UN health agency urges stepped-up surveillance to prevent spread of measles in the Americas
Feb 12, 2015, at 06:00 pm
New York, Dec 12 (IBNS) The recent outbreaks of measles one of the leading causes of deaths among young children in the United States and Brazil suggest that immunization rates in some areas have dropped below levels needed to prevent the spread of imported into the Americas, according to the United Nations health agency.
Top UN development programme official starts West Africa visit focused on Ebola recovery
Feb 12, 2015, at 05:59 pm
New York, Feb 12 (IBNS) The top United Nations development official, tasked by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to lead the Organization’ system-wide Ebola-related recovery effort, on Wednesday began a visit to West Africa, where a new study recommended better programs for women who have been disproportionately impacted by the disease.
Health Ministry holds review meeting on H1N1
Feb 12, 2015, at 03:53 am
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): The status of H1N1 influenza being reported from different states was reviewed, on Wednesday, at a meeting chaired by the Secretary (Health & Family Welfare) B P Sharma.
Critical NASA science returns to Earth aboard SpaceX Dragon spacecraft
Feb 11, 2015, at 05:39 pm
California, Feb 11 (IBNS): SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean about 7:44 p.m. EST Tuesday 259 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, with nearly 3,700 pounds of NASA cargo, science and first-of-its-kind technology demonstration samples from the International Space Station.
UN agency, Swiss scientists team up to crunch genome data to increase animal health
Feb 11, 2015, at 05:30 pm
New York, Feb 11 (IBNS) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced on Tuesdaythat it is teaming up with a Swiss institute using computer technology to study biological data in combatting dangerous viral infections such as bird flu that strike animals but can also be transmitted to humans.
UN through the lens: Photographing Ebola – the 'invisible enemy'
Feb 11, 2015, at 03:40 pm
New York, Feb 11 (IBNS) The enemy was invisible – that's how United Nations photographer Martine Perret described Ebola, the deadly virus which has killed nearly 9,000 people in West Africa.
De-worming initiative to make India worm free launched
Feb 11, 2015, at 12:44 am
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS): National De-worming Day is being observed on Tuesday and in this connection Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launched the National De-worming initiative at Jaipur.
With regional simulation, UN agency boosts readiness for foot and mouth disease in Balkans
Feb 10, 2015, at 08:47 pm
New York, Feb 10 (IBNS) The United Nations agricultural agency has joined the European Union in helping to boost Balkan countries' preparations for any possible foot-and-mouth disease outbreak by running simulations of contingency plans for rapid responses, according to a press release issued on Monday.
22,000 students participate in first TCS Fit4life Campus Challenge Run
Feb 10, 2015, at 02:48 am
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS): Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, announced on Monday that over 22,000 students from 900 colleges across nine cities in India participated by running in the inaugural TCS Fit4Life Campus Challenge.
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launches 'National Deworming Day'
Feb 10, 2015, at 02:47 am
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare today launched the first 'National Deworming Day'-a massive school-based deworming effort in twelve states scheduled for Feb 10.
India should become a member of CERN: Scientist
Feb 08, 2015, at 07:18 pm
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IBNS): Indian science and technology has moved forward and touched the international benchmark, said a noted globally known home physicist at conference here organized by the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and attended by some of the famous names in world science, including from Geneva-based CERN that proposed India to be its associate member at the earliest.
Assam forest minister instructs officials to protect wild life
Feb 08, 2015, at 02:02 am
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IBNS) : Assam forest minister Atuwa Munda on Saturday instructed top officials of the department to take all actions to protect wild life including poaching incidents in the state.
Marking World Interfaith Week, top UN officials hope for collaboration on sustainable development
Feb 07, 2015, at 04:27 pm
New York, Feb 7 (IBNS) At a special event on Friday which marked World Interfaith Week, top United Nations officials celebrated the importance of dialogue among different faiths and religions to enhance mutual understanding, harmony and cooperation among people.
West African communities receiving Ebola's orphans with open arms, UN agency reports
Feb 07, 2015, at 04:14 pm
New York, Feb 7 (IBNS) Grief among the more than 16,000 children orphaned by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa runs deep, but most of them have been taken in by families thanks to the bonds of kinship that has proven stronger than stigma and fear associated with the disease, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
TCS' Patient Care System for Operation Smile goes live
Feb 07, 2015, at 03:13 am
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IBNS): Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, on Friday announced that the end-to-end Patient Care System developed for Operation Smile in Guwahati, Assam has gone live.
Jupiter comes closest to Earth tonight
Feb 07, 2015, at 01:57 am
New Delhi/Kolkata, Feb 6 (IBNS): Planet Jupiter will come closest to Earth on Friday night coming to within 404 million miles (650 million kilometers) of planet.
Dawn gets closer views of Ceres
Feb 06, 2015, at 06:47 pm
Washington, Feb 6 (IBNS) NASA on Friday said its Dawn spacecraft, on approach to dwarf planet Ceres, has acquired its latest and closest-yet snapshot of this mysterious world.
Kolkata's D.S. Research Centre organizes 'Ray of Hope' on World Cancer Day
Feb 06, 2015, at 04:30 am
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS): Aiming to spread knowledge about cancer , ‘Ray of Hope’ event was organized by D.S. Research Centre in Kolkata on the occasion of World Cancer Day on Wednesday.
Pharmaceuticals dept visits USP India facility in Hyderabad
Feb 06, 2015, at 12:26 am
Hyderabad / Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS): Sudhansh Pant, Joint Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), visited the US Pharmacopeia's (USP) state-of-the-art India facility in Hyderabad.
NASA spacecraft returns new images of Pluto en route to historic encounter
Feb 05, 2015, at 06:09 pm
California, Feb 5 (IBNS) NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft returned its first new images of Pluto on Wednesday, as the probe closes in on the dwarf planet. Although still just a dot along with its largest moon, Charon, the images come on the 109th birthday of Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered the distant icy world in 1930.
UN agency boosts aid for Malawi's flood victims, as Member States are briefed on situation
Feb 05, 2015, at 05:40 pm
New York, Feb 5 (IBNS) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced on Wednesday that it is scaling-up its efforts in Malawi, following weeks of devastating floods that have displaced large numbers of people and presented complex challenges for that country’s Government.
On World Cancer Day, UN says 'goal must be equitable access for all patients, in all countries'
Feb 05, 2015, at 05:36 pm
New York, Feb 5 (IBNS) As the international community pauses on World Cancer Day to remember the millions of preventable deaths caused by the disease, the head of the UN agency that contributes nuclear techniques to fight cancer said on Wednesday that a huge percentage of the world’s cancer deaths occurring in developing countries can be prevented.
Low intensity quake felt in Kashmir region
Feb 05, 2015, at 05:16 pm
Srinagar, Feb 5 (IBNS) A low intense earthquake hit Kashmir region early on Wednesday morning.
Rs 1500 cr relief fund in place for nuclear disaster victims: DAE
Feb 04, 2015, at 07:24 pm
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IBNS): The Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) Kolkata said that 3 to 4% of total electricity power in India now come from nuclear power plants and a relief fund is in place for compensation in case of any nuclear disaster.
Ebola: UN health agency says large-scale vaccine trials under way in Liberia
Feb 04, 2015, at 02:23 pm
New York, Feb 4 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday that the Ebola vaccine trials now under way in Liberia would start soon in Guinea and Sierra Leone, the two other most-affected countries in West Africa.
Amid US measles outbreak, UN health agency urges parents to vaccinate children
Feb 04, 2015, at 02:19 pm
New York, Feb 4 (IBNS) Parents in the United States must vaccinate their children against measles in order to maintain the high levels of immunity necessary in keeping outbreaks of the aggressively contagious virus small and contained, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday.
India committed to issues on climate change: Prakash Javadekar
Feb 04, 2015, at 04:25 am
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS) Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar has said that government's initiatives, efforts, and action plans to pursue the clean and renewable energy path had put India in a leadership position in dealing with climate change issues.
Rajasthan Home Minister victim of swine flu
Feb 03, 2015, at 08:42 pm
Jaipur, Feb 3 (IBNS) Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria has joined the ranks of swine flu victims in Rajasthan after he tested positive for H1N1 as the number of deaths has risen to 52.
India playing a leadership role in fight against climate change: Javadekar
Feb 03, 2015, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that India was already demonstrating leadership in the fight against climate change.
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.