India to ratify COP 21 Global Climate agreement on Apr 22: Prakash Javadekar
Apr 02, 2016, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS) Reasserting India’s commitment to carbon emission reduction and sustainable development, Union Environment, Forests & Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said India, along with 100 other nations would ratify the COP 21 Global Climate Agreement on April 22. COP 21 would be ratified at a high level signing ceremony to be convened at the UN Headquarters in New York.
NASA, Japan make ASTER Earth data available at no cost
Apr 02, 2016, at 04:34 pm
Washington, Apr 2 (IBNS) All Earth imagery from a prolific Japanese remote sensing instrument operating aboard NASA’s Terra spacecraft since late 1999 is now available to users everywhere at no cost.
Apr 01, 2016, at 08:42 pm
Tokyo, Apr 1 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit Japan's Mie-ken Nanto-oki region on Friday, officials said.
Seasonal outlook for temperatures during the hot weather season: Govt
Apr 01, 2016, at 03:59 am
New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS) The country experienced significantly above normal temperatures during the last two months of January and February,2016, with monthly anomalies of 1.530C & 20C respectively from 1961-90 normal, officials said.
NASA’s Spitzer maps climate patterns on a Super-Earth
Mar 31, 2016, at 03:10 pm
California, Mar 31 (IBNS) Observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have led to the first temperature map of a super-Earth planet -- a rocky planet nearly two times as big as ours.
NASA's 'Spaceport of the Future' reaches another milestone
Mar 30, 2016, at 03:18 pm
Washington, Mar 30 (IBNS) NASA has completed a major milestone on its journey to Mars and is ready to begin another phase of work on its spaceport of the future, where the next generation of astronauts will launch to Mars and other deep-space destinations.
Simplifying obesity reduction surgery with robotics
Mar 29, 2016, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Mar 29 (IBNS) Doctors in Delhi, Hyderabad and other places are suggesting robotic bariatric surgery for those with morbid obesity as part of the patient's weight reduction regime.
Investigating the mystery of migrating 'Hot Jupiters'
Mar 29, 2016, at 03:35 pm
Washington, Mar 29 (IBNS) The last decade has seen a bonanza of exoplanet discoveries. Nearly 2,000 exoplanets -- planets outside our solar system -- have been confirmed so far, and more than 5,000 candidate exoplanets have been identified. Many of these exotic worlds belong to a class known as "hot Jupiters." These are gas giants like Jupiter but much hotter, with orbits that take them feverishly close to their stars.
2016 Arctic Sea ice wintertime extent hits another record low
Mar 29, 2016, at 03:25 pm
Washington, Mar 29 (IBNS) Arctic sea ice appears to have reached a record low wintertime maximum extent for the second year in a row, according to scientists at the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and NASA.
Research shows potential for emergence of new Ebola virus
Mar 26, 2016, at 09:56 pm
London, Mar 26 (IBNS) A team from the University’s School of Biosciences examined the differences between Ebola viruses that cause severe disease in humans and the Reston virus that does not.
Self-repairing cancer cells future of treatments
Mar 25, 2016, at 09:11 pm
New York, Mar 25 (IBNS) With narrow bodies and no collarbones, mice are able to squeeze through holes as small as a quarter-inch in diameter.
Malaria family tree has bird roots
Mar 25, 2016, at 09:09 pm
New York, Mar 25 (IBNS) A study published this week in the journal Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution reveals a new hypothesis on the evolution of hundreds of species of malaria – including the form that is deadly to humans.
Working towards 'seamless' infrared maps of Titan
Mar 25, 2016, at 09:06 pm
Washington, Mar 25 (IBNS) Each of these two montages shows four synthetic views of Titan created using data acquired by the visual and infrared mapping spectrometer (VIMS) on board NASA's Cassini spacecraft between 2004 and 2015.
Russian Space Station Cargo Ship launch, docking to air on NASA TV
Mar 25, 2016, at 09:02 pm
Washington, Mar 25 (IBNS) NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft, Progress 63P, to resupply the International Space Station.
Ancient polar ice reveals tilting of Earth’s moon
Mar 24, 2016, at 02:25 pm
Washington, Mar 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS): New NASA-funded research provides evidence that the spin axis of Earth’s moon shifted by about five degrees roughly three billion years ago.
NASA gets down to Earth this year with globe-spanning expeditions
Mar 24, 2016, at 04:26 am
Washington, Mar 23 (IBNS) NASA is sending scientists around the world in 2016 – from the edge of the Greenland ice sheet to the coral reefs of the South Pacific – to delve into challenging questions about how our planet is changing and what impacts humans are having on it.
Solar storms ignite X-ray "Northern Lights" on Jupiter
Mar 24, 2016, at 03:29 am
California, Mar 23 (IBNS) Solar storms are triggering X-ray auroras on Jupiter that are about eight times brighter than normal over a large area of the planet and hundreds of times more energetic than Earth’s "northern lights," according to a new study using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Awards presented to journalists for best reporting on tuberculosis
Mar 24, 2016, at 12:14 am
New Delhi/Kolkata, Mar 23 (IBNS): In the run-up to World TB Day on Thursday, the REACH Lilly MDR-TB Partnership Media Awards 2016 were presented in New Delhi on Tuesday to recognize outstanding and responsible reporting on tuberculosis (TB).
Roca launches #NOWALKING4WATER Campaign, creates experience of village road on World Water Day
Mar 24, 2016, at 12:05 am
Gurgaon, Mar 23 (IBNS): On the occasion of 24th World Water Day, the 'We Are Water Foundation', an initiative of Roca launched a global awareness action-#NOWALKING4WATER.
Cadila Pharmaceuticals initiates awareness campaigns to observe 'World TB Day'
Mar 23, 2016, at 10:47 pm
New Delhi, Mar 23 (IBNS): Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited, one of India's largest privately held pharmaceuticals companies, is planning various activities across India to raise awareness about Tuberculosis on World TB Day, that will be observed on Thursday.
Cadila Pharmaceuticals initiates awareness campaigns to observe 'World TB Day'
Mar 23, 2016, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi, Mar 23 (IBNS): Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited, one of India's largest privately held pharmaceuticals companies, is planning various activities across India to raise awareness about Tuberculosis on World TB Day, that will be observed on Thursday.
Infosys undertakes sanitation drive: completes construction of 365 toilets in Odisha
Mar 23, 2016, at 06:40 pm
Bhubaneswar, Mar 21 (IBNS) Infosys Foundation in association with Akanksha, the CSR arm of Infosys Bhubaneswar, announced the successful completion of construction of 365 toilets in 110 schools of Odisha, as part of its endeavor to support the Prime Minister's 'Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan' mission in two phases.
NASA sends fire, meteor experiments to International Space Station on Commercial Cargo Spacecraft
Mar 23, 2016, at 06:26 pm
Washington, Mar 23 (IBNS) Scientific investigations of fire in microgravity and grippers inspired by geckos are among the nearly 7,500 pounds of cargo headed to the International Space Station aboard an Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft, along with equipment to support some 250 other experiments and studies aboard the world’s only orbital laboratory.
Bangladesh reports first Zika case
Mar 23, 2016, at 04:20 am
Dhaka, Mar 22 (IBNS): Bangladesh confirmed that the country has recorded the first Zika case in 2014.
Janssen India donates 600 courses of SIRTURO to RNTCP
Mar 23, 2016, at 02:06 am
Kolkata, Mar 22 (IBNS): Janssen India, the pharmaceutical division of Johnson & Johnson Pvt Ltd. confirmed on Tuesday that it has donated 600 courses of SIRTURO (bedaquiline) to the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) of India for use as part of a conditional access program.
India facing a serious water crisis: Greenpeace
Mar 23, 2016, at 01:51 am
New Delhi , Mar 22 (IBNS) India’s fresh water resources, already rapidly dwindling, could be further depleted if plans for hundreds of new coal power plants go ahead. This would cause severe drought and worsen the ongoing conflict between agriculture and industry over water in regions such as Vidarbha and Marathwada in Maharashtra and Northern Karnataka.
Environment ministry issues new standards for gensets
Mar 22, 2016, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS) Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has notified new environment standards for generator sets (gensets) running on Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) / Natural Gas (NG), Diesel with LPG / NG and Petrol with LPG / NG, primarily to control air and noise pollution emanating from the operation of these gensets.
New gravity map gives best view yet inside Mars
Mar 22, 2016, at 03:27 pm
California, Mar 22 (IBNS) A new map of Mars' gravity made with three NASA spacecraft is the most detailed to date, providing a revealing glimpse into the hidden interior of the Red Planet.
New golden frog species discovered in Colombia
Mar 22, 2016, at 02:47 am
New York, Mar 21 (IBNS) A team of scientists including a Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) research associate announced the discovery of a new species of pale-gold colored frog from the cloud forests of the high Andes in Colombia.
NASA study finds climate change shifting wine grape harvests in France ,Switzerland
Mar 22, 2016, at 02:17 am
Washington, Mar 21 (IBNS) A new study from NASA and Harvard University finds that climate change is diminishing an important link between droughts and the timing of wine grape harvests in France and Switzerland.