Petroleum Minister to launch Pradhan Mantari Ujjawala Yojana in Kolkata on Sunday
Aug 12, 2016, at 12:15 am
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will launch Pradhan Mantari Ujjawala Yojana (PMUY) at Nazrul Manch in Kolkata on Aug 14, 2016, an official release stated.
Plenty of light during daytime reduces the effect of blue light screens on night sleep, says study
Aug 11, 2016, at 11:38 pm
London, Aug 11 (IBNS): The use of smartphones and tablet computers during evening hours has previously been associated with sleep disturbances in humans.
Rhino horn verification begins in Assam
Aug 11, 2016, at 10:40 pm
Guwagati, Aug 11 (IBNS) : The much anticipated Rhino horn verification begun on Thursday at Golaghat as the expert committee have started physically verifying the genuineness of every single rhino horns with the help of the Directorate of Forensic Science.
Greenpeace questions the need for nuclear given safer alternatives with renewables
Aug 11, 2016, at 05:04 am
Chennai/New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha 'dedicate' the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear power plant to the country, Greenpeace India has questioned the wisdom of pushing ahead on this high-risk venture, placing communities and the environment at high risk of nuclear contamination.
Shabuj Shapath: Plant more trees says Shrachi Group
Aug 11, 2016, at 01:47 am
Burdwan, August 10 (IBNS): Shrachi Group, organised 'Shabuj Shapath', an event to spread the message of 'green revolution' through tree plantation, on Monday, at Burdwan (West Bengal).
Kolkata: Large Rock Python rescued from train at Sealdah station
Aug 10, 2016, at 11:22 pm
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Wednesday rescued a rare species Rock Python from an express train at Sealdah Railway Station in Kolkata, reports said.
PETA calls on National Green Tribunal to ban 'manja' nationwide
Aug 10, 2016, at 11:17 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India filed a petition yesterday afternoon, just before Independence Day, urging the National Green Tribunal to ban all forms of the sharp kite-flying strings called manja nationwide. As PETA India warns, manja – which is often coated with glass, metal, or other sharp objects – poses a lethal threat to humans and animals alike.
The LHC MoEDAL experiment publishes its first paper on its search for magnetic monopoles
Aug 10, 2016, at 10:37 pm
Geneva, Aug 10 (IBNS): In a paper published by the journal JHEP today, the MoEDAL experiment at CERN narrows the window of where to search for a hypothetical particle, the magnetic monopole.
Kidney racket :Five doctors, including CEO of Mumbai hospital arrested
Aug 10, 2016, at 06:37 pm
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Chief Executive Officer and four other doctors of Mumbai's L H Hiranandani Hospital have been arrested on Tuesday in connection with an alleged kidney racket, reports said.
Indian parliamentarians discuss the need for united action against TB
Aug 09, 2016, at 11:47 pm
New Delhi, Aug 09 (ibns) Members of Parliament, representatives from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, USAID, The Union and Civil Society Organisations met on Aug 8 in New Delhi in a consultation to discuss urgent need for united action against TB.
Agriculture ministry to speed up foot-and-mouth disease eradication plan
Aug 09, 2016, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Agriculture said on Tuesday that a location specific programme called ‘Foot and Mouth Disease Control Programme (FMD-CP)’ is being implemented as part of the ‘FMD Mukt Bharat’ plan to bring an end to this economically devastating contagious viral animal disease that affects cloven-footed animals.
GSK organises conference on Congenital Hypothyroidism in Kolkata
Aug 08, 2016, at 07:43 pm
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IBNS): GSK or Glaxo Smith Kline, a British pharmaceutical company headquartered in London, organised a panel discussion on Congenital Hypothyroidism in Kolkata on Thursday where doctors from the Endocrinology departments of various Kolkata-based health centres were present.
Selfless people have more sex, study finds
Aug 08, 2016, at 05:23 am
New York, Aug 7 (IBNS): New research from the University of Guelph and Nipissing University shows that people who help others are more desirable to the opposite sex, have more sexual partners and more frequent sex.
Chicago sees floods of LHC data and new results at the ICHEP 2016 conference
Aug 06, 2016, at 04:38 am
Geneva/Chicago, Aug 5 (IBNS): Particle physicists are showcasing a wealth of brand new results from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments at CERN at the 'ICHEP 2016'1 conference in Chicago.
Heavy rains in Mumbai hit road, rail, air traffic
Aug 05, 2016, at 07:48 pm
Study maps hidden water pollution in U.S. coastal areas
Aug 05, 2016, at 03:05 pm
California, Aug 5 (IBNS): Coastal waters and near-shore groundwater supplies along more than a fifth of coastlines in the continental United States are vulnerable to contamination from previously hidden underground transfers of water between the oceans and land, finds a new study by researchers at The Ohio State University, Columbus, and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.
One-horned rhino poached in Kaziranga National Park
Aug 04, 2016, at 01:09 am
Guwahati, Aug 3 (IBNS): A one-horned rhinoceros poached in Kaziranga National Park on Wednesday.
Nashik reels under heavy rain and floods
Aug 03, 2016, at 07:01 pm
Nashik, Aug 3 (IBNS): Heavy downpour over three days has disrupted normal life in Nashik, Maharashtra, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Aug 03, 2016, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Ola, a mobile app for transportation, with the introduction of a first-of-its kind “#DoYourShare†campaign, has taken shared mobility to a new level.
Tata Trusts , The Global Fund launch ‘The India Health Fund’
Aug 02, 2016, at 11:59 pm
Kolkata/Mumbai, Aug 2 (IBNS): Tata Trusts, in association with The Global Fund, launched ‘The India Health Fund (IHF)’, at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai on Monday.
Aug 02, 2016, at 09:47 pm
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IBNS): U.S. Ambassador to India Richard R. Verma visited the Sai Hospital in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum on Monday to learn about the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s support to test and diagnose HIV in patients suffering from tuberculosis (TB), and to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to fight TB and HIV in India.
Jan Aushadhi stores to make medicines more affordable
Aug 02, 2016, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): To make quality drugs available at affordable prices to people under Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMJAY), the Union government has decided to open 3,000 Jan Aushadhi Stores (JAS) by the end of March 2017, said Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mansukh L. Mandaviya, at the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
IMD releases July rainfall data and Aug-Sep forecast
Aug 02, 2016, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): The India Meteorological Department (IMD), on Tuesday, released the latest data on the rainfall during June-July of 2016.
Himalaya launches HiOwna Momz, a health drink supplement for pregnant and lactating mothers
Aug 02, 2016, at 06:06 pm
Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): The Himalaya Drug Company recently launched HiOwna Momz, a nutritional health drink supplement for pregnant and lactating mothers.
College of Nursing and Mobile Eye Surgical Unit inaugurated in Jamshedpur
Aug 01, 2016, at 12:45 am
Jamshedpur, July 31 (IBNS): Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Sunday inaugurated the College of Nursing and also the MESU (Mobile Eye Surgical Unit) Project at the Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur.
Robotic Surgery Fellowships in Urology, Gynaecology for experienced Surgeons in Mumbai, Chennai
Jul 30, 2016, at 05:09 pm
Mumbai/ Chennai, July 29 (IBNS): Vattikuti Foundation, a non-profit focused on promoting robotic cancer surgeries, has put in place application process for two more Vattikuti Fellowships in Urology and Gynaecology at leading Hospitals in Mumbai and Chennai.
Breastfeeding within hour of birth provides baby’s ‘first vaccine,’ says UNICEF
Jul 30, 2016, at 03:07 pm
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Fridaythat some 77 million of the world’s newborns – or 1 in 2 – are not breastfed within the first hour of birth, depriving them of essential nutrients and antibodies and thus exposing them to an increased risk of death.
Sachin bats for conservation of tigers
Jul 30, 2016, at 02:46 am
Mumbai, July 29 (IBNS): Indian's sporting icon and cricketing legend, Sachin Tendulkar on Friday urged people to join the save tiger drive.
Robotic Surgery Fellowships in Urology, Gynaecology for experienced Surgeons in Mumbai, Chennai
Jul 30, 2016, at 12:56 am
Mumbai/ Chennai, July 29 (IBNS): Vattikuti Foundation, a non-profit focused on promoting robotic cancer surgeries, has put in place application process for two more Vattikuti Fellowships in Urology and Gynaecology at leading Hospitals in Mumbai and Chennai.
Hubble gazes at long-dead star
Jul 30, 2016, at 12:12 am
Washington, July 29 (IBNS): This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the remnants of a long-dead star.