Antara observes World Mental Health Day
Oct 12, 2015, at 03:38 am
Kolkata, Oct 11 (IBNS): Psychiatric and rehabilitation centre Antara on Saturday organized its 45th foundation day and World Mental Health Day in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
Government plans to utilise TA in Clean Ganga Mission: Parrikar
Oct 10, 2015, at 12:44 am
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said the Government is looking forward to utilize the personnel of Territorial Army (TA) in 'National Mission for Clean Ganga'.
NASA releases plan outlining next steps in the journey to Mars
Oct 09, 2015, at 02:52 pm
California, Oct 9 (IBNS) NASA is leading our nation and the world on a journey to Mars, and Thursday the agency released a detailed outline of that plan in its report, "NASA's Journey to Mars: Pioneering Next Steps in Space Exploration."
New Horizons finds blue skies and water ice on Pluto
Oct 09, 2015, at 06:30 am
California, Oct 9 (IBNS): The first color images of Pluto’s atmospheric hazes, returned by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft last week, reveal that the hazes are blue.
"Media reports alleging ISRO/DOS encroach lake beds of Bangalore incorrect"
Oct 09, 2015, at 02:30 am
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IBNS): Indian Space Research Organisation has clarified that several media reports alleging ISRO/DOS as one of the encroachers of lake beds and reserve forest land in Bangalore are incorrect.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Tomas Lindahl , Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar
Oct 07, 2015, at 09:13 pm
London, Oct 7 (IBNS) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday announced to award Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2015 to Tomas Lindahl , Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar.
CSE releases exhaustive study of the US Climate Action Plan, flays America
Oct 07, 2015, at 07:59 pm
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IBNS): In a severe indictment of the American Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has said the US is not doing anything extra for climate change; most of the changes are happening naturally and automatically because of economic reasons and market forces.
Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Takaaki Kajita, Arthur B. McDonald
Oct 06, 2015, at 11:46 pm
London, Oct 6 (IBNS) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the year 2015 to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald.
International Space Station partners release major update to docking standard
Oct 06, 2015, at 03:16 pm
California, Oct 6 (IBNS) The International Space Station Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) has approved a major update to the station docking system standard.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 awarded to three scientists
Oct 05, 2015, at 11:20 pm
London. Oct 5 (IBNS): The Nobel Prize 2015 in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi ÅŒmura and Youyou Tu for their contributions in the sector.
Oct 02, 2015, at 11:02 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Greenpeace India has termed the Indian government’s climate targets (INDC) of 40% electricity from non-fossil fuel sources, and 33-35% emissions intensity reduction by 2030 as ‘steps in the right direction’, but questioned the economic and social justification for a coal expansion of the scale envisioned. Greenpeace also supports India’s need for finance and technology assistance from developed countries.
India's INDC is fair, and its renewable energy and forestry targets are ambitious, says CSE
Oct 02, 2015, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): Ahead of the UN Conference of Parties on Climate Change scheduled in December 2015 in Paris, India has submitted today, its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Oct 02, 2015, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS) The Government has said that India's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) is balanced and comprehensive.
India promises to huge emissions intensity reduction by 2030
Oct 02, 2015, at 09:17 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS) Ahead of the climate summit in Paris in December, India on Friday committed to reduce the emission intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 level.
NASA Selects Investigations for Future Key Planetary Mission
Oct 01, 2015, at 04:43 pm
Washington, Oct 1 (IBNS) NASA on Thursday selected five science investigations for refinement during the next year as a first step in choosing one or two missions for flight opportunities as early as 2020. The submitted proposals would study Venus, near-Earth objects and a variety of asteroids.
Australia launches satellite to tackle slow internet speed
Oct 01, 2015, at 04:40 pm
Sydney, Oct 1 (IBNS) The Australian Government on Thursday launched a new satellite, Sky Muster, from South America to provide high speed internet service to its rural citizens.
Kolkata doctor uses technology to prevent Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)
Oct 01, 2015, at 03:36 am
Kolkata, Sept 30 (IBNS) Everyday, millions die owing their lives to diseases and with a 1000 casualty per day, Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) is one of the most overlooked ailments, said Kolkata based cardiologist Suvro Banerjee, here on Wednesday.
Rabies 100 per cent preventable, UN health agency says on World Day
Sep 29, 2015, at 03:21 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Do you have a dog? Vaccinating dogs is the most cost-effective strategy for preventing rabies in people, which leads to tens of thousands of deaths, mostly in Asia and Africa, according to the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).
NASA confirms evidence that liquid water flows on today’s Mars
Sep 29, 2015, at 03:02 pm
California, Sept 29 (IBNS) New findings from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars.
PSLV successfully launches India's Multi Wavelength Space Observatory ASTROSAT
Sep 28, 2015, at 09:47 pm
Bangalore, Sept 28 (IBNS) In its thirty first flight (PSLV-C30) India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Monday successfully launched ASTROSAT, the country's Multi Wavelength Space Observatory along with six foreign customer satellites into a 644.6 X 651.5 km orbit inclined at an angle of 6 deg to the equator.
World waits to see supermoon eclipse tonight
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:27 am
New Delhi, Sept 27 (IBNS): Several nations are all set to witness another rare view on the sky- supermoon eclipse - on Sunday night and Monday.
Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals celebrate success of the "Love Your Heart" campaign
Sep 27, 2015, at 05:57 am
Kolkata, Sept 26 (IBNS): Kolkata's Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals undertook a unique campaign to commemorate World Heart Day this year.
Santoor Maestro endorses campaign to spread awareness for cornea donation
Sep 26, 2015, at 09:22 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS) Santoor Maestro Tarun Bhattacharya has endorsed a campaign to spread awareness for cornea donation
Polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria - UN health agency
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:30 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria, leaving the devastating disease endemic in only two countries and bringing the world one major step closer to achieving this goal of ending polio for good.
Ban welcomes joint China-US announcement on measures to tackle climate change
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:29 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the joint announcement made on Friday by the Governments of China and the United States on the significant steps each country is aiming to take to address climate change.
TopDoctorsOnline launches health camp on app to celebrate World Heart Day
Sep 25, 2015, at 08:28 pm
Mumbai, Sept 25 (IBNS): TopDoctorsOnline (TDO), a healthcare service provider on a single digital platform, is conducting India's first Digital Heart Camp on their app from Friday to Oct 3rd.
Greenpeace ask PM Modi to press US President Obama on solar trade, climate change issues
Sep 25, 2015, at 07:14 pm
New York/Delhi, Sept 25 (IBNS): In advance of Narendra Modi's speech to the United Nations on Friday, Greenpeace published an open letter asking the Prime Minister to "urge US President Barack Obama to reconsider his administration's actions that significantly undermine the fight against climate change."
Advatech Healthcare launches first responder course
Sep 24, 2015, at 03:35 am
Kolkata, Sept 23 (IBNS) To facilitate practical emergency training due to the growing ambulance demand, Advatech Healthcare recently launched a new career oriented course for the healthcare sector in Kolkata.
Down to Earth investigation shows health care crisis in Punjab
Sep 23, 2015, at 11:16 pm
New Delhi/Chandigarh, Sept 23 (IBNS): Punjab is no longer a state of health and prosperity it is believed to be. A recent investigation by Down to Earth (DTE) has shown the state has a growing health crisis-an ever-increasing number of people suffering from severe and chronic diseases but with a state public health system that has crumbled badly.
CSE reviews Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojna, finds it a mixed bag of opportunities
Sep 23, 2015, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi, Sept 23 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has analysed the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojna (PMKKKY) in the context of the recently notified rules on the District Mineral Foundation (DMF).