NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity to attempt new flight on Mars
Los Angeles/UNI: Ingenuity, NASA’s Mars helicopter, is set to make its new flight on Mars later this week, the space agency said Wednesday.
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Greens, heritage lovers flag off special tram ride in Kolkata to usher in eco-friendly Durga Puja
Kolkata/IBNS: As another Kolkata tram trundled out of the Gariahat depot in the city's south this Sunday to complete a full circle of the surviving tracks of the streetcars, a group of environmentally-conscious, heritage-loving people gathered to flag it off and cheer.
Delhi- NCR feel tremors as mild quake hits Faridabad, no casualty
Delhi and areas of NCR felt mild tremors when a 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday afternoon.
First test flight of unmanned Gaganyaan crew module escape system on Oct 21
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to demonstrate its first flight to test the maiden human space mission’s crew module escape system as part of the Gaganyaan mission on October 21.
Rain lashes most parts of Kashmir: Met
Srinagar/UNI: Kashmir received moderate rain on the intervening nights of Friday and Saturday, with the Meteorological Department forecasting widespread light to moderate rain, thunderstorms, and snow in the next 24 hours.
5.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Jakarta/IBNS/UNI: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 rocked off East Nusa Tenggara province in central Indonesia on Thursday, the country's meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency said.
Mental health care ‘barriers’ must end, urges Guterres
Three in four people suffering from a mental health condition receive inadequate treatment – or none at all – UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, as he urged countries to “break down the barriers that prevent people from seeking support”.
Sikkim disaster: Scores of people die with over 80 missing
Gangtok/UNI: The October 4 disaster in Sikkim as a result of overflow of South Lhonak Lake, killed scores of people.
Tribute: Remembering M. S. Swaminathan
M.S. Swaminathan’s greatest strength was his ability to engage and connect with ease with everybody across board, from politicians to bureaucrats, academics, journalists, students and common people. Swaminathan’s primary contribution to the country was his work for the Green Revolution. The Green Revolution was a package that helped India overcome a crisis and was not a long-term sustainable solution. Swaminathan was aware of this and it is obvious from the research-for-development projects being implemented by the Foundation. Mongabay India Managing Editor writer S. Gopikrishna Warrier remembers him
Annual Robotic Surgery Symposium: Three Indians among KS Robotic Surgery Video Contest Top 10
Bengaluru: The annual ‘Humans at the cutting edge of robotic surgery’ academic symposium opened here on Saturday with experts Sherry M Wren of Stanford University and Ahmed Ghazi of Johns Hopkins University, urging surgeons from Asia, Europe and Americas to adopt new approaches in surgical innovation and using simulation in their practice.
Odisha has impressed me with its handling of climate change effect on the people with disabilities: US journalist Jason Strother
Multimedia journalist, educator, Fulbright scholar, and founder of Lens15 Media, Jason Strother, visited Kolkata recently to conduct a workshop on the topic of 'Disability Representation In Mass Media, Reporting On Disability And Making Media More Accessible For People With Visual Disabilities' at the American Center. In a conversation with IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra, he talked about climate change, disability journalism and more. Excerpts:
Weather-related disasters displace 43.1 million children in six years, UNICEF reports
Weather-related disasters forcibly displaced a staggering 43.1 million children across 44 countries over the past six years, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn
New York: An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from preterm complications, UN agencies and partners said in a new report on Thursday.
Hottest September on record puts 2023 on track to be warmest year ever
This September was the hottest one ever and 2023 is firmly set to be the warmest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, citing data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
Sikkim flash flood disaster: Death toll touches 19
The death toll due to the flash flood which hit Sikkim has touched 19 with more than 100 others still missing, officials said.
Govt agencies, experts had warned of Sikkim’s glacial lake outburst
New Delhi: The flash floods in Sikkim, which claimed at least 14 lives and 102 others still missing, did not come without warnings, media reports said.
UN supports 'monumental step' for cancer sufferers in northwest Syria
The first radiotherapy machine to treat cancer arrived in northwest Syria over the weekend, the UN’s aid coordination office (OCHA) said on Tuesday.
Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov win Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovery of quantum dots
Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov were named the winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 'discovery and synthesis of quantum dots', said The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Karabakh: Humanitarians respond to growing health needs
The humanitarian response to the Karabakh crisis continued apace on Tuesday as UN agencies and partners warned of urgent health needs among the more than 100,000 refugees who have entered Armenia.
Himachal Pradesh: Strong tremors felt in Shimla
A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Shimla and other parts of Himachal Pradesh, triggering panic among the people on Tuesday.
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Nepal, tremors felt in New Delhi
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal as tremors were felt in the Indian national capital New Delhi on Tuesday.
World Habitat Day focuses on cities as drivers of growth
Priming cities to become drivers of economic growth and recovery in the aftermath of crises such as conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic is the focus of World Habitat Day, observed on Monday.
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz And Anne L' Huillier win Nobel Prize in Physics
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier will get the Nobel Prize in Physics for their experiments, which have given humanity new tools for exploring the world of electrons inside atoms and molecules.
Fight against Malaria: World Health Organization approves second vaccine for children
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday recommended a new anti-malaria vaccine for children, a move that could offer countries a cheaper and more readily available option than the world’s first shot against the parasitic disease.
Maharashtra: 24 patients including 12 newborn die in state-run hospital in 24 hours
New Delhi/IBNS: Twelve newborns and as many adults died at a state-run hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded in the last 24 hours, media reports said.
Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman named Nobel Prize winners in medicine for their work in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman got the Nobel Prize for Medicine for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 since the pandemic started in 2020.
Aditya L1 travels over 9.2 lakh km, exits Earth's gravity: ISRO
Bengaluru: India's solar mission, Aditya L1, has travelled beyond a distance of 9.2 lakh km from Earth and has moved out of the Earth's gravitational pull.
Monsoon ends with 'normal' rainfall, El Nini effects mitigated by positive factors: IMD
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the four-month monsoon season concluded with India receiving "normal" rainfall, totalling 820 mm compared to the long-term average of 868.6 mm, according to a news agency report.
Viet Nam: UN rights office condemns crackdown on climate activists
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed grave concern at the spate of recent arrests and convictions of human rights defenders pushing for clean energy reforms in Viet Nam.
Sudan: WHO supports battle against cholera in the east
The World Health Organization (WHO) is scaling up support in Sudan, where authorities have declared a cholera outbreak in Gedaref state amid the ongoing brutal conflict between opposing militaries.