Major conference on biodiversity warns against 'business as usual' behaviour, consumption
Oct 07, 2014, at 05:35 pm
New York, Oct 7 (IBNS)The parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity began meeting on Monday as a new United Nations report on the status of biodiversity warned that much more efficient use of land, water, energy and materials are needed to meet globally-agreed targets by 2020.
U.S. initiates prototype system to gauge national marine biodiversity
Oct 07, 2014, at 06:00 am
Washington,Oct 6 (IBNS) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA are funding three demonstration projects that will lay the foundation for the first national network to monitor marine biodiversity at scales ranging from microbes to whales.
NASA study finds Earth's ocean abyss has not warmed
Oct 07, 2014, at 02:03 am
Washington, Oct 6 (IBNS) The cold waters of Earth's deep ocean have not warmed measurably since 2005, according to a new NASA study, leaving unsolved the mystery of why global warming appears to have slowed in recent years.
Ebola outbreak 'running' ahead of world's response, UN warns as funding lags
Oct 04, 2014, at 09:02 pm
New York, Oct 4 (IBNS) As the head of the United Nations mission working to stop the Ebola outbreak continued his visit to hard-hit countries in West Africa on Friday, the world body’s humanitarian wing said funding for the international response is lagging, with only 26 per cent of the $988 million needed having been received thus far.
Cambodia: UN-backed event spotlights need to boost HIV-sensitive social programmes
Oct 04, 2014, at 08:53 pm
New York, Oct 4 (IBNS) With external funding in decline, Cambodia is turning to domestic resources to boost its national AIDS response and social protection services to people living with HIV, who often face disproportionate social and economic hardships and can easily fall below the poverty line.
Amid ongoing outbreak, head of UN Ebola response mission begins work with visit to Liberia
Oct 03, 2014, at 04:42 pm
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS) Despite "good results" in the fight against the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, much still remains to be done in order to extinguish the threat posed by the virulent disease, the head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) confirmed on Thursday.
UN calls for more funding to keep Madagascar locust plague in check
Oct 03, 2014, at 06:12 am
New York, Oct 2 (IBNS) Citing efforts to stave off a resurgence of Madagascar's locust plague, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday stressed the urgency of bridging a $14.7 million funding gap to cover aerial surveys, control operations, equipment and pesticides.
DRDO launches Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Oct 03, 2014, at 04:07 am
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS) Swachh Pledge was administered at the DRDO headquarters in New Delhi and also at various laboratories and establishments of DRDO across the country with the participation of its fraternity.
IAF participates in Clean India campaign
Oct 03, 2014, at 01:42 am
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS) The National-level Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Initiative) is being conducted in the Indian Air Force with fervour and gusto.
UN, Liberia assessing food security impact of Ebola outbreak, planning response
Oct 02, 2014, at 03:06 pm
New York, Oct 2 (IBNS) The Liberian Government, along with key United Nations agencies, is set to carry out a rapid field assessment on food security and livelihoods in the wake of the Ebola outbreak, as the top UN envoy on curbing the spread of the virus in West Africa arrived on Wednesday in the Liberian capital, Monrovia.
Kiran Bedi flags off "Dettol – Swachh Express" from New Delhi
Oct 02, 2014, at 04:05 am
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IBNS): With an aim to spread awareness around hygiene and sanitation, RB India on Wednesday launched the first initiative as a part of the 5 year ambitious program "Dettol – Banega Swachh India".
US diagnoses first case of Ebola
Oct 01, 2014, at 05:25 pm
Washington, Oct 1 (IBNS): The United States diagnosed its first ever case of Ebola in a man who was infected in Liberia and travelled to Texas, media reports said.
On final day of UN Assembly, small island nations discuss climate change, economics
Oct 01, 2014, at 03:46 pm
New York, Oct 1 (IBNS) Noting that small island developing nations must speak with one voice at the global level, representatives of those countries on Tuesday pressed for international economic partnerships and efforts to combat climate change, on the final day of the annual General Assembly debate in New York.
UN Assembly debate covers a range of pressing concerns: from development to Ebola to Ukraine
Oct 01, 2014, at 03:44 pm
New York, Oct 1 (IBNS) The theme of this year’s annual high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly was the post-2015 agenda of global sustainable development but it was by no means the only subject of the speeches as kings, presidents and prime ministers mounted the podium to speak on behalf of 193 Member States and two Observer delegations.
South Sudan: UN agencies reach more than half a million people with life-saving aid
Oct 01, 2014, at 03:42 pm
New York, Oct 1 (IBNS) Two United Nations agencies have reached more than half a million people, including 100,000 children under the age of five, in the most remote and conflict-hit areas of South Sudan with life-saving supplies and services.
U.S., India to collaborate on Mars exploration, earth-observing mission
Oct 01, 2014, at 03:42 pm
Washington, Oct 1 (IBNS) In a meeting Tuesday in Toronto, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and K. Radhakrishnan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), signed two documents to launch a NASA-ISRO satellite mission to observe Earth and establish a pathway for future joint missions to explore Mars.
Asian cities take action to reduce ecological impact, as global biodiversity declines: WWF
Oct 01, 2014, at 04:27 am
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): Asian cities are demonstrating that Earth-friendly solutions to global problems do exist, as threats to the natural environment mount, according to the Living Planet Report 2014 released on Tuesday by WWF.
Apollo Hospitals, Sanofi announce collaboration
Sep 30, 2014, at 11:51 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): Apollo Hospitals and Sanofi on Tuesday announced their decision to collaborate on the expansion of Apollo Sugar Clinics, which provide integrated diabetes care programs in India.
Caribbean Island leaders in UN Assembly warn of ‘real, ruinous’ impacts of climate change
Sep 30, 2014, at 05:54 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS) Spotlighting the “gathering and intensifying threat of global climate change†leaders from Caribbean Islands on Monday warned the United Nations General Assembly that indifference, narrow interests and electoral cowardice threaten to squander "our only real chance to save the planet."
World grossly ill-prepared to 'douse wildfire' sparked by Ebola, West African leaders tell UN
Sep 30, 2014, at 05:53 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS) Leaders from Sierra Leone and Liberia, the two countries, along with Guinea at the frontlines of the battle against the unprecedented Ebola outbreak in West Africa, urged the General Assembly on Monday ensure the United Nations mounted a stronger, better coordinated response "to end this grave threat to our collective survival."
Head of new UN Ebola emergency response mission arrives in Ghana
Sep 30, 2014, at 05:37 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS) The head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) on Monday joined an advance team deployed in Accra, Ghana, to ensure the rapid, effective and coherent action necessary to stop the outbreak, treat the infected, ensure essential services, preserve stability and prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
Head of new UN Ebola emergency response mission arrives in Ghana
Sep 30, 2014, at 05:20 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS) The head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) on Monday joined an advance team deployed in Accra, Ghana, to ensure the rapid, effective and coherent action necessary to stop the outbreak, treat the infected, ensure essential services, preserve stability and prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
New UN report warns of 'devastating' effects from ongoing destruction of mangrove forests
Sep 30, 2014, at 04:41 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS) The world is losing its mangroves at a faster rate than global deforestation, the United Nations revealed on Monday, adding that the destruction of the coastal habitats was costing billions in economic damages and impacting millions of lives.
Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals observes World Heart Day
Sep 30, 2014, at 12:43 am
Kolkata, Sept 29 (IBNS): Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals celebrated World Heart Day 2014 through a unique initiative this year.
Japan volcano toll rises to 36
Sep 29, 2014, at 07:30 pm
Tokyo, Sept 29 (IBNS): The death toll in the Mount Ontake volcano in Central Japan rose to 36 on Monday with five more bodies being recovered from the site as the rescue operations are called off by the authorities due to release of toxic gases from the pit, media reported.
World Heart Day: Harsh Vardhan urges disciplined lifestyle
Sep 29, 2014, at 02:55 am
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday announced a series of focused government campaigns centred on major communicable and non-communicable diseases.
World Heart Day: Harsh Vardhan urges disciplined lifestyle
Sep 29, 2014, at 02:55 am
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday announced a series of focused government campaigns centred on major communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Kolkata comes together to walk for a healthier heart
Sep 28, 2014, at 11:38 pm
Kolkata, Sept 28 (IBNS): To observe the World Heart Day, over 2000 conscious citizens of Kolkata gathered at Mohor Kunja on Sunday to tread on a symbolic two kilometer path called ‘Walk for Your Heart’, a humble initiative by the BM Birla Heart Research Centre (BMBHRC), a part of the CK Birla Hospitals.
Faced with existential climate threat, small island nations sound climate alarm at UN
Sep 28, 2014, at 07:18 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS) In their addresses to the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, King Tupou IV of Tonga, Fijian Prime Minister Josaia V. Bainimarama, and Prime Minister Enele Sosene Sopoaga of Tuvalu, all reaffirmed their commitment to the fight against climate change and for sustainable development amid growing environmental challenges for small island developing States (SIDS).
OPPI hosts its 48th Annual General Meeting
Sep 28, 2014, at 06:10 am
Mumbai / Kolkata, Sept 27 (IBNS): The Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) hosted its 48th Annual General Meeting in Mumbai on Saturday.