Forensics uncover planetary disks in NASA archive
Apr 26, 2014, at 04:41 pm
Washington, Apr 26 (IBNS) Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have applied a new image processing technique to obtain near-infrared scattered light photos of five disks observed around young stars in the Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes database.
NASA telescopes find close, cold neighbor of Sun
Apr 26, 2014, at 04:41 pm
Washington, Apr 26 (IBNS) NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered what appears to be the coldest "brown dwarf" known -- a dim, star-like body that, surprisingly, is as frosty as Earth's North Pole.
Jubilant Life Sciences receives ANDA approval
Apr 25, 2014, at 10:07 pm
Noida (UP), Apr 25 (IBNS) Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd, an integrated Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Company, announced on Friday that it has received Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) for Spironolactone Tablets, 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg.
Scientists in UN-backed initiative decode tsetse fly genome
Apr 25, 2014, at 05:17 pm
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): Scientists in a United Nations-backed collaborative have cracked the genetic code of the bloodsucking tsetse fly in a breakthrough that brings new hope to the fight against one of the most devastating livestock diseases spread by the insect.
UN kicks off annual global immunization campaign
Apr 25, 2014, at 05:14 pm
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): While some 80 percent of children around the world, or 110 million infants, are receiving life-saving vaccinations each year, "one in five - more than 22 million children - not being vaccinated is too much for us," according to the World Health Organization at the start of World Immunization Week 2014.
UN boosts knowledge-sharing to combat diseases
Apr 25, 2014, at 04:59 pm
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): Announcing that more than 50 partners are now on board its partnership initiative to fight against neglected tropical diseases, tuberculosis and malaria, the United Nations intellectual property agency on Thursday hailed the watershed achievement as a significant step towards helping more than one billion people overcome such maladies.
WHO calls for investment in the battle against malaria
Apr 25, 2014, at 01:37 am
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): With three out of four people remaining at risk of malaria in WHO’s South-East Asia Region, which is home to a quarter of the world's population, the organisation urged governments, development partners and the corporate sector to invest more to sustain these gains and eliminate malaria.
Malaria claims 50K lives in India per year: ASSOCHAM
Apr 24, 2014, at 07:51 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS) As about 50,000 people in India and about one crore across the world die of mosquito-borne diseases every year, apex industry body ASSOCHAM under the aegis of its CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Foundation has planned to launch an awareness campaign with an aim to spread information about malaria, its causes, prevention and treatment on the eve of World Malaria Day commemorated globally every year on April 25.
American Center celebrates Earth Day
Apr 24, 2014, at 06:41 pm
Kolkata, Apr 24 (IBNS): The American Center, Kolkata, in collaboration with the Earth Day Network and Banglanatak.com, on Tuesday celebrated the Earth Day with 80 Kolkata school children.
NASA satellites show drought may take toll on Congo rainforest
Apr 24, 2014, at 05:48 pm
Washington, Apr 24 (IBNS) A new analysis of NASA satellite data shows Africa's Congo rainforest, the second-largest tropical rainforest in the world, has undergone a large-scale decline in greenness over the past decade.
UN seeks sustainable food systems to adapt climate change
Apr 24, 2014, at 05:45 pm
New York, Apr 24 (IBNS): Countries need to shift to more sustainable food systems to adapt to the effects of climate change, the Director-General of the United Nations Food and Drug Organization (FAO) Jose Graziano da Silva told a conference in Morocco on Wednesday, warning that the phenomenon has the potential to reshape the planet's food production scenario.
UN marks Mother Earth Day, urges protection of planet
Apr 23, 2014, at 05:39 pm
New York, Apr 23 (IBNS): On International Mother Earth Day, the United Nations urged greater efforts to promote sustainable development and use of renewable energy sources, with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealing for worldwide changes in attitude and practice to curb the negative impact of human activity on the planet.
UN urges coordinated action on food security
Apr 23, 2014, at 05:24 pm
New York, Apr 23 (IBNS): Overfishing, habitat destruction and pollution are atop the agenda of a United Nations-backed summit on the role of oceans in global food security, livelihoods and economic development which opened on Tuesday in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Strand partners MSMF for translational lab
Apr 22, 2014, at 05:20 pm
Bangalore, Apr 22 (IBNS): With the aim of making genomics-based diagnostics accessible and affordable for people in India, Strand Life Sciences Private Limited, a global life sciences & clinical genomics company headquartered in Bangalore, entered into a partnership with the Mazumdar-Shaw Medical Foundation (MSMF) to set up the Strand at Mazumdar-Shaw (SAMS) translational lab in the Mazumdar-Shaw Centre for Translational Research (MSCTR) located at Bangalore.
Ford to increase green content in manufacturing
Apr 22, 2014, at 02:50 am
New Delhi, Apr 21 (IBNS): Ford on Monday announced that its emphasis on environmentally sound manufacturing began at its manufacturing facilities.
4.5 lakh child labours in e-waste activities: Study
Apr 21, 2014, at 07:03 pm
New Delhi, Apr 21 (IBNS) In India, about 4.5 lakhs child labours between the age group of 10-14 are observed to be engaged in various e-waste (electronic waste) activities, without adequate protection and safeguards in various yards and recycling workshops, according to the ASSOCHAM recent study on ‘Earth Day’, to be observed on Tuesday.
NASA discovers Earth-size planet in 'habitable zone'
Apr 18, 2014, at 02:56 pm
Washington, Apr 18 (IBNS) Using NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the first Earth-size planet orbiting a star in the "habitable zone" -- the range of distance from a star where liquid water might pool on the surface of an orbiting planet. The discovery of Kepler-186f confirms that planets the size of Earth exist in the habitable zone of stars other than our sun.
World Hemophilia Day observed in Kolkata
Apr 18, 2014, at 03:57 am
Kolkata, Apr 17 (IBNS): To mark the occasion of World Hemophilia Day on Thursday, Patient Awareness Camps were organized at Institute of Hematology & Transfusion Medicine Medical College, Kolkata and at the Hemophilia Society, Kolkata Chapter with sessions for the patients on Hemophilia and its management.
UNAIDS names Brazilian footballer as Goodwill Ambassador
Apr 17, 2014, at 05:43 pm
New York, Apr 17 (IBNS): As the FIFA World Cup in Brazil draws closer, the United Nations agency leading the response to the AIDS epidemic on Wednesday named the country's football star David Luiz as a Goodwill Ambassador to raise awareness about HIV and drive young people to help end discrimination and commit to prevention.
Bengal Speech and Hearing Aid launches 'Speech Plus'
Apr 17, 2014, at 04:40 am
Kolkata, Apr 16 (IBNS): Bengal Speech and Hearing, a speech and language pathology clinic, launched "Speech Plus" in the presence of singer Ajoy Chakraborty recently.
Greenpeace demands cancellation of Mahan forest clearance
Apr 17, 2014, at 04:00 am
New Delhi, Apr 16 (IBNS): With another multi-crore scam tainting the UPA government, fresh evidence has surfaced on Wednesday exposing how Environment and Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily favoured Essar by gifting it Rs 52,000-crore worth Ratna oil field, off the Mumbai coast1, Greenpeace said.
Toxic waste spill at Essar's Power Plant in Singrauli
Apr 16, 2014, at 04:34 am
Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, Apr 15 (IBNS): In yet another stark example of massive negligence, the mud wall that lined the fly ash dyke of Essar Energy's Mahan-I (600MW) thermal power plant in Singrauli collapsed leading to fly ash-laden water seeping into Khairahi village, the Greenpeace said on Tuesday.
UN urges action against banana disease
Apr 15, 2014, at 07:24 pm
New York, Apr 15 (IBNS): The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is warning countries to step up monitoring, reporting and prevention to tackle one of the world's most destructive banana diseases, Fusarium wilt, which recently spread from Asia to Africa and the Middle-East, and is now menacing Latin American countries.
Apollo Gleneagles hosts workshop on 'SpyGLass' technology
Apr 14, 2014, at 07:26 pm
Kolkata, Apr 14 (IBNS): Apollo Gleneagles Institute of Gastroenterology on Sunday organized an international workshop on the use and application of 'SpyGLass' direct visualization system here.
Ban welcomes report on mitigation of climate change
Apr 14, 2014, at 05:04 pm
New York, Apr 14 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the findings of a long-awaited United Nations report on the mitigation of climate change released earlier on Sunday in Berlin and urged all countries "to act swiftly and boldly" to reach a "global, ambitious and legal [climate] agreement in 2015."
Dengue rise offsets Malaria control success in West Bengal
Apr 13, 2014, at 06:19 pm
Kolkata, Apr 13 (IBNS): While Malaria and Kala-azar cases fell sharply, Dengue cases and deaths recorded a sharp rise in West Bengal in recent years, according to a report released here by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the state government.
Washington: Ban urges action towards climate action
Apr 12, 2014, at 06:26 pm
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attended on Friday the Climate Leaders' Summit in Washington, D.C., recalling the importance of keeping global warming as a top concern in the development agenda, and urging Governments to reach a universal legal climate deal by the end of the year.
UN warns against rise in greenhouse gas emissions
Apr 12, 2014, at 06:10 pm
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): From farming to forestry and fisheries, agriculture greenhouse emissions have nearly doubled over the past 50 years and may increase by another 30 per cent by 2050, according to new estimates out on Friday from the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).
UN marks Day of human space flight, encourages exploration
Apr 12, 2014, at 06:02 pm
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): The necessity for international cooperation in space and the universal utility of duct tape were among insights revealed when the United Nations sent a former astronaut into cyberspace on Friday to inspire young people to explore new frontiers on the anniversary of the first human space flight.
Apollo launches Movement Disorder Clinic
Apr 12, 2014, at 03:46 am
Kolkata, Apr 11 (IBNS): Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals on Friday launched a Movement Disorder Clinic on the occasion of World Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Day 2014.