5.4 magnitude quake hits waters off Taiwan, no casualty reported yet
Jul 09, 2023, at 02:05 pm
Beijing/IBNS/UNI: A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit waters off Taiwan's Pingtung at 3:47 a.m. on Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
Assam Government plans organ transplant ecosystem to tackle road accidents and improve healthcare
Jul 09, 2023, at 09:06 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has unveiled plans to establish a comprehensive organ transplantation ecosystem in the state of Assam, in order to to tackle the escalating number of road accidents and enhance healthcare provisions,
Study finds older adults who remain more active have a better quality of life
Jul 07, 2023, at 10:43 pm
A reduction in the amount of time spent physically active when adults are over 60 years old is linked to lower quality of life, a Cambridge study of almost 1,500 adults has shown.
More African countries to receive lifesaving malaria vaccine
Jul 07, 2023, at 06:25 pm
New York: Twelve African countries will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever vaccine against malaria over the next two years, care of global vaccine alliance GAVI, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Wednesday.
Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft integrated with launch vehicle: ISRO
Jul 06, 2023, at 01:14 am
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday announced that the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft was integrated with the Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3).
Cooperation key to weathering climate crisis, growing inequality, new tech challenge: Guterres
Jul 05, 2023, at 11:09 pm
New York: Divisions are growing and geopolitical tensions rising, as humanity faces three major challenges where the world has the power to “seek and unite for solutions” said the UN chief on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Record-breaking rain lashes Lahore, 6 dead
Jul 05, 2023, at 11:04 pm
Record-breaking rain lashed Pakistan's Lahore city on Wednesday which left at least six people dead, media reports said.
Jul 05, 2023, at 07:06 pm
Geneva: El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific for the first time in seven years, setting the stage for a likely surge in global temperatures and disruptive weather and climate patterns.
Climate Change: World just recorded its hottest day on July 3
Jul 05, 2023, at 03:24 pm
Data released by the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction has said the world recorded its hottest day ever on July 3.
International Conference on Green Hydrogen to start in New Delhi tomorrow
Jul 05, 2023, at 05:41 am
New Delhi: The Centre is organising an International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2023) during 5th – 7th July 2023 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, to bring together the global scientific, policy, academic and industrial leaders to discuss recent advances and emerging technologies in the entire green hydrogen value chain.
Global shipping poised to get new emissions-fighting strategy
Jul 04, 2023, at 10:23 pm
A new strategy is expected to set global shipping on an ambitious path towards phasing out greenhouse gas emissions, top UN officials said at the opening of the latest session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in London on Monday.
IAEA: Europe’s largest nuclear power plant regains back-up electricity feed
Jul 04, 2023, at 10:09 pm
New York: The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine is now reconnected to its only back-up power line after four months, but the power situation at the site remains “highly vulnerable”, warned Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday.
UN rights chief: ‘Don’t leave the climate crisis for our children to fix’
Jul 04, 2023, at 08:22 pm
New York: Global heating is a burning human rights issue, as extreme weather and climate disasters threaten humanity’s universal right to food, UN rights chief Volker Türk said on Monday.
Smart watches could detect Parkinson’s up to seven years before hallmark symptoms appear: Study
Jul 04, 2023, at 04:06 pm
Smart watches could identify Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before hallmark symptoms appear and a clinical diagnosis can be made, new UK DRI research reveals. The study is published in the journal Nature Medicine.
Arunachal Pradesh's TRIHMS team successfully implants advanced cardiac device in landmark procedure
Jul 03, 2023, at 06:25 pm
Doctors and medical staff at the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) in Arunachal Pradesh have conducted a groundbreaking surgery to implant a cutting-edge 3 Tesla MRI compatible dual chamber automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD).
Young Leaders Program for primary eye care concludes in Chennai
Jul 03, 2023, at 02:56 am
Chennai: Eleven emerging young leaders in the primary eye health sector from across India today concluded their six-month training in the Young Leaders Program (YLP).
Supermarket trolleys set to help diagnose common heart rhythm disorder and prevent stroke: Study
Jul 03, 2023, at 02:29 am
Edinburgh: It could be the shopping trip that saves your life: supermarket trolleys are helping to diagnose atrial fibrillation which can then be treated to prevent disabling or fatal strokes.
Depressed patients less likely to take their heart medications: Study
Jul 03, 2023, at 01:30 am
Edinburgh: Patients who feel low when having a cardiac device implanted are more likely to stop taking their heart medications than those without depression, according to research presented today at ACNAP 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Loneliness linked with elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes: Study
Jul 03, 2023, at 12:50 am
Sophia Antipolis: Loneliness is a bigger risk factor for heart disease in patients with diabetes than diet, exercise, smoking and depression, according to research published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Water fasts can help you lose weight but study warns you may regain once again
Jul 03, 2023, at 12:36 am
Water fasts — where people consume nothing but water for several days — might help you lose weight, but it’s unclear how long you’ll keep it off, according to research from the University of Illinois Chicago.
Canada bans tensing of cosmetics on animals
Jul 02, 2023, at 10:59 pm
Toronto/Ottawa: The Canadian government has banned the testing of cosmetics on animals.
Jul 02, 2023, at 05:28 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Theism Belgachia, India's pioneering health station, commemorated its first anniversary by organizing a free medical consultation and checkup camp in collaboration with Theism Diagnostics and Metro Railway Kolkata.
Eastern DR Congo: Health system at breaking point warns WHO
Jul 01, 2023, at 11:54 pm
New York: Increased violence, natural disasters and disease outbreaks have fueled a deteriorating health situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a senior official with the World Health Organization warned on Friday.
Tripura: Government-run college is working hard to scientifically produce giant prawns
Jul 01, 2023, at 11:08 pm
Agartala’s College Tilla is trying to make a revolution in the state and has emerged as a scientific breeding ground for a specific species of fish that has huge demand in the local market of Tripura.
Australia become first nation to authorise MDMA, magic mushrooms use, but who can access them
Jul 01, 2023, at 03:55 pm
Australia has now emerged as the first nation in the world that legalised the use of psychedelics to treat some mental health conditions.
UN space agency vigilant over threat posed by ‘near-Earth objects’
Jun 30, 2023, at 10:58 pm
New York: With over 18,000 near-Earth objects (NEOs) lurking beyond the stratosphere, 2,000 of which are classified as potentially hazardous, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) is using Friday’s International Asteroid Day to raise awareness across the planet.
Child health: More focus needed on earliest years, urges WHO
Jun 30, 2023, at 10:48 pm
A new progress report launched on Thursday by UN agencies highlights the need to step up investment in nurturing care – especially in the poorest and most fragile countries.
New Zealand bans plastic produce bags from July 1
Jun 30, 2023, at 10:43 pm
Wellington: New Zealand's major supermarkets have been preparing for the second phase of the national plastics ban starting from Saturday, which will see the phase-out of more single-use plastics.
UN agencies head up new $115 million push for cleaner, healthier oceans
Jun 30, 2023, at 10:38 pm
New York: The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and four partner agencies have been tasked with leading a new push to help countries curb the land-based pollution of coastal areas and shorelines.
Jun 30, 2023, at 02:15 pm
Geneva: Half of the world’s population still does not have adequate access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) which could have prevented at least 1.4 million deaths and 74 million disability-adjusted life years in 2019, according to the latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and an accompanying article published in The Lancet.