21st century 'hottest' on record as global warming continues, UN agency warns
Feb 03, 2015, at 06:53 pm
New York,Feb 3 (IBNS) Devastating weather patterns and increasing temperatures will last into the foreseeable future as global warming is expected to continue, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Monday as it explained that 2014’s ranking as the “hottest year on record†is part of a larger climate trend.
RTIICS to conduct screening camp for breast, lung cancer
Feb 03, 2015, at 06:39 am
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS) is conducting a screening camp for breast and lung cancer to observe World Cancer Day on Wednesday.
Jupiter coming closet to Earth on Friday
Feb 03, 2015, at 06:38 am
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS) The Jupiter will come close to the Earth on Feb 6.
Westbank Health and Wellness Institute conducts free cancer screening
Feb 03, 2015, at 06:27 am
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS) Westbank Health and Wellness Institute, a unit of Narayana Health Group located at Andul Road and Vidyasagar Setu Junction in Howrah is conducting free Cancer Screening Camp to mark the occasion of World Cancer Day on Feb 4.
Westbank Health and Wellness Institute conducts free cancer screening
Feb 03, 2015, at 06:23 am
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS) Westbank Health and Wellness Institute, a unit of Narayana Health Group located at Andul Road and Vidyasagar Setu Junction in Howrah is conducting free Cancer Screening Camp to mark the occasion of World Cancer Day on Feb 4.
Kolkata hosts International Workshop on climate change
Feb 03, 2015, at 06:22 am
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): International and national experts, who attended an international meeting on climate change held in Kolkata recently, agreed that the climate vulnerability of Sunderbans should become a global agenda after taking a day long visit to the climate change impacted areas of the pristine ecosystem.
Stress emerges as major problem in today's youth
Feb 01, 2015, at 05:32 am
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): National Youth Day is celebrated in India to mark the birthday of Swami Vivekananda every year and is also commemorated to highlight the youth related problems and needs. Mental health issues or stress among youth are more pervasive than one may think; affecting one in five young people, of which fewer than 25% receive treatment.
At African Union Summit, Ban promises UN support to build back Ebola-hit countries
Jan 31, 2015, at 08:20 pm
New York, Jan 31 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursdayassured African leaders gathered for a summit in Addis Ababa of the support of the United Nations in helping the countries affected by Ebola "build back stronger than ever," while the head of the UN development agency tasked with leading the Organization's recovery efforts urged the world to stay the course in aiding hard-hit West Africa.
Columbia Asia Hospital, Whitefield launches ACU
Jan 31, 2015, at 03:03 am
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IBNS): Columbia Asia Hospital, Whitefield has announced the launch of its Assisted Conception Unit (ACU).
Jan 31, 2015, at 12:21 am
Bangalore, Jan 30 (IBNS): Infosys on Friday organized a cleanliness initiative at its Bangalore campus in an endeavor to create ambassadors of a sustainable tomorrow.
Kolkata: Apollo Gleneagles opens eye-care unit in Gariahat
Jan 30, 2015, at 07:38 am
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IBNS): Hospital group Apollo Gleneagles on Wednesday officially launched their comprehensive eye-care unit at Gariahat area in Kolkata.
Indus Towers publishes first edition of its Sustainability Report
Jan 29, 2015, at 03:21 am
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): Building on its philosophy of 'Putting India First', Indus Towers, a telecom tower company, on Wednesday launched the first edition of its annual Sustainability Report for FY 2013-14.
27 swine flu deaths in Rajasthan in one month
Jan 28, 2015, at 07:53 pm
Jaipur, Jan 28 (IBNS) A sudden spurt in the incidence of swine flu has claimed 27 seen lives over the past one moth in Rajasthan and 100 people are still battling the dreaded viral disease in different hospitals.
Mylan expands Hepatitis C licensing agreement with Gilead
Jan 28, 2015, at 03:54 am
Pittsburgh/Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IBNS): Mylan Inc. on Tuesday announced that its subsidiary Mylan Laboratories Limited is expanding its hepatitis C licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. to include the non-exclusive rights to manufacture and distribute the investigational NS5A inhibitor GS-5816 and single tablet regimen of sofosbuvir/GS-5816, once approved, in 91developing countries.
Greenpeace finds peak pollution levels to be 3 times the Indian safety limits in Delhi
Jan 24, 2015, at 09:42 pm
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IBNS): Delhiites have been breathing extremely poor air this winter with PM2.5 averages peaking at 320micrograms/cubic meter, 6times the Indian safety limits and 14 times that of the WHO's, a Greenpeace India reports said.
UN health agency to hold special weekend session on Ebola; warns against donor fatigue
Jan 24, 2015, at 06:20 pm
New York, Jan 24 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it will hold a special meeting on Ebola on Sunday, as one of its top officials noted that the outbreak is "still an incredibly dangerous situation" and warned against "a false sense of security" generated by the decline in new cases.
El Salvador: UN rights office welcomes 'ground-breaking' pardon of woman in abortion case
Jan 24, 2015, at 06:09 pm
New York, Jan 24 (IBNS) The United Nations human rights office on Friday welcomed the 'ground-breaking decision' of the Salvadorian Legislative Assembly to pardon a young women's 30-year sentence in an abortion case.
'Resilience can become hallmark of 2015,' says UN disaster risk reduction chief
Jan 23, 2015, at 02:36 pm
New York, Jan 23 (IBNS)Ten years ago today, world leaders in Hyogo, Japan agreed on a framework to better manage risk and curb the impact of disasters in the wake of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami – which claimed some 227,000 lives – and in March, they are set to meet for a United Nations conference in another Japanese city to take stock of whether the world has lived up to that promise.
Davos: UN launches $1 billion appeal for global Ebola response
Jan 22, 2015, at 03:25 pm
New York, Jan 22 (IBNS) The United Nations on Wednesday appealed for $1 billion needed for the first six months of 2015 to sustain the momentum to stamp out Ebola in West Africa, where 'the epidemic has started to turn' in all three of the worst-hit countries – Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
UN disaster reduction chief hails 'major milestone' in earthquake risk assessment
Jan 22, 2015, at 03:20 pm
New York, Jan 22 (IBNS) The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has welcomed the launch of a new web-based platform that will provide global access to critical information on earthquakes and enable ‘cutting-edge’ risk assessment aimed at limiting the hazard of these potentially devastating natural events.
Madagascar needs resources to continue battle against locust plague – UN agency
Jan 22, 2015, at 03:13 pm
New York, Jan 22 (IBNS) The battle against a plague of locusts in Madagascar is in danger of being lost, as funding to continue efforts against widespread infestations runs out, putting 13 million people at risk of food insecurity, the United Nations agricultural agency said on Wednesday.
Nadda assures all support to Telangana to manage H1N1 cases
Jan 22, 2015, at 01:18 am
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS) In view of the reported cases and deaths from H1N1 influenza from Telangana, the Union Health Minister J P Nadda has reviewed the situation.
Nepal: UN agency continues distribution of emergency health kits to flood survivors
Jan 21, 2015, at 07:28 pm
New York, Jan 21 (IBNS) Five months after a series of landslides and subsequent flooding brought devastation to large swathes of Nepal, thousands of survivors continue to remain exposed to bitter temperatures and wintry conditions, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned.
UN agencies ramp up aid efforts to flood-hit Southern Africa countries
Jan 21, 2015, at 07:27 pm
New York, Jan 21 (IBNS) With Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar continuing to face torrential rains and worsening floods, United Nations agencies are scaling up relief efforts to assist those affected and displaced in the southern African countries.
Ten die of swine flu in Hyderabad
Jan 21, 2015, at 05:28 pm
Hyderabad, Jan 21 (IBNS) Swine flu, the dreaded viral disease that rages through Telengana, has claimed 10 lives this month with 3 more deaths being reported.
Delhi HC unblocks 'frozen' funds to Greenpeace
Jan 21, 2015, at 03:23 am
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday unblocked the funds that were frozen by the Ministry of Home Affairs in June last year.
Mankind Pharma 5th fastest growing company: Report
Jan 21, 2015, at 02:34 am
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): Within a short span of 20 years, Mankind Pharma, has set the Indian pharmaceutical industry astonished by achieving the rank of 5th largest and fastest growing company of India, according to the IMS Health report.
Two poachers killed in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
Jan 20, 2015, at 11:15 pm
Guwahati, Jan 20 (IBNS) : Two poachers were killed by patrolling forest guards in Assam's Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary on Tuesday, officials said.
7 dead of Swine flu in AP and Telengana
Jan 20, 2015, at 08:03 pm
Hyderabad, Jan 20 (IBNS) Swine flu continued to afflict Andhra Pradesh and Telengana as 7 people died and 173 affected of the dreaded disease since January 1 with 25 fresh cases being reported on Tuesday.
No new Ebola cases reported in most of Liberia counties over past week – UN
Jan 20, 2015, at 02:50 pm
New York, Jan 20 (IBNS) The United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) on Mondaywelcomed encouraging statistics recently released by Liberia's Minister of health and Social Welfare that reported that 12 of the country’s 15 counties have had no new cases within