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Prime Minister Modi to Inaugurate Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation on Tuesday

Apr 11, 2016, at 06:17 pm

New Delhi, Apr 11 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the three-day Third Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation on Tuesday in New Delhi.

6.8 earthquake hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in India

Apr 10, 2016, at 10:10 pm

Kabul/New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit Afghanistan's Hindukush Region region as the tremors were felt in north India, including New Delhi.

Tremors felt in Delhi, north India

Apr 10, 2016, at 09:58 pm

New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS) Strong tremors were felt in parts of north India, including in New Delhi, on Sunday.

NASA invests in two-dimensional spacecraft, reprogrammable microorganisms

Apr 09, 2016, at 02:52 pm

California, Apr 9 (IBNS) NASA has selected 13 proposals through NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), a program that invests in transformative architectures through the development of pioneering technologies.

NASA Cargo headed to space station includes habitat prototype, medical research

Apr 09, 2016, at 02:40 pm

Washington, Apr 9 (IBNS) Tucked in the trunk of the latest commercial cargo spacecraft to head for the International Space Station is an expandable structure that has the potential to revolutionize work and life on the space station.

WHO India honours public health champions

Apr 09, 2016, at 01:12 am

New Delhi, Apr 8 (IBNS) At a national consultation held on Thursday at New Delhi jointly with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India (GoI) to commemorate the World Health Day 2016 , the WHO Country Office for India gave out awards for Public Health Champions.

Earth’s soils could play key role in locking away greenhouse gases

Apr 08, 2016, at 09:44 pm

London, Apr 8 (IBNS) The world’s soils could potentially store an extra 8 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases, helping to limit the impacts of climate change, says a new study from a team including Professor Pete Smith from the University of Aberdeen.

World Bank Group unveils new climate action plan

Apr 08, 2016, at 03:30 pm

Washington, Apr 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The World Bank Group has announced plans to help developing countries add 30 gigawatts of renewable energy – enough to power 150 million homes – to the world’s energy capacity, bring early warning systems to 100 million people and develop climate-smart agriculture investment plans for at least 40 countries – all by 2020.

Icy ‘Spider’ on Pluto

Apr 08, 2016, at 02:46 pm

Washington, Apr 8 (IBNS) Sprawling across Pluto’s icy landscape is an unusual geological feature that resembles a giant spider.

Behemoth Black Hole found in an unlikely place

Apr 08, 2016, at 01:00 am

California, Apr 7 (IBNS) Astronomers have uncovered a near-record breaking super massive black hole, weighing 17 billion suns, in an unlikely place: in the center of a galaxy in a sparsely populated area of the universe.

On World Health Day, CSE calls for government policies to control consumption of unhealthy junk foods

Apr 07, 2016, at 11:39 pm

New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS), : This year’s World Health Day on Diabetes is most significant for a country like India.

Haryana joins the Call to action for a TB-Free India

Apr 07, 2016, at 09:06 pm

Kolkata/Gurgaon, Apr 7 (IBNS): Medanta – The Medicity hospital organized a conference on Lung Health and Tuberculosis (TB) on Thursday to discuss the need for improved TB diagnosis to make Haryana TB-Free.

Union health minister launches new e-health and m-health initiatives

Apr 07, 2016, at 08:40 pm

New Delhi, Apr 7 (IBNS) Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, J P Nadda, on the occasion of World Health Day on Thursday, launched several new e-health and m-health initiatives, including the ‘Swasth Bharat Mobile application’, the ‘ANM Online application-ANMOL’, the ‘E-RaktKosh initiative', and ‘India Fights Dengue’.

Robotic Surgeons to meet in Delhi

Apr 07, 2016, at 02:57 am

New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS) Nearly 200 surgeons from India converge at New Delhi, this week, to update themselves on the latest developments in Computer Assisted Robotic Surgery.

Fortis Healthcare Executive Chairman felicitated as entrepreneur of the year

Apr 07, 2016, at 01:49 am

New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS): Malvinder Mohan Singh, Executive Chairman, Fortis Healthcare Limited was conferred with Entrepreneur of the year Award at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards (APEA 2016) function in Delhi.

NASA progresses towards SpaceX resupply mission to Space Station

Apr 06, 2016, at 03:08 pm

California, Apr 5 (IBNS): NASA provider SpaceX is scheduled to launch its eighth Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station on Friday, April 8. NASA Television coverage of the launch begins at 3:30 p.m. EDT.

John Grunsfeld announces retirement from NASA

Apr 06, 2016, at 02:57 pm

California, Apr 6 (IBNS) John Grunsfeld will retire from NASA Apr 30, capping nearly four decades of science and exploration with the agency.

CSE deliberates on excreta management during India Water Week

Apr 06, 2016, at 04:44 am

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): Even as cities plan for water supply sourced from locations that are far, they forget about managing the waste-the excreta and sludge that is generated, said an observation from CSE.

NASA's IMERG measures flooding rainfall in Pakistan

Apr 06, 2016, at 02:00 am

California, Apr 5 (IBNS) NASA on Tuesday said it used satellite data and added up heavy rainfall that has been occurring in northwestern Pakistan that caused flooding that killed more than 50 people.

Apollo Hospitals works with Google to add health information to the knowledge graph in India

Apr 06, 2016, at 01:54 am

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): In yet another effort towards their vision of empowering people with credible and quality Healthcare information, Apollo Hospitals has worked with Google to add health information to Google’s Knowledge in India.

5.4 earthquake hits Meghalaya, no casualty

Apr 05, 2016, at 08:49 pm

Kolkata, Apr 5 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale hit East Garo Hills in Meghalaya with the tremors of it being felt in parts of West Bengal.

NASA examines El Niño's impact on Ocean’s food source

Apr 05, 2016, at 02:56 pm

California, Apr 5 (IBNS) El Niño years can have a big impact on the littlest plants in the ocean, and NASA scientists are studying the relationship between the two.

Moon thought to play a major role in maintaining Earth's magnetic field: Study

Apr 04, 2016, at 10:14 pm

London, Apr 4 (IBNS) The Earth's magnetic field permanently protects people from the charged particles and radiation that originate in the Sun.

Social media as a force for families: Study

Apr 04, 2016, at 09:19 pm

Queensland, Apr 4 (IBNS) Social media and electronic gaming strategies can have an extremely positive influence on the lives of impoverished families, a study of The University of Queensland’s Triple P Online program has found.

President Mukherjee to present National Geoscience Awards 2014 on Tuesday

Apr 04, 2016, at 06:58 pm

New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS) President of India, Pranab Mukherjee will confer the National Geoscience Awards - 2014 at a function to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.

7.2 earthquake hits Vanuatu

Apr 03, 2016, at 09:47 pm

Wellington , Apr 3 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter Scale hit South Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Sunday, officials said.

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.

6.1 earthquake hits Japan

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.