Flood rescue and relief operations by NDRF
Aug 22, 2016, at 08:58 pm
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): Rescue and relief operations by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in the flood affected districts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are in full swing, reported the Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday.
Govt forecast for flood in Ken, Betwa Basins
Aug 21, 2016, at 02:05 am
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): In view of heavy to very heavy rainfall in the States of UP and MP in association with a deep depression centered near Satna on Saturday morning and heavy to very heavy rainfall forecast in East MP and other catchment areas of rivers Ken and Betwa and its tributaries.
Indian Navy medical team reaches out to villagers in Kulpi
Aug 20, 2016, at 10:34 pm
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IBNS): Almost 70 kilometers south of Kolkata, beyond Diamond Harbour, lies Kulpi, a village with a population of under 3 lakh people, who have access to only primary medical care facilities, officials said on Saturday.
6 earthquake hits Japan, no tsunami warning issued
Aug 20, 2016, at 10:19 pm
Tokyo, Aug 20 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6 at the Richter Scale hit Japan's Sanriku Oki region on Saturday, officials said.
Full-Circle Vista from NASA Mars Rover Curiosity shows 'Murray Buttes'
Aug 20, 2016, at 09:58 pm
California, Aug 20 (IBNS): Eroded mesas and buttes reminiscent of the U.S. Southwest shape part of the horizon in the latest 360-degree color panorama from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover.
Glanbia’s #FITINDIA campaign is supported by J P Nadda
Aug 19, 2016, at 11:49 pm
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IBNS): #FitIndia, a nationwide nutrition and healthy lifestyle campaign, was inaugurated on Friday in the presence of Hon’ble Union Minster, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, J.P Nadda and fitness enthusiast Milind Soman.
Aug 19, 2016, at 09:54 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS) Canal and dam-based rooftop plants can not only produce power but can also potentially save 25 per cent of water evaporation losses in India where water is a critical infrastructure, a recent ASSOCHAM-EY joint study said today.
Napoleon's army killer Scrub Typhus strikes Kolkata
Aug 18, 2016, at 07:36 pm
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS): When the official death toll, due to Dengue, reached 17 and Dengue cases crossed 3000 in West Bengal, another bacterial disease Scrub Typhus, which killed thousands of French military and political leader Napoleon's troops in early 19th century, has broken out in Kolkata, medical reports said.
Machali, world's oldest and most celebrated tigress dies
Aug 18, 2016, at 06:38 pm
Jaipur, Aug 18 (IBNS) : Machali, the world’s oldest tigress in the wild, died on Thursday in Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje confirmed the news on Twitter.
NASA prepares to launch first U.S. Asteroid sample return mission
Aug 18, 2016, at 05:05 pm
California, Aug 18 (IBNS): NASA is preparing to launch its first mission to return a sample of an asteroid to Earth.
Supernova ejected from the pages of history
Aug 18, 2016, at 04:51 pm
California, Aug 18 (IBNS): A new look at the debris from an exploded star in our galaxy has astronomers re-examining when the supernova actually happened.
Genome sequencing may help avert banana armageddon
Aug 18, 2016, at 05:11 am
London, Aug 17 (IBNS): Rsearchers at the University of California, Davis, and in the Netherlands have discovered how three fungal diseases have evolved into a lethal threat to the world’s bananas.
NASA successfully launches student experiments from Wallops
Aug 18, 2016, at 02:59 am
California, Aug 17 (IBNS): NASA on Wednesday said it successfully launched the RockSat-X education payload on a Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket at 7:33:30 a.m. EDT Aug. 17 from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
'Clocks' in tree-rings that could reset chronologies across the ancient world, says study
Aug 18, 2016, at 02:39 am
London, Aug 17 (IBNS): Oxford University researchers say that trees which grew during intense radiation bursts in the past have 'time-markers' in their tree-rings that could help archaeologists date events from thousands of years ago.
Cardiovascular disease cause of 45% of deaths across Europe each year, says study
Aug 18, 2016, at 02:34 am
London, Aug 17 (IBNS): Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of death in Europe, accounting for nearly half (45 per cent) of all deaths, according to a new Oxford study funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
NASA analysis finds July 2016 is warmest on record
Aug 18, 2016, at 02:14 am
California, Aug 17 (IBNS): July 2016 was the warmest July in 136 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York.
NASA Space Robotics Challenge prepares robots for journey to Mars
Aug 18, 2016, at 02:09 am
California, Aug 17 (IBNS): NASA, in partnership with Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, and NineSigma, a global innovation consultant organization, has opened registration for a new competition -- the Space Robotics Challenge.
New imaging platform tracks cancer progression
Aug 18, 2016, at 02:00 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): A new rapid fluorescent 3-D imaging system developed by UCL and Imperial College London scientists offers a non-invasive approach to accurately monitor tumour development in adult zebrafish.
New computer programme replicates handwriting
Aug 18, 2016, at 01:56 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): In a world increasingly dominated by the QWERTY keyboard, UCL computer scientists have developed software which may spark the comeback of the handwritten word by analysing the handwriting of any individual and accurately replicating it.
Chronic Kidney Disease may cause diabetes
Aug 18, 2016, at 01:43 am
Montreal , Aug 17 (IBNS): A team from the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) has discovered a novel link between chronic kidney disease and diabetes.
Low levels of Vitamin B12 a big concern in India: SRL Study
Aug 18, 2016, at 12:45 am
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IBNS): SRL Diagnostics, a leading diagnostic chain in India, has released a 3 yearlong study on Vitamin B12 deficiency at PAN India level.
Expert panel confirms Sri Sri's programme damaged Yamuna floodplains
Aug 17, 2016, at 10:19 pm
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IBNS): The Yamuna riverbed near Delhi has been completely destroyed during the World Culture Festival organised here by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in March 2016 , a group of experts informed the National Green Tribunal, India's top environmental court, according to media reports.
Research supports intelligence-led heart disease prevention over systematic health checks
Aug 17, 2016, at 09:04 pm
London, Aug 17 (IBNS): New research suggests that intelligence-led heart disease prevention can significantly increase the prescription of preventive drugs to the patients who can benefit most.
Peru: 5.4M quake kills at least 9, 52 others injured
Aug 16, 2016, at 04:31 pm
Lima, Peru, Aug 16 (IBNS): At least nine people were killed and 52 others injured by a 5.4 magnitude earthquake, which struck Peru on Sunday night, reports said.
Greenpeace celebrates Bihar's first solar powered cold storage in Kedia
Aug 14, 2016, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Greenpeace volunteers celebrated alongside farmers in Kedia, as the Bihar Labour Resources Minister Vijay Prakash inaugurated the state's first ever solar powered cold storage at Kedia in Jamui on Saturday.
Smart Ganga City scheme launcehd in ten cities
Aug 14, 2016, at 02:00 am
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti and Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu launched Smart Ganga City Scheme on Saturday in ten important cities through video conference.
MCL conducts plantation drive in Meghalaya
Aug 14, 2016, at 01:29 am
Guwahati, Aug 13 (IBNS) : A plantation drive was organized by Meghalaya Cement Limited (MCL) to protect environment by planting 40,000 saplings of 53 species on Saturday in the industrial premise of MCL in Meghalaya.
Assam CM appeals for public activism for a tobacco free society
Aug 12, 2016, at 10:12 pm
Guwahati, Aug 12 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday appealed all citizens to come forward and mobilise public activism towards making a tobacco free society.
Fortis dedicates ‘Wall of Tribute’ to organ donors
Aug 12, 2016, at 07:52 pm
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): Fortis Healthcare Limited on Thursday dedicated a ‘Wall of Tribute’, at the hospital in the city's Anandapur area as a mark of respect to donors and their families who helped save lives almost lost.
PMUY launched at several districts of Odisha today
Aug 12, 2016, at 01:44 am
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan confirmed the launch of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY) at Cuttack, Koraput and Gajapati districts of Odhisha on Thursday.