Jan 22, 2017, at 03:47 am
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS): Non-Communicable diseases (NCDs) which are Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) such as heart attacks and stroke, Diabetes, Chronic Respiratory Diseases (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases and Asthma) and Cancer inter alia account for over 60% of all mortality in India. Of these, nearly 55% are premature mortality.
Jan 20, 2017, at 10:47 pm
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IBNS): In honour of its platinum jubilee year (2016–2017), Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai, will host a first of its kind conference themed “Healthcare: A Commodity or Basic Human Need?†from Jan 27 to 29.
NASA, NOAA Data show 2016 warmest year on record globally
Jan 19, 2017, at 02:25 pm
Washington, Jan 19 (Just Earth News): Earth’s 2016 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern recordkeeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Microsoft supports Sankara Eye Hospital to launch Maitri
Jan 19, 2017, at 03:55 am
Bengaluru, Jan 18 (IBNS): Reiterating its commitment towards eyecare, Microsoft has collaborated with Sankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru to launch Maitri, a customized rehabilitation bus that visits remote villages in Karnataka to identify citizens suffering from vision problems and provide comprehensive rehabilitation services.
Cabinet apprised of the MoU between ISRO and JAXA
Jan 18, 2017, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of theMemorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on Nov 11, 2016 at Tokyo, Japan between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for cooperation in the field of outer space.
Cabinet approves India’s membership in the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), South Korea
Jan 18, 2017, at 10:59 pm
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to the proposal for India’s taking full membership of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Governing Council.
CERN experiment reports sixfold improved measurement of the magnetic moment of the antiproton
Jan 18, 2017, at 10:29 pm
Geneva, Jan 18 (IBNS): In a paper published today in the journal Nature Communications, the BASE collaboration at CERN reports the most precise measurement ever made of the magnetic moment of the antiproton, allowing a fundamental comparison between matter and antimatter.
Jan 18, 2017, at 12:49 am
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IBNS): The NBCC (India) Limited, under the Ministry of Urban Development, signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Tuesday, for redevelopment of residential quarters at West Ansari Nagar campus and Ayur Vigyan Nagar campus at a total cost of Rs. 4,698 crores.
Jan 17, 2017, at 09:50 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): In 2016, less than 5 percent of organizations used smartphones to enable access to offices and other premises.
Gartner says more than 40 percent of data science tasks will be automated by 2020
Jan 16, 2017, at 11:20 pm
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): More than 40 percent of data science tasks will be automated by 2020, resulting in increased productivity and broader usage of data and analytics by citizen data scientists, according to Gartner, Inc.
Jan 16, 2017, at 03:22 am
Washington, Jan 15 (IBNS): Animal Defenders International (ADI) on Sunday said it has welcomed the announcement by Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus to close its animal shows from May, citing declines in ticket sales after earlier announcing a ‘mood shift’ among their consumers .
OTBL launches environment conservation program for Gujarat schools
Jan 14, 2017, at 09:28 pm
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IBNS): ONGC TERI Biotech Limited (OTBL) has recently launched a new educational programme called ‘Protectors of the Environment’ to sensitize and motivate young school children and adults in environment conservation under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives.
Fourteen-year-old Gujarat boy signs Rs. five-crore deal for production of his anti-landmine drone
Jan 14, 2017, at 06:23 pm
Ahmedabad, Jan 14 (IBNS) : A 14-year-old Gujarat boy has signed an agreement worth Rs. 5 crore for a feasibility study on commercial production of a drone he has created to detect and defuse landmines in war fields, NDTV reports.
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.
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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.
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.
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.