Another solar fence installed in Assam to combat human-elephant conflict
Apr 23, 2023, at 01:00 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Taking a step further in wildlife preservation in Assam, biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak has installed a 4 km stretch of community-operated solar fence to mitigate human-elephant conflict (HEC) at Bordol village in Goalpara district with support from US Fish and Wildlife Service.
PSLV-C55 successfully launches two Singapore satellites in orbit
Apr 22, 2023, at 09:54 pm
Sriharikota/UNI: In a dedicated commercial mission, ISRO's workhorse launch vehicle PSLV-C55 on Saturday successfully launched two Singapore satellites in the intended orbit from the SHAR Range, here.
Scientists fabricate protein that can help study diseases like multiple sclerosis
Apr 22, 2023, at 02:32 am
Guwahati: A group of Indian scientists has fabricated monolayers of pure myelin basic protein (MBP), a major protein component of the myelin sheath, which is a protective membrane that wraps around the axon of nerve cells and acts as a model protein in studying diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS), Ministry of Science & Technology said on Friday.
Tigers burn bright in India under the shadow of human-animal conflict
Apr 21, 2023, at 06:08 pm
According to the latest census, 3,167 tigers have been recorded in India. Tiger population in India is close to saturation, note experts, prompting discussions on sustainable development amid rising human-animal conflict. Mongabay India writer Saurabh Katkurwar reports
India reports 11,692 Covid-19 cases with 19 deaths in 24 hours
Apr 21, 2023, at 05:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 11,692 fresh cases of Covid -19 during the last 24 hours as per the latest update by the Ministry of health and Family Welfare on Friday.
Covid-19: Maharashtra reports 1,113 fresh cases and 3 deaths in 24 hours
Apr 21, 2023, at 04:41 pm
Mumbai/UNI: During the past 24 hours, 1,113 fresh cases of Covid-19 and three virus related deaths were reported across in the state , according to a health bulletin on Friday.
Elon Musk's rocket Starship explodes during first test flight
Apr 21, 2023, at 05:53 am
Billionaire Elon Musk's iconic rocket Starship, the largest and most powerful ever built and designed to send astronauts to the Moon, the Mars and beyond, exploded on Thursday during the spacecraft's first test flight.
Canberra becomes 1st jurisdiction in Australia to offer free abortions
Apr 20, 2023, at 10:52 pm
Canberra: The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has become the first jurisdiction in the country to offer free abortions.
Maharashtra reports 1,100 fresh Covid-19 cases
Apr 20, 2023, at 05:48 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has reported 1,100 new Covid-19 cases and four deaths in the last 24 hours, officials said here on Thursday.
India reports 12,591 fresh Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Apr 20, 2023, at 04:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India has recorded a slight jump in fresh Covid-19 cases with 12,591 in the last 24 hours, as per the Health Ministry on Thursday.
India reports 10,542 Covid cases, 27 deaths in last 24 hours
Apr 19, 2023, at 05:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded a slight jump in fresh Covid-19 cases with 10,542 new infections registered during the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry on Wednesday.
Massive awareness required to bust myth about wildlife parts: Gauhati High Court judges
Apr 19, 2023, at 03:06 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Judges of Gauhati High Court on Tuesday underlined the urgent need to create a massive awareness drive by all stakeholders targeting the common people especially students to bust the myth that wildlife parts are beneficial to human beings in many ways, a belief born out of superstition.
Spell of rain bring respite from heat in Jammu
Apr 18, 2023, at 07:05 pm
Jammu/UNI: A spell of rain brought some respite from soaring temperature on Tuesday morning.
India reports 7,633 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Apr 18, 2023, at 04:51 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India has recorded a further slight decline in fresh Covid-19 cases with 7,633 in the last 24 hours as per the Health Ministry on Tuesday.
India reports 9,111 fresh cases of Covid-19, 24 deaths in 24 hours
Apr 17, 2023, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 9,111 fresh cases of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours as per the latest update by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.
Maharashtra registers 660 fresh Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths in last 24 hours
Apr 16, 2023, at 03:57 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra has recorded a massive 660 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours, a health bulletin said here on Sunday.
India reports 10,753 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Apr 15, 2023, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India has recorded 10,753 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload to 53,720 according to the Union Health Ministry on Saturday.
PM Modi inaugurates first AIIMS in Northeast India
Apr 14, 2023, at 09:59 pm
Guwahati, April 14 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the first AIIMS in the Northeast region of India, located in Guwahati, Assam.
World Chagas Day calls for primary health care to track ‘silent’ disease
Apr 14, 2023, at 07:37 pm
Maharashtra reports 1,086 fresh Covid-19 cases
Apr 14, 2023, at 07:13 pm
Mumbai/UNI: During the past 24 hours 1,086 fresh positive of Covid-19 cases and a single death related virus was reported across in the state, according to a health bulletin.
Ghana gives clearance to Oxford malaria vaccine
Apr 14, 2023, at 06:24 pm
The University of Oxford-developed and Serum Institute of India PvT Ltd (SIIPL)- manufactured and scaled up R21/Matrix-MTM malaria vaccine, leveraging Novavax’s adjuvant technology, has been licensed for use in Ghana by the country’s Food and Drugs Authority
‘Fully financing’ HIV response in Africa will save millions of lives: UNAIDS
Apr 14, 2023, at 05:56 pm
New York: Fully financing the HIV response in Africa will produce substantial health, social and economic gains for the continent, a new report backed by the UN agency devoted to ending AIDS (UNAIDS) has revealed.
Apr 14, 2023, at 04:33 pm
Tehran: At least three people were killed in flash floods in western Iran over the past 24 hours, Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported.
Apr 14, 2023, at 02:48 pm
Airfinity’s new risk modelling, that is being presented at the Rhodes Summit in London Friday the 14th, indicates there’s a 27.5 pct chance that a pandemic as deadly as COVID-19 could take place in the next ten years.
Maharashtra records 1,115 new Covid cases, 9 deaths in last 24 hours
Apr 13, 2023, at 04:32 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra reported nine Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours, making the figure the highest in the latest surge in infections in the state.
Intense heatwave cripples normal life in Odisha, Jharsuguda records highest temp at 43 degrees C
Apr 13, 2023, at 02:55 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: An intense heat wave condition sweeping across Odisha with the mercury hovering over 40 degrees Celsius at 14 places in the state, hit normal life in many places.
Covid-19: India reports 7,830 fresh cases
Apr 12, 2023, at 06:27 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 7,830 fresh cases of Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, taking the active caseload to 40,215 according to the Union Health Ministry on Monday.
Covid-19: Maharashtra registers 919 fresh cases and a single death
Apr 12, 2023, at 03:40 pm
Mumbai: Maharashtra recorded 919 fresh cases of Covid-19 and a single virus related death during the past 24 hours, said the state health bulletin on Wednesday.
Spain witnesses second hottest March in 21st century
Apr 12, 2023, at 02:21 pm
Madrid: The latest data from the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) on Tuesday showed that last month was the second hottest March of the 21st century recorded in the country, with the least rainfall in about 30 years.
Researchers find sleep disturbance prevalent in long COVID-19
Apr 11, 2023, at 11:10 pm
Cleveland Clinic researchers found 41% of patients with long COVID, had moderate to severe sleep disturbances.