River Brahmaputra in Assam's Goalpara shows signs of receding
Jul 29, 2016, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS): The Ministry of Water Resources informed that River Brahmaputra at Goalpara in Goalpara District of Assam has receded from High Flood Situation to Moderate Flood Situation at 0800hrs on Friday.
Astronomers gain new insight into magnetic field of Sun and its kin
Jul 28, 2016, at 09:19 pm
California, July 28 (IBNS): Astronomers have used data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to make a discovery that may have profound implications for understanding how the magnetic field in the Sun and stars like it are generated.
Jupiter’s great red spot likely a massive heat source
Jul 28, 2016, at 02:51 pm
California, July 28 (IBNS) New NASA-funded research suggests that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may be the mysterious heat source behind Jupiter’s surprisingly high upper atmospheric temperatures.
Creating awareness only way of eliminating Hepatitis: WHO
Jul 28, 2016, at 04:16 am
Mumbai, July 27 (IBNS): 'Elimination' is this year's theme for the World Hepatitis Day, observed every year on Thursday by World Health Organization (WHO).
New study by Centre for Science and Environment shatters myth of star-rated ACs
Jul 28, 2016, at 02:34 am
New Delhi, July 27 (IBNS): The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released a new study report which shatters the myth of star-rated ACs.
Scale up efforts against hepatitis: WHO
Jul 27, 2016, at 11:01 pm
Hepatitis is preventable and treatable but continues to be an acute public health challenge globally and in countries of WHO South-East Asia Region. Viral hepatitis kills approximately 350 000 people every year in the Region. It is responsible for more deaths than HIV and malaria together, and is second only to tuberculosis as a major cause of death among communicable diseases. Globally, and in the Region the number of deaths due to viral hepatitis is increasing. There is need for immediate and urgent action to arrest the spread of hepatitis.
Columbia Asia receives $101 million investment from Mitsui & Co.
Jul 27, 2016, at 05:59 pm
Kolkata, July 27 (IBNS): Columbia Asia announced on Wednesday that it is receiving $101 million in investment from Mitsui & Co., Ltd., an official release notified.
The case of the missing ceres craters
Jul 27, 2016, at 02:36 pm
Washington, July 27 (IBNS): Ceres is covered in countless small, young craters, but none are larger than 175 miles (280 kilometers) in diameter. To scientists, this is a huge mystery, given that the dwarf planet must have been hit by numerous large asteroids during its 4.5 billion-year lifetime. Where did all the large craters go?
Astronomers discover dizzying spin of the Milky Way Galaxy’s “Halo"
Jul 26, 2016, at 10:29 pm
Washington, July 26 (IBNS) Astronomers at the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) discovered for the first time that the hot gas in the halo of the Milky Way galaxy is spinning in the same direction and at comparable speed as the galaxy's disk, which contains our stars, planets, gas, and dust.
Flood situation worsens, hits over 12.47 lakh people in 18 districts of Assam
Jul 26, 2016, at 04:18 am
Guwahati, July 25 (IBNS) : Flood situation in Assam on Monday worsened after the Brahmaputra and several of its tributaries had inundated more areas which affected over 12.47 lakh people of 18 districts in the state.
NASA to map the surface of an Asteroid
Jul 26, 2016, at 04:11 am
Washington, July 25 (IBNS): OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will launch September 2016 and travel to a near-Earth asteroid known as Bennu to harvest a sample of surface maNASA to Map the Surface of an Asteroid
Jul 25, 2016, at 11:47 pm
Vienna, July 25 (IBNS): As the 10 days of negotiations in Vienna on an amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) came to a close on Saturday, what emerged were clear signs of a deal with solutions to all the major challenges.
Research suggests diabetes could be due to failure of beta cell 'hubs'
Jul 25, 2016, at 10:04 pm
London, July 25 (IBNS) The significant role of beta cell ‘hubs’ in the pancreas has been demonstrated for the first time, suggesting that diabetes may due to the failure of a privileged few cells, rather than the behaviour of all cells.
Scientists release recommendations for building land in coastal Louisiana
Jul 25, 2016, at 04:52 am
Baton Rouge, July 24 (IBNS) A team of leading scientists and community experts with decades of experience released key recommendations to maintain and build land in coastal Louisiana.
2252 persons with minor, major injuries treated in various hospitals, says J&K govt
Jul 24, 2016, at 03:23 am
Srinagar, July 23 (IBNS) Amid violence in the state, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday informed that in past 10 days, 2252 persons with minor and major injuries have been treated in various hospitals.
India highlights importance of Verifiable Data on HFCs
Jul 23, 2016, at 07:26 pm
Vienna/New Delhi, Jul 23 (IBNS): At the 38th meeting of the Open Ended Working Group of Parties to the Montreal Protocol, which is underway in Vienna, members from the developing and developed world have reiterated their commitment to moving away from high Global Warming Potential (GWP) HFCs for limiting increase in global warming.
Bank of Baroda plants 109 trees to celebrate its 109th Foundation Day
Jul 23, 2016, at 12:43 am
Kolkata, July 22 (IBNS): Bank of Baroda, Eastern Zonal Office celebrated its 109th Foundation Day on Thursday.
Discovery channel to air Chennai flood survival story
Jul 22, 2016, at 06:39 pm
New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS) Mumbai deluge in 2005, Uttarakhand floods in 2013, Kashmir floods in 2014 -- in the last decade, India has been hit by extreme weather incidents repeatedly.
Warning on tobacco product packages to cover 85 per cent of display area
Jul 22, 2016, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi, Jul 22 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare) Anupriya Patel, informed the Lok Sabha on Friday that the central government has mandated that the size of health warnings on tobacco product packages will be 85 per cent of the main display area.
Historical Records Miss a Fifth of Global Warming: NASA
Jul 22, 2016, at 03:14 pm
California, July 22 (IBNS): A new NASA-led study finds that almost one-fifth of the global warming that has occurred in the past 150 years has been missed by historical records due to quirks in how global temperatures were recorded.
239 one-horned rhinos poached in Assam in past 16 years
Jul 22, 2016, at 12:57 am
Guwahati, July 21 (IBNS): A total of 239 one horned rhinos have been poached in Assam in past 16 years.
Sunset at the Viking Lander 1 Site
Jul 21, 2016, at 09:52 pm
California, July 21 (IBNS) On July 20, 1976, at 8:12 a.m. EDT, NASA received the signal that the Viking Lander 1 successfully reached the Martian surface.
Approval for second unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Station
Jul 21, 2016, at 09:46 pm
New Delhi/Chennai: The second unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP-2) attained first criticality (start of controlled self-sustaining nuclear fission chain reaction in the Reactor for the first time) after accord of regulatory and statutory clearances on July 10, 2016, Minister of Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
NASA’s Hubble Telescope makes first atmospheric study of Earth-sized exoplanets
Jul 21, 2016, at 03:31 pm
California, July 21 (IBNS): Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have conducted the first search for atmospheres around temperate, Earth-sized planets beyond our solar system and found indications that increase the chances of habitability on two exoplanets.
Nigeria: Health disaster in Borno State, says MSF
Jul 21, 2016, at 03:26 pm
Abuja, July 21 (IBNS) The health situation in Borno State in northeast Nigeria is critical. At least 500,000 people who are either displaced or cut off in enclaves outside the State capital of Maiduguri are in urgent need of food, medical care, drinking water and shelter.
Cabinet approves establishment of new AIIMS at Gorakhpur
Jul 21, 2016, at 04:14 am
New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for establishment of new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).
ISRO seeks options of privatisation of PSLV
Jul 21, 2016, at 03:37 am
New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): The ISRO has been pursuing a 'conscious' approach of building up and nurturing the industrial capabilities in the country to maximally support the Indian Space Programme.
NASA's PACE Mission will uncover new information about health of our Oceans
Jul 21, 2016, at 03:08 am
California, July 20 (IBNS): NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission is a first-of-its-kind project that aims to answer key questions about the consequences of climate change on the health of our oceans and their relationship with airborne particles and clouds. PACE will use a wide spectrum of wavelengths from an “ocean color†instrument to provide scientists with this information.
Medical records show long-term effects on patients of 'mini-strokes'
Jul 21, 2016, at 01:53 am
Birmingham, July 20 (IBNS): New findings from the University of Birmingham challenge the 'transient' nature of 'mini-strokes' and provide insight into the long term impact of an under-recognised condition.
Sharing our thoughts can help beat stress, says expert
Jul 20, 2016, at 04:42 am
Kolkata, July 19 (IBNS): Stress creates anxiety and anxiety creates disorder, which is harmful for a normal human life. Stress when clubbed with obsessive compulsive disorder makes the person unmanageable and is on border line personality disorder. But expert opines that one can beat stress by following certain tips.