Kolkata hosts third international conference on Advanced Clinical Medicine
Dec 19, 2016, at 11:12 pm
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IBNS): Kolkata is playing host to a very special programme - MEDICON International 2016 - the third international conference on "Advanced Clinical Medicine", being organised by Peerless Hospital and BK Roy Research Centre, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, UK and Association of Physicians of India (West Bengal Chapter).
Breathlessness is not a prominent symptom of hypoxaemia: UK expert
Dec 19, 2016, at 11:03 pm
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IBNS): During an international conference on advanced clinical medicine in Kolkata, Respiratory Physician Dr. Simon Hart on Saturday said that breathlessness was not a prominent symptom of hypoxaemia, which is the abnormally low level of oxygen in the blood.
Environment Minister exhorts forest officers to be sincere
Dec 18, 2016, at 08:19 pm
Dehradun, Dec 18 (IBNS): Urging young forest officers to be sincere and committed towards the cause of the forestry sector, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Anil Madav Dave emphasized that in order to make the systems corruption free, the financial transactions should also be cashless, or less cash should be used to the extent possible.
Tata Hospital Mumbai records 100% 'cashless' transaction, says govt
Dec 18, 2016, at 02:14 am
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IBNS): Tata Memorial Centre Cancer Hospital, Mumbai, which functions under the aegis of Department of Atomic Energy Govt of India, has achieved 100 percent "cashless" transaction through the use of exclusive hospital - specific multipurpose pre- paid “Smartcard†which is infact a unique multipurpose card not only offering the facility to make cashless payments by the patient, but also offering the patient the access to his treatment record by registering the MRD or EMR number, officials said.
7.9 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
Dec 17, 2016, at 11:56 pm
Port Moresby, Dec 17 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 7. 9 on the Richter Scale hit east of Taron, Papua New Guinea on Saturday, as per the USGS webiste.
Breathlessness is not a prominent symptom of hypoxaemia: UK expert
Dec 17, 2016, at 09:18 pm
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IBNS): During an international conference on advanced clinical medicine in Kolkata, Respiratory Physician Dr. Simon Hart on Saturday said that breathlessness was not a prominent symptom of hypoxaemia, which is the abnormally low level of oxygen in the blood.
Assam : Speeding passenger train hits elephants, kills three, including a calf
Dec 17, 2016, at 07:01 pm
Guwahati, Dec17 (IBNS) : At least three wild elephants,including a calf, were killed when a speeding passenger train rammed into a herd in Assam's Nagaon district on Friday night.
Dec 17, 2016, at 02:52 pm
Jakarta, Dec 17 (IBNS): An earthuake measuring 5.1 on the Richetr Scale hit Abepura in Indonesia on Saturday, officials said.
Dec 17, 2016, at 04:17 am
Toronto, Dec 16 (IBNS): The city of Toronto was in a grip of mix of rain, snow and freezing rain which began Thursday around 3pm, causing the cancellation of at least 60 flights, about 46 delays, and at least a dozen more to board late into the evening.
CEA validates Greenpeace; confirms no new coal power required for India's growth
Dec 15, 2016, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi, Dec 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released for public input the draft National Electricity Plan 2015 with the Greenpeace India welcoming the key finding of the NEP, which is that India does not need any new coal plants beyond those already under construction until 2027.
Another rhino poached in Kaziranga
Dec 15, 2016, at 07:04 pm
Guwahati, Dec 15 (IBNS): Poachers killed another one-horned rhino in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Wednesday night.
More than 5 per cent of world’s oceans now protected – UN Environment
Dec 15, 2016, at 02:06 pm
New York, Dec 15 (Just Earth News): Since April, an unprecedented 3.6 million square kilometres of ocean – an area larger than India – have been designated as marine protected areas (MPAs), meaning for the first time, more than 5% of the world’s oceans are now protected.
Revolutions in understanding the Ionosphere, Earth’s interface to space
Dec 15, 2016, at 01:53 pm
Washington , Dec 15 (IBNS): Scientists from NASA and three universities have presented new discoveries about the way heat and energy move and manifest in the ionosphere, a region of Earth’s atmosphere that reacts to changes from both space above and Earth below.
Dec 15, 2016, at 01:59 am
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) for Cooperation in the exchange and use of U.S. Land Remote Sensing Satellite Data.
Wolves of Canada's Banff National Park show aggressive behaviour
Dec 15, 2016, at 01:40 am
Calgary Dec.14 (IBNS): A noticeable change in the behavioral pattern of wolf pack in Banff National Park raised concern among park officials and visitors in Banff area, according to media reports.
Dec 14, 2016, at 02:46 pm
New York, Dec 14 (Just Earth News): The United Nations announced on Tuesday at a meeting of the world’s top agricultural scientists, that in order to achieve world’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of defeating hunger and poverty by 2030, governments and the private sector must increase commitment to agricultural science and technology research.
Malaria remains acute public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa – UN report
Dec 14, 2016, at 02:42 pm
New York, Dec 14 (Just Earth News): Despite major progress in the fight against malaria, the mosquito-borne disease remains an acute public health problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, home to 90 per cent of the world’s malaria cases, according to an annual flagship report by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Mars rock-ingredient stew seen as plus for habitability
Dec 14, 2016, at 01:56 pm
Washington, Dec 14 (IBNS): NASA's Curiosity rover is climbing a layered Martian mountain and finding evidence of how ancient lakes and wet underground environments changed, billions of years ago, creating more diverse chemical environments that affected their favorability for microbial life.
19 NDRF teams pre-positioned in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu for cyclone Vardah
Dec 14, 2016, at 02:11 am
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed its 19 flood and rescue teams in various parts of Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu affected by cyclone Vardah.
UN inaugurates water project in Haiti benefiting 60,000 people as part of fight against cholera
Dec 13, 2016, at 02:22 pm
New York, Dec 13 (Just Earth News): Sandra Honoré, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), inaugurated on 8 December a water capture and distribution project in the town of Merger, an hour outside of the Caribbean nation’s capital Port au Prince.
Malnutrition among children in Yemen at ‘all-time high,’ warns UNICEF
Dec 13, 2016, at 02:10 pm
New York, Dec 13 (Just Earth News): With Yemen’s health system near collapse, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Mondaythat nearly 2.2 million children are acutely malnourished and require urgent care, while at least 462,000 are suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) – a near 200 per cent increase since 2014.
New online portal helps World Health Organization track global access to universal health coverage
Dec 13, 2016, at 02:06 pm
New York, Dec 13 (Just Earth News): Marking Universal Health Coverage Day, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new data portal to track global access to universal health coverage, including information about equity of access and where services need to be improved.
Tamil Nadu: Cyclone Vardah hits Tamil Nadu, 4 killed
Dec 13, 2016, at 02:44 am
Chennai, Dec 12 (IBNS): Heavy rains lashed the coast in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh after cyclone Vardah hit close to Chennai on Monday, killing at least four people.
Cyclone Vardah makes landfall in Tamil Nadu, large areas inundated, trees uprooted
Dec 12, 2016, at 07:50 pm
Chennia, Dec 12 (IBNS) : Cyclonic storm 'Vardah' hit close to Chennai in north of Chennai on Monday mid-afternoon with more than 100 kmph speed, reports said.
Navy, Air Force, NDRRF ready as cyclone Vardah nears Chennai
Dec 12, 2016, at 07:06 pm
Chennai, Dec 12 (IBNS) : Cyclonic storm 'Vardah' neared Sriharikota and Chennai coast, is away from the expected landfall by about two hours on Thursday afternoon, threatening a calamity in large parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh as the Indian Navy, Air Force and National Disaster Response Force have been kept on standby under a red alert call, reports said.
Varanasi and Allahabad had 'zero' good air quality days last year: CEED Report
Dec 12, 2016, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IBNS): A new report launched at an air quality workshop, ‘Lifting the Smog’, has revealed that Varanasi and Allahabad, both had ‘zero’ good air quality days last year.
Cyclonic storm 'Vardah' likely to make landfall near Chennai today
Dec 12, 2016, at 02:56 pm
Chennai, Dec 12 (IBNS): Adding trouble for people of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, cyclonic storm 'Vardah' is likely to make a landfall in the northern part of the state on Monday, media reports said.
Dec 11, 2016, at 02:31 pm
Shillong, Dec 11 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter Scale hit Meghalaya on Sunday, officials said.
Heavy alcohol use changes adolescents’ brain, says study
Dec 10, 2016, at 03:06 pm
London, Dec 10 (IBNS): Heavy alcohol use during adolescence alters the development of brain, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital.
NASA Juno Mission prepares for Dec 11 Jupiter flyby
Dec 10, 2016, at 01:57 pm
Washington, Dec 10 (IBNS): On Sunday, December 11, at 9:04 a.m. PST (12:04 p.m. EST, 17:04 UTC) NASA’s Juno spacecraft will make its third science flyby of Jupiter.