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.
Specter of climate change looms large, say small island nations at UN
Sep 27, 2014, at 03:35 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) Leaders of small island developing nations on Friday urged the United Nations General Assembly to prioritize climate change and assist in their front line battle against its mounting impact.
Ebola: UN mission readies to start work as virus death toll surpasses 3,000
Sep 27, 2014, at 03:23 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said it is intensifying its cooperation with a wide range of partners trying to accelerate work on experimental therapies and vaccines as it announced that Ebola has now sickened more than 6,500 and killed more than 3,000.
At meeting with Pacific island leaders, Ban urges progress on climate change fight
Sep 27, 2014, at 02:18 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today lauded Pacific Island nations for their “strong position†on the sustainable development of the world’s oceans and underscored the United Nations’ continuing role in assisting the region's small island developing states (SIDS) in their battles against climate change and in their transition to democracy.
NGT renders forest clearance to Mahan Coal invalid after SC verdict
Sep 27, 2014, at 05:02 am
Singrauli, MP, Sept 26 (IBNS): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday said the forest clearance granted to Essar and Hindalco's Mahan Coal Ltd becomes invalid following the SC decision to de-allocate 214 coal blocks.
UN chief to leaders: 'The world can and must stop Ebola – now'
Sep 26, 2014, at 06:16 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) "The world can and must stop Ebola – now," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told world leaders gathered at a special meeting held on Thursday at the United Nations to speed up the global response to the outbreak that has evolved from a public health crisis into a threat to peace and security.
Fashion designer Victoria Beckham joins UN effort to achieve world free of HIV
Sep 26, 2014, at 05:52 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Thursday appointed British fashion designer Victoria Beckham as its International Goodwill Ambassador, with a focus on women and children affected by the virus.
As host of UN hub against Ebola, Ghana calls for cooperated efforts to halt outbreak
Sep 26, 2014, at 05:46 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) We cannot afford to let fear keep us away, the President of Ghana on Thursday told the United Nations General Assembly calling for a sustained, coordinated international effort to stem the outbreak of the Ebola virus which he calls a "disease of isolation."
SC verdict on coal block allocation provides an opportunity to reform the entire mining sector: CSE
Sep 26, 2014, at 05:33 am
New Delhi, Sept 25 (IBNS): In its final verdict on the coal block allocation case delivered on Wednesday, the Supreme Court has cancelled 214 coal blocks that were allotted since 1993, which according to the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) provides an opportunity to reform the entire mining sector
Wagh Bakri commits towards elimination of pesticides from tea cultivation
Sep 26, 2014, at 03:47 am
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Sept 25 (IBNS): In an encouraging turn of events, Wagh Bakri, a packaged tea company in India, has committed to support elimination of pesticides in tea cultivation, after continuous engagement with Greenpeace.