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Vice President calls for balanced approach between creation of clinical health infrastructure and demands of public health

Jan 14, 2017, at 01:17 am

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): M. Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India has called for a balanced approach between the creation of clinical health infrastructure and the demands of public health when evaluating the overall needs of the country’s health requirements.

Pioneering SESAME light source circulates first beam

Jan 13, 2017, at 04:32 am

Allan, Jordan, Jan 12 (IBNS): A beam circulated for the first time in the pioneering SESAME synchrotron at 18:12 (UTC+3) on Thursday. The next step will be to store the beam, CERN said in a statement.

Not just Delhi, Air in most Indian cities hazardous; Greenpeace report

Jan 11, 2017, at 09:46 pm

New Delhi| Jan 11 (IBNS): Damning information obtained by Greenpeace India through online reports and Right to Information applications from State Pollution Control Boards across India, shows that none of the Indian cities comply with standards prescribed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and very few cities in southern India comply to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) standards.

More than 6,000 turtles stuffed in sacks for smuggling recovered from Amethi house

Jan 11, 2017, at 05:35 pm

Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, Jan 1 (IBNS) : In a massive seizure rarely known to have been made anywhere in India, police have rescued more than 6,000 turtles, stuffed in sacks for smuggling, after a raid in a house in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, NDTV reported.

Hubble captures ‘Shadow Play’ caused by possible planet

Jan 10, 2017, at 03:09 pm

Washington, Jan 10 (IBNS): Searching for planets around other stars is a tricky business. They’re so small and faint that it’s hard to spot them. But a possible planet in a nearby stellar system may be betraying its presence in a unique way: by a shadow that is sweeping across the face of a vast pancake-shaped gas-and-dust disk surrounding a young star.

ISIC partners Vaidyaraja to establish Multi Medicine Facility in Delhi

Jan 10, 2017, at 01:56 am

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): Indian Spinal Injuries Centre is partnering Netherlands-based Ayurvedic medicine chain Vaidyaraja to start a multi-medicine facility in India that will bring all streams of alternative medicine including Ayurveda, Unani, Homeopathy, Naturopathy and many more indigenous medical systems under the same banner.

Giant Antarctic iceberg set to break away, say Swansea researchers

Jan 07, 2017, at 01:16 am

New York, Jan 6 (IBNS): An iceberg expected to be one of the 10 largest ever recorded is ready to break away from Antarctica, according to Swansea University scientists.

Tata Trusts, Tata Memorial Centre join hands with National Cancer Grid

Jan 06, 2017, at 03:17 am

Mumbai/Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): In a move to standardize cancer care nationally, Tata Trusts and Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) bring together experts from National Cancer Grid (NCG) to grow the Navya expert opinion service.

NASA selects two missions to explore the early solar system

Jan 05, 2017, at 02:55 pm

Washington, Jan 5 (IBNS): NASA has selected two missions that have the potential to open new windows on one of the earliest eras in the history of our solar system – a time less than 10 million years after the birth of our sun. The missions, known as Lucy and Psyche, were chosen from five finalists and will proceed to mission formulation, with the goal of launching in 2021 and 2023, respectively.

Birmingham scientists launch project to tackle global 'clean cold' challenge

Jan 05, 2017, at 03:12 am

Birmingham, Jan 4 (IBNS): Scientists from the University of Birmingham on Wednesday launched a major research project to investigate how 'clean cold' could help to achieve almost all of the United Nations' (UN) global Sustainable Development Goals.

Assam governor lays foundation of Powergrid Capacity Development Centre in Oncology at Dr. B.Barooah Cancer Institute

Jan 05, 2017, at 01:22 am

Guwahati, Jan 4 (IBNS) : Assam governor Banwarilal Purohit laid the foundation stone of a ‘Powergrid Capacity Development Centre in Oncology’ at Dr. B.Barooah Cancer Institute in Guwahati on Wednesday.

NASA selects mission to study Black Holes, cosmic x-ray mysteries

Jan 04, 2017, at 02:56 pm

Washington, Jan 4 (IBNS): NASA has selected a science mission that will allow astronomers to explore, for the first time, the hidden details of some of the most extreme and exotic astronomical objects, such as stellar and supermassive black holes, neutron stars and pulsars.

Rhino census to begin in Assam from next month

Jan 03, 2017, at 10:50 pm

Guwahati, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Assam forest department is all set to conduct the rhino census across the state from next month.

Dense fog in Delhi delays flights, trains

Jan 03, 2017, at 06:01 pm

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): A dense fog in the national capital on Tuesday morning disrupted the schedules of several flights and trains, forcing cancellation of few and delay of many, media reports said.

Canada: Environmentalists puzzled by large number of sea creatures washed up dead

Jan 03, 2017, at 07:12 am

Toronto, Jan. 2 (IBNS): Thousands of dead herring, starfish, lobster, crabs and one whale mysteriously washed up dead on some Nova Scotia beaches over the past few weeks, media reports said.

Agni - IV flight test successfully held

Jan 03, 2017, at 12:19 am

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): Agni-IV, the Long Range Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile with a range of 4,000 kms was successfully flight tested, once again proving the reliability and efficacy of the weapon system.

5.5 earthquake hits Japan

Dec 31, 2016, at 02:59 pm

Tokyo, Dec 31 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit close to Japan's east coast on Saturday, officials said.

There is an acute shortage of general physicians, say doctors at medical conference

Dec 30, 2016, at 10:24 pm

Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): The Medicon International 2016, the third international conference on Advanced Clinical Medicine, was recently held in Kolkata.

Pan Pan, world's oldest giant panda, dies in China

Dec 29, 2016, at 11:24 pm

Beijing, Dec 29 (IBNS): World's oldest male giant panda, Pan Pan, died on Wednesday in China's Sichuan Province, according to media reports.

Dr KK Aggarwal takes oath as IMA's National President

Dec 29, 2016, at 01:01 am

Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IBNS): Padma Shri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee Dr KK Aggarwal was on Wednesday sworn in as the 88th President of Indian Medical Association.

6.3 earthquake hits Japan

Dec 29, 2016, at 12:23 am

Tokyo, Dec 28 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale hit Japan on Wednesday, officials said.

Cheetah, the world's fastest land animal, on the verge of extinction

Dec 28, 2016, at 08:26 pm

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): The world's fastest land animal, the cheetah, is dangerously close to extinction, according to a recent study conducted by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Panthera.

US astronomer and pioneer dark matter scientist Vera Rubin passes away

Dec 27, 2016, at 08:10 pm

New York, Dec 27 (IBNS): US astronomer Vera Rubin, 88, passed away on Sunday night, according to media reports.

'Slight' earthquake hits Uttarakhand

Dec 26, 2016, at 11:53 pm

Dehradun, Dec 26 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale hit Uttarakhand on Monday, officials siad.

Kolkata Police creates green corridor on X-mas night for organ transplant

Dec 26, 2016, at 05:19 am

Kolkata, Dec 25 (IBNS): The Kolkata Traffic Police successfully arranged a green corridor on Sunday night, when the city was busy in celebrating Christmas, to facilitate organ transplant, reports said.

7.7 earthquake hits Chile

Dec 26, 2016, at 02:15 am

Santiago, Dec 25 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter Scale hit Chile on Sunday.

Wind Tunnel testing underway for next, more powerful version of NASA's Space launch system

Dec 24, 2016, at 02:42 am

California, Dec 23 (IBNS): As engines are fired, software written and hardware welded to prepare for the first flight of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), engineers are already running tests in supersonic wind tunnels to develop the next, more powerful version of the world's most advanced launch vehicle capable of carrying humans to deep space destinations.

90 million years old bird species identified in Canadian Arctic

Dec 24, 2016, at 02:14 am

Toronto, Dec 23 (IBNS): A new prehistoric species of 90 million years old bird had been identified in the Canadian Arctic, media reports said.

Rhino poaching : Assam forest department suspended seven guards of Kaziranga

Dec 24, 2016, at 01:21 am

Guwahati, Dec 23 (IBNS) : A day after a rhino was found poached, Assam forest department on Friday suspended seven forest guards of Kaziranga National Park (KNP), after they were found of being involved in negligence in duty, following the instruction by forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma.

Final trial results confirm Ebola vaccine provides high protection against disease

Dec 23, 2016, at 11:57 pm

Geneva, Dec 23 (IBNS): An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea, according to results published on Friday in The Lancet.