful manner possible.
Govt is working tirelessly to realise the dream of Healthy India: Modi
Apr 07, 2015, at 05:40 pm
New Delhi, Apr 7 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government is working hard to realise the dream of a Healthy India.
M Annadurai takes over as Director of ISRO Satellite Centre
Apr 06, 2015, at 10:57 pm
Chennai, Apr 6 (IBNS) M Annadurai, Outstanding Scientist and Programme Director, Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) and Small Satellite Systems (SSS) of ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore, has assumed the office of Director, ISAC on Apr 1, officials said.
India should be a global leader in fight against climate change: PM Modi
Apr 06, 2015, at 06:56 pm
New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India, which has had a long tradition of living in harmony with nature, should lead the global fight against climate change.
Proton beams are back in the LHC
Apr 06, 2015, at 12:27 am
Geneva, Apr 5 (IBNS) After two years of intense maintenance and consolidation, and several months of preparation for restart, the Large Hadron Collider, the most powerful particle accelerator in the world, is back in operation.
Significant rise in health expenditure urgently required, says the President
Apr 05, 2015, at 02:54 am
New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Mid-Term Meet 2015 of the National Interventional Council of the Cardiological Society of India in New Delhi on Saturday.
Marking World Day, UN calls on businesses to commit to employing people with autism
Apr 03, 2015, at 04:38 pm
New York, Apr 3 (IBNS): On World Autism Awareness Day, the United Nations is spotlighting the unique skills of people with autism and the need to recognize their talents through an initiative inviting businesses to make concrete commitments to employ people on the autism spectrum.
WHO India honours public health champions
Apr 03, 2015, at 03:27 am
New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): At a national consultation held on Wednesday at New Delhi jointly with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India (GoI) to commemorate the World Health Day 2015 (7 April), the WHO Country Office for India gave out awards for Public Health Champions.