Rhino dies due to infighting with another male rhino in Assam's Kaziranga
Mar 24, 2024, at 07:51 pm
A rhino was found dead in Assam's Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve on Saturday.
Mar 23, 2024, at 11:28 pm
The world is approaching a low-fertility future. Although by 2100 more than 97% of countries and territories will have fertility rates below what is necessary to sustain population size over time, comparatively high fertility rates in numerous low-income countries, predominantly in western and eastern sub-Saharan Africa, will continue to drive population increases in these locations throughout the century.
WHO says 7,000 avoidable deaths in Europe due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 23, 2024, at 12:52 am
There were nearly 7,000 excess deaths from tuberculosis (TB) in the UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) European region during the three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, new data published on Thursday has revealed.
E-waste mountain growing five times faster than recycling rate: Report
Mar 23, 2024, at 12:45 am
The amount of electronic waste – or e-waste – that we produce is at least 62 million tonnes, and it’s rising five times faster than the amount being recycled.
ISRO successfully executes landing mission for Reusable Launch Vehicle Pushpak
Mar 22, 2024, at 10:52 pm
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) marked a significant achievement with the successful execution of a landing mission for its Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) named "Pushpak" from the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Karnataka's Chalakere on Friday.
Tackle methane emissions now to slow global warming, finds new report
Mar 22, 2024, at 04:06 pm
Tackling emissions of methane now, is essential to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050, according to a new report issued by the UN-backed Global Methane Forum on Wednesday.
New climate report shows 2023 was hottest year so far
Mar 20, 2024, at 03:34 pm
Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, ice cover and glacier retreat, a new global report issued by the UN weather agency (WMO) on Tuesday shows.
Mar 20, 2024, at 05:41 am
The grim picture of India's air quality was revealed in the report released by IQAir which showed 83 out of the top 100 nations with the world’s worst air pollution last year were in India.
Study finds intermittent fasting may increase chances of death due to cardiovascular disease
Mar 19, 2024, at 11:49 pm
A study has found people who followed a pattern of eating all of their food across less than 8 hours per day, a type of intermittent fasting, had a 91 percent higher risk of death due to cardiovascular disease.
WHO study shows USD 39 return for each dollar invested in fight against TB
Mar 19, 2024, at 11:44 pm
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called for a funding boost in tuberculosis (TB) screening and prevention programmes to protect vulnerable populations and achieve key health goals.
Healing Words: Leveraging poetry for collective mental wellness
Mar 19, 2024, at 10:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: While the world was busy discussing a recent survey report titled ‘Mental State of the World’ by an international research group, a Kolkata-based platform, Healing Words, was focusing on devising ways to ensure collective wellness.
Canada sees warm temperatures in several provinces, breaks 119-year-old record
Mar 19, 2024, at 03:14 am
Toronto/IBNS: Regions throughout Canada, including areas of Alberta, British Columbia and Yukon are reaching an upward trend of record-breaking daily temperatures.
Pakistan registers first polio case in 2024
Mar 15, 2024, at 09:57 pm
Pakistan reported its first polio case this year after the virus was detected in a toddler in the southwestern Balochistan province, the National Institute of Health (NIH) said on Thursday.
Nearly 200 people hospitalised in Vietnam due to suspected food poisoning
Mar 15, 2024, at 09:49 pm
At least 195 people in Vietnam's central city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province, were rushed to hospitals due to suspected food poisoning after recently having meals at a local chicken rice eatery, local media reported Friday.
Child mortality hits record low figure of 4.9 million in 2022, shows UN data
Mar 13, 2024, at 02:34 pm
The fight against child mortality has reached an historic milestone the UN announced on Wednesday with latest estimates revealing the number of children dying prematurely before their fifth birthday fell to 4.9 million in 2022.
NASA completes seventh commercial crew mission to ISS
Mar 13, 2024, at 05:00 am
Washington: NASA completed its seventh commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday, according to a release.
Mar 11, 2024, at 08:37 pm
Young American Indians, aged 15-39, had cholesterol levels more than two times higher than the general U.S. population, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.
Cheetah 'Gamini' gives birth to 5 cubs in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park
Mar 11, 2024, at 03:11 am
New Delhi: A female Cheetah 'Gamini' gave birth to five cubs in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, increasing the total count of big cats in the country to 26, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said in a social media post.
Climate change compounds maternal health crisis in flood-prone areas of India and Pakistan
Mar 10, 2024, at 05:42 am
Community health workers working on maternal health of women in India and Pakistan face increased obstacles due to changing rainfall patterns, migration, and social taboos. Meenakshi J from India and Tahira Khan from Pakistan report
'X Disease' will be difficult to avoid, says Chinese Health Official
Mar 10, 2024, at 02:50 am
It will be difficult to avoid the outbreak of a hypothetical "Disease X," but possible to manage it, Chinese Disease Prevention and Control National Administration Director Wang Hesheng said on Saturday.
Mar 10, 2024, at 01:51 am
Three carcasses of a fully grown leopard along with its two cubs were found in an apple orchard in Rampur Sub Division in mysterious circumstances. District Forest Officer Hardev Negi said the carcasses were found on Friday.
Embracing Robotic Surgery key to improving women’s disease treatments: Gynaecologists
Mar 09, 2024, at 03:57 pm
Robotic surgery with its advantage of minimal invasion of the body, less blood loss translates to quicker patient recovery and better cosmesis has significant relevance to women in general and Indian women in particular.
India receives ‘Measles and Rubella Champion’ Award
Mar 08, 2024, at 11:17 pm
In recognition of country’s tireless efforts to combat Measles and Rubella, India has been bestowed with the prestigious Measles and Rubella Champion Award by The Measles and Rubella Partnership at the American Red Cross Headquarters in Washington D.C., USA on March 6th, 2024.
SC pulls up former Uttarakhand Minister, DFO for destruction of Jim Corbett National Park
Mar 07, 2024, at 08:23 am
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the former Uttarakhand Forest Minister Harak Singh Rawat and Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Kishan Singh Chand for the heavy environmental damage at the Jim Corbett National Park and directed that the tiger Safari cannot be built in the core area.
Zimbabwe extends cholera vaccination as new cases decline
Mar 06, 2024, at 10:14 pm
The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday extended oral cholera vaccination in the capital Harare amid a marked decline in new cases countrywide.
Several New Zealand glaciers are on the verge of extinction ami hot temperatures
Mar 06, 2024, at 10:07 pm
Many New Zealand glaciers are on the verge of extinction due to hotter temperatures. This is the culmination of more than 45 years of research, which is painting a grave picture of the state of the country's iconic glaciers.
Mar 06, 2024, at 03:35 pm
Indian minister Jitendra Singh has said the country targets a five-fold increase in its share of the global space economy.
Prescriptive poetry for troubled minds: Healing Words to hold a poetry clinic in Kolkata
Mar 05, 2024, at 11:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Healing Words, a Kolkata based team of poets, performing artists and mental health professionals, has undertaken a project where they are leveraging poetry as one of the instruments of healing, of comforting troubled minds.
Mar 05, 2024, at 10:04 pm
El Nino and predicted above-normal sea-surface temperatures over much of the global oceans are expected to lead to above-normal temperatures over almost all land areas in the next three months, the United Nations said on Tuesday (March 5, 2024).
Human ingenuity can help to save nature, Guterres says on World Wildlife Day
Mar 05, 2024, at 09:48 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for action now to protect nature in his message to mark World Wildlife Day on Sunday.