Organic farming yields gains in India and Pakistan
Eco-friendly agricultural system- organic farming- is gaining popularity in both India and Pakistan. Muhammad Irtaza, Nischal Sanghavi, George Kallivayalil and Javed Iqbal report
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Brazil floods: Death toll touches 36
Sao Paulo: Floods and landslides caused by heavy rains along the coast of southeast Brazil's Sao Paulo state have claimed 36 lives, authorities said Sunday.
UN Assembly President calls for Apollo 13 ingenuity to navigate flood risks
New York: Some 1.8 billion people on the planet are threatened by flood risks, the United Nations General Assembly President warned on Saturday, at a water management event in Tokyo, Japan.
New Zealand: Cyclone Gabrielle claims 9 lives as death toll rises
Wellington: The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle has mounted to nine in New Zealand, officials said on Saturday.
Madhya Pradesh: Second batch of 12 cheetahs released to Kuno National Park
Indore: The second batch of 12 cheetahs, which were brought to India from South Africa, were released to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.
UN environment agency tackles mercury-tarnished gold mining industry
New York: Reducing mercury use by nearly 370 tons in nine countries, a UN environment agency initiative now plans to scale up efforts in 15 other affected nations, making conditions safer for millions of small-scale miners.
Magnitude 4.6 earthquake hits eastern Taiwan: Central Weather Bureau
Taipei: A 4.6 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Taiwan on Friday morning, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau.
WHO reveals one-third of prisoners in Europe suffer mental health disorders
One in three prisoners in Europe suffer from mental health disorders, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report launched on Tuesday.
UN-backed project aims to eliminate mercury from skin lightening products
New York: The Governments of Gabon, Jamaica and Sri Lanka have united in a $14 million project to eliminate the use of mercury in skin lightening products – a serious public health issue, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced on Tuesday.
Sea level rise poses ‘unthinkable’ risks for the planet, Security Council hears
New York: Rising seas pose “unthinkable” risks to billions around the world, with profound implications for security, international law, human rights and the very fabric of societies, senior officials told the Security Council on Tuesday, as members held their first-ever debate on the phenomenon’s global implications.
WHO supports Equatorial Guinea in combatting country’s first-ever deadly Marburg virus outbreak
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) deployed experts to Equatorial Guinea this week following confirmation of the first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the country.
3.2 magnitude earthquake hits Assam, no damage reported
Guwahati/UNI: A mild intensity earthquake, measuring 3.2 magnitudes on the Richter Scale, hit Hojai town in Assam Monday.
Stubble burning: IIM-Rohtak to assess paddy residue management initiatives in Punjab, Haryana, and UP
New Delhi/IBNS: The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has engaged the Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak as a consultant to assess the impact of various initiatives undertaken by the states for paddy residue management in the last five years.
Quake hits off central Indonesia, no casualties reported
Jakarta: An earthquake, measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, hit off Indonesia's North Sulawesi province Saturday, but did not cause any damage or casualties, disaster agency officials and weather agency said.
Bhutan: Paro to soon have new by-law to achieve zero waste
Paro: Waste Management Committee of Bhutan's Paro district is planning to draft a new law to achieve the target of becoming waste-free region, media reports said.
‘More women and girls in science equals better science’, UN chief declares
New York: Gender bias in science has resulted in drug tests that treat the female body as an aberration, and search algorithms that perpetuate discrimination, but the solution is simple: increase the numbers of women working in the field and support the girls hoping to join them one day.
Huge piece of Sun breaks off, leaves scientific community stunned
A new development in the Sun has left scientists baffled as they found out that a huge part of its surface has broken off.
UN General Assembly hears call for worldwide pandemic warning system
New York: Epidemiologists and researchers briefing the UN General Assembly in the first of its kind science session earlier this week, called for pathogen surveillance and an open-source global early warning system that would include data from a wide range of sources and streams.
WHO reports exponential rise in cholera cases in Africa
New York: Africa is currently experiencing an exponential rise in cholera cases, amid a global surge in the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.
SSLV-D2 successfully injects EOS-07, 2 other satellites in orbit
Sriharikota/UNI: India's second developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2) on Friday successfully launched ISRO's Earth Observation Satellites (EOS-07) and two other co-passenger satellites into the desired orbit on Friday from the SHAR Range here.
ISRO: SSLV-D2 successfully injects EOS-07, 2 other satellites in orbit
Sriharikota: India's second developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2) on Friday successfully launched ISRO's Earth Observation Satellites (EOS-07) and two other co-passenger satellites into the desired orbit from the SHAR Range here.
Caribbean sees first regional launch of global plan on early warning systems
New York: Caribbean and UN leaders were on hand for the first regional launch of a plan to ensure that every person on the planet is protected by early warning systems by 2027, held in Bridgetown, Barbados on Tuesday.
Reduce pollution to combat ‘superbugs’ and other anti-microbial resistance
New York: Up to 10 million people could die annually by 2050 due to anti-microbial resistance (AMR), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a report launched in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Tuesday, highlighting the need to curtail pollution created by the pharmaceuticals, agricultural and healthcare sectors.
International study, featuring Kolkata's CMRI, finds Doxycycline effective in checking progression of Covid-19
Kolkata: A study conducted by a group of doctors from several nations, including India, has found that in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, antibiotic drug Doxycycline was a safe and inexpensive treatment widely available throughout the globe and it reduced ICU admissions when added to standard of care.
Sikkim govt to adopt ‘Plant a Tree, Leave a Legacy’ initiative
Gangtok: The Sikkim government has launched an initiative named Mero Rukh Mero Santati' (Plant a Tree, Leave a Legacy) in an attempt to make people more aware about the tree plantation initiative.
Rains, snow lash parts of Kashmir valley including Gulmarg
Srinagar/UNI: Rains lashed plains including Srinagar while parts of Kashmir valley including Gulmarg received fresh snowfall overnight, officials said on Monday.
Regulators suspend prodn of Global Pharma Healthcare's ophthalmic range of products: Reports
Chennai-based Global Pharma Healthcare has been asked to stop the production of its ophthalmic range of products after a joint inspection of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and the State Drug Controller of its production site on Friday, media reports said.
3.1 magnitude earthquake hits Nizamabad in Telangana
Hyderabad/UNI: An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 on the Richter Scale struck 120 km North-West of Nizamabad in Telangana on Sunday.
WHO launches bid to tackle inequalities behind global breast cancer threat
New York: A UN-led global initiative to tackle breast cancer could save 2.5 million lives by 2040, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, just ahead of World Cancer Day.
Mumbai: Teenage girl undergoes India’s first successful unilateral hand transplant
Mumbai: A team of doctors performed a successful unilateral hand transplant on a teenage girl on Friday, the first such procedure in the country.