Blood donation in Kolkata red-light districts triggers row
Jul 18, 2015, at 06:48 pm
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS): In what is seen as a major threat to public health and violation of rules, two clubs in Kolkata hosted blood donation camps in two high-HIV transmission risk zone red light areas of the eastern city, triggering a major controversy since a central blood bank actually went to both places to collect the blood in the presence of ruling party leaders.
UN-backed action plan to improve study of weather and climate in Polar regions takes shape
Jul 17, 2015, at 03:30 pm
New York, July 17 (IBNS) lAn international action plan to improve predictions of weather, climate and ice conditions in Polar regions has been agreed in an effort to minimize the risks and maximize the opportunities associated with rapid changes in the Arctic and Antarctic environments, according to the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
UNICEF, UN health agency report increase in immunization figures for world's children
Jul 17, 2015, at 03:27 pm
New York, July 17 (IBNS) An increasing number of children are receiving life-saving vaccinations around the world, according to the latest data released by two United Nations agencies.
Valve made from cow's hearts saves woman in Chennai
Jul 16, 2015, at 08:09 pm
Chennai, Jul 16 (IBNS) In a unique surgical feat in India, an 81-year-old woman in Chennai has been saved using a heart valve made from a cow's heart.
From mountains to moons: Multiple discoveries from NASA's new horizons Pluto mission
Jul 16, 2015, at 02:11 pm
California, July 16 (IBNS) Icy mountains on Pluto and a new, crisp view of its largest moon, Charon, are among the several discoveries announced Wednesday by NASA's New Horizons team, just one day after the spacecraft’s first ever Pluto flyby.
Tennage actors join Kolkata Green campaign
Jul 16, 2015, at 01:36 am
Kolkata, July 15 (IBNS) Two key members of the teenage brigade of Open Tee Bioscope, a film themed on the diminishing heritage of the once tree-lined city, distributed saplings among the public as part of the Forest Week celebrations in first week of July.
JP Nadda launches 'Clean and Green Campaign' in Delhi AIIMS
Jul 15, 2015, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS) J P Nadda, Minister for Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday launched the 'Clean and Green' campaign at AIIMS in New Delhi under the ‘Kayakalp’ initiative of the Health Ministry to encourage public health facilities in the country to work towards standards of excellence to help the facilities stay clean and hygienic.
Stephen Hawking congratulates New Horizons team
Jul 15, 2015, at 07:17 pm
California, Jul 15 (IBNS) Professor Stephen Hawking, regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history, congratulates the NASA New Horizons team for its Pluto mission, a report on the NASA website said.
NASA's New Horizons 'Phones Home' Safe after Pluto Flyby
Jul 15, 2015, at 03:18 pm
California, July 15 (IBNS) : The call everyone was waiting for is in. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft phoned home just before 9 p.m. EDT Tuesday to tell the mission team and the world it had accomplished the historic first-ever flyby of Pluto.
CERN's LHCb experiment reports observation of exotic pentaquark particles
Jul 14, 2015, at 11:21 pm
Geneva, July 14 (IBNS): The LHCb experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider on Tuesday reported the discovery of a class of particles known as pentaquarks.
Syria's children at risk from water scarcity and illness amid ongoing conflict: UNICEF
Jul 14, 2015, at 03:30 pm
New York, July 14 (IBNS) Syrian children are becoming increasingly vulnerable to water borne illnesses amid peaking summer temperatures and dwindling supplies of safe water, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.
Health Minister moots Mission Mode for population stabilisation
Jul 12, 2015, at 03:47 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): On the occasion of World Population Day, J P Nadda, Minister for Health & Family Welfare mooted the idea of taking up the task of population stabilisation in the country by adopting a Mission Mode approach, where focussed and targeted work in taken up in those states where the figures have been high.
PSLV successfully launches five satellites from UK
Jul 11, 2015, at 06:20 am
Sriharikota, July 10 (IBNS) In its thirtieth flight, conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota today night (July 10, 2015), ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C28 successfully launched three identical DMC3 commercial Earth Observation Satellites, along with two smaller satellites from United Kingdom, into a polar Sun Synchronous Orbit which was very close to the intended orbit of 647 km height.
PSLV C28 successfully launches five UK Satellites: ISRO
Jul 11, 2015, at 05:55 am
Chennai, July 10 (IBNS): Creating history and touching a new milestone, Indian scientist on Friday launched five British satellites into orbit from Sriharikota.
PSLV C28 launch lift off normal: ISRO
Jul 11, 2015, at 04:01 am
Chennai, July 10 (IBNS) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s heaviest commercial mission PSLV-XL with five British satellites on board was lifted off from Sriharikota in Adhra Pradesh on Friday.
Some $3.2 billion needed for Ebola recovery efforts in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – UN
Jul 10, 2015, at 04:58 pm
New York, July 10 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will call for continued solidarity with the three West African countries most impacted by the unprecedented Ebola outbreak at tomorrow's International Ebola Recovery Conference in New York, which will seek to raise $3.2 billion over the next two years so that Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone can fully rebound from the crisis.
Alarmed by melting glacier in Norway, Ban says world must 'act now' to curb climate change
Jul 09, 2015, at 07:03 pm
New York, July 9 (IBNS) At the site of a rapidly shrinking glacier in the Norwegian Arctic, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need for the international community to “take action now†to fight climate change.
Ebola cases evade detection due to ongoing lack of trust in communities - UN
Jul 09, 2015, at 06:44 pm
New York, July 9 (IBNS) The origin of the new cluster of Ebola cases is “not yet well understood,†the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesdayabout the outbreak in West Africa where a residual lack of trust in the response means that some cases still evade detection for too long, increasing the risk of further transmission.
Wild Wisdom Quiz, an initiative of WWF national wildlife quiz is back in its 8th edition
Jul 09, 2015, at 12:39 am
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): The Wild Wisdom Quiz, an initiative of WWF- India is back with its eighth edition. Scheduled to roll out across schools in July 2015, culminating with the National final to be heldin October 2015, the quiz aims to provide students a unique opportunity to delve deeper into the wildlife of this country, build their interest towards the rich natural legacy and inspire them to work towards its conservation.
Sensor technology can improve accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis, research shows
Jul 08, 2015, at 05:05 pm
Birmingham, July 8 (IBNS) New research has shown how a smart sensor chip, able to pick up on subtle differences in glycoprotein molecules, can improve the accuracy and efficiency of prostate cancer diagnosis.
Top Australian cancer researcher visits India
Jul 08, 2015, at 04:31 pm
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS) One of Australia's leading cancer experts, Dr Warwick Tong, is visiting India now to strengthen medical research links between both countries and explore potential new collaborations in the sector.
UN health agency recommends taxing tobacco products to curb deadly global epidemic
Jul 08, 2015, at 03:20 pm
New York, July 8 (IBNS) Only one in 10 of people now live in countries that levy taxes of more than 75 per cent on a pack of cigarettes despite the fact that raising taxes on tobacco products is one of the most effective – and cost-effective – ways to reduce consumption of products that kill one person every 6 seconds, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today.
Jul 08, 2015, at 03:10 pm
New York, July 8 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the report issued today by a panel of experts tasked to look into the agency's response to the unprecedented 2014 Ebola outbreak, which said that WHO needs to re-establish its pre-eminence as the guardian of global public health and that this will require it to make significant changes throughout, with strong political and financial support from Member States.
Widespread and early heatwaves impact northern hemisphere, UN weather agency warns
Jul 07, 2015, at 03:05 pm
New York, July 7 (IBNS) Many parts of Europe have been impacted by a severe and unusually early heatwave since 27 June, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has said, warning of record-breaking temperatures and wildfires in North America and torrential downpours and widespread flooding in southern China.
UN: cholera outbreaks can be controlled thanks to vaccines, water and sanitation
Jul 07, 2015, at 03:00 pm
New York, July 7 (IBNS) Use of oral vaccines is proving to be an effective tool to control outbreaks of cholera, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, adding that the deadly water-borne disease is a major public health concern from Tanzania to South Sudan, and Nepal to Yemen.
India to launch British satellites
Jul 05, 2015, at 12:28 am
Chennai, July 4 (IBNS) The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its thirtieth flight (PSLV-C28), will launch three identical DMC3 optical earth observation satellites built by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), United Kingdom (UK), the ISRO said on Saturday.
Ebola: as virus resurfaces in Liberia, UNICEF teams and supplies arrive in affected areas
Jul 04, 2015, at 06:13 pm
New York, July 4 (IBNS) In a speedy response to Liberia's first confirmed cases of Ebola in more than three months, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has begun distributing emergency supplies in the affected communities including tents for isolating those under quarantine, hygiene kits and chlorine and buckets for handwashing stations.
AIDS is a 'human rights issue,' Ban declares, launching major new UN report in Barbados
Jul 04, 2015, at 06:03 pm
New York, July 4 (IBNS): Ending the AIDS epidemic – in all places and all communities – is essential to realizing the vision of a life of dignity for all, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared Friday in Barbados at the Caribbean region launch of a major new United Nations report the calls for scaling up an inclusive, rights-based and stigma-free response to wipe out the deadly disease.
EUOR launches mobile health App
Jul 03, 2015, at 02:13 am
Kolkata, July 2 (IBNS) EUOR has launched a mobile health App-EUOR HEALTH- in Kolkata recently.
Viral video, Peta pressure lead to alleged monkey kidnapper's arrest
Jul 02, 2015, at 11:32 pm
Mumbai, July 2 (IBNS) The four alleged culprits who were secretly filmed kidnapping a monkey last week from Varandha Ghat in Maharashtra were caught yesterday evening by forest officials in Bhor after spending 10 days on the run.