Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake hits Myanmar, strong tremors felt in Bangkok
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Myanmar on Friday, with strong tremors felt in neighbouring Thailand's capital, Bangkok city, media reports said.
IBNS•Mar 28, 2025
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New Delhi: AIIMS to install first indigenously-developed magnetic resonance imaging machine in October
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi has announced it will install the country's first indigenously-developed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine in October.
IBNS•Mar 26, 2025
Indo-British Scholars Association hosts 'Celebrating Life with Cancer Survivors' for Tata Medical Center patients in Kolkata
The Indo-British Scholars Association (IBSA), organised a philanthropic event titled “Celebrating Life with Cancer Survivors” to honour the resilience of cancer patients undergoing treatment at Tata Medical Center (TMC).
IBNS•Mar 26, 2025
West Bengal: Indian Army conducts eye surgical camp at 158 Base Hospital in Bagdogra, 350 cataract surgeries performed
Indian Army conducted a state-of-the-art eye surgical camp at 158 Base Hospital, Bagdogra, West Bengal from March 20 to 24, 2025, providing advanced medical care to ex-servicemen.
IBNS•Mar 24, 2025
UN experts claim several glaciers will not survive this century
Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising hundreds of millions of people living downstream, UN climate experts said on the first World Day for Glaciers.
IBNS•Mar 21, 2025
India Vision Institute and Plastic Odyssey partner to transform recycled plastic into sustainable eyewear
India Vision Institute (IVI) has announced a partnership with Plastic Odyssey, a global initiative dedicated to combating plastic pollution through innovative recycling. Together, they will explore the feasibility of making spectacle frames, cases and accessories from recycled plastic waste.
IBNS•Mar 18, 2025
NASA's Crew-10 docks with ISS, stranded Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams expected to return home soon
Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are further closer now to return to Earth after a replacement crew docked with the orbital outpost on Sunday, NASA said.
IBNS•Mar 16, 2025
Holi 2025 to coincide with a total lunar eclipse, but India will miss the spectacle
New Delhi: The vibrant festivities of Holi on March 14 will coincide with a rare celestial phenomenon—a total lunar eclipse.
IBNS•Mar 13, 2025
Detect Early, Protect Kidney Health
Kidney health is an often-overlooked aspect of overall well-being, yet it plays a crucial role in maintaining the body's homeostasis. The kidneys are responsible for filtering waste products from the blood, regulating fluid and electrolyte balance, and managing blood pressure.
IBNS•Mar 12, 2025
Zero Thalassaemia Foundation launches mission to free India from the disease
With a bold vision for a healthier future, the Zero Thalassaemia Foundation has been launched under the leadership of Dr. Ramendu Homchowdhury, District Governor (2025-26) elect for Rotary District 3291.
IBNS•Mar 11, 2025
West Bengal: Leopard rescued from well in Darjeeling village
Kolkata: An adult leopard was rescued from a well in the Darjeeling district’s Damragram village under Champasree Gram Panchayat on Monday morning.
IBNS•Mar 10, 2025
Funding cuts jeopardise global fight against tuberculosis, WHO warns
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that severe funding cuts – particularly in the United States – are threatening decades of progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), still the world’s deadliest infectious disease.
IBNS•Mar 07, 2025
Weak La Niña weather event is likely to be brief, says World Meteorological Organization
The weak but significant La Niña weather event that began in December is likely to be brief, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced.
IBNS•Mar 07, 2025
More than half of adults worldwide will be obese by 2050: Study
Without urgent policy reform and action, over half the world’s adult population (3.8 billion) and a third of all children and adolescents (746 million) are forecast to be living with overweight or obesity by 2050—posing an unparalleled threat of premature disease and death at local, national, and global levels, according to a major new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study BMI Collaborators, published in The Lancet.
IBNS•Mar 04, 2025
Private hospitals in India will increase their capacity by over 4,000 beds next fiscal: Crisil Ratings
Private hospitals in India will increase their capacity by over 4,000 beds next fiscal, at an investment of Rs 11,500 crore, after an aggressive addition of around 6,000 beds this fiscal, as per data released by Crisil Ratings on Sunday.
IBNS•Mar 03, 2025
Indian government released first-ever report showing 6,327 riverine dolphins present in country
The first-ever report on the population estimation of riverine dolphins in India showed 6,327 dolphins are present in the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Indus River systems.
IBNS•Mar 03, 2025
PM Modi explores Gujarat's Gir forest on World Wildlife Day, captures majestic Asiatic lions on camera
Gir (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a lion safari at Gujarat’s Gir Wildlife Sanctuary on Monday morning to commemorate World Wildlife Day.
IBNS•Mar 03, 2025
CMRI Kolkata introduces SmartNav Cochlear Implant Technology for first time in East India
Cochlear implant surgery has taken a major technological leap forward, with CK Birla Hospitals, CMRI Kolkata, becoming the first in Eastern India to integrate Smart Nav technology in cochlear implantation.
IBNS•Mar 03, 2025
Global biodiversity agreement mobilises $200 billion boost to protect flora, fauna
Governments on Friday reached agreement on a strategy to raise an additional $200 billion each year to better protect the world’s flora and fauna by 2030.
IBNS•Mar 02, 2025
US private spaceship is close to making a daring touchdown on the Moon
After traversing a long journey through space, a US spacecraft is poised to make a daring touchdown on the Moon and become the only second private lander to achieve the feat if it succeeds, media reports said.
IBNS•Mar 02, 2025
Earthquake measuring 6.1 on Richter Scale hits Nepal, tremors felt in Bihar
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal on Friday, with tremors felt in parts of India's Bihar state, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 28, 2025
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Bay of Bengal, tremors felt in Kolkata
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit the Bay of Bengal region with tremors being felt in parts of West Bengal, Odisha and Bangladesh on Tuesday.
IBNS•Feb 25, 2025
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Bay Bengal, tremors felt in Kolkata
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit the Bay of Bengal region with tremors being felt in parts of West Bengal, Odisha and Bangladesh on Tuesday.
IBNS•Feb 25, 2025
WHO alerts Breast cancer cases projected to rise by nearly 40 per cent by 2050
Breast cancer cases are expected to increase by 38 percent globally by 2050, with annual deaths from the disease projected to rise by 68 percent, according to a new report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialised branch of the World Health Organization (WHO).
IBNS•Feb 25, 2025
Indian wildlife conservationist Purnima Devi Barman features in Time's Women of Year 2025 list
Indian biologist and wildlife conservationist Purnima Devi Barman, who is from the northeast Indian state of Assam, was named in the Time's Women of the Year 2025 list.
IBNS•Feb 22, 2025
Matsya-6000: India's Deep-Ocean Submersible completes wet testing
The Indian government has entrusted the National Institute of Ocean Technology with the task of designing and developing the 4th Generation deep-ocean human scientific submersible named "Matsya-6000," as part of the Samudrayan Project.
IBNS•Feb 17, 2025
Magnitude 4 earthquake hits Delhi, PM Modi urges people to stay calm
An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter Scale hit Delhi and adjoining areas forcing people to rush out from their residences on Monday.
IBNS•Feb 17, 2025
Stranded in space for 8 months, Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore to return home in March
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, and her colleague Butch Wilmore, stranded in space for the past eight months owing to an extended space flight mission, are expected to return home next month.
IBNS•Feb 14, 2025
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus alerts US funding cuts threaten global health response
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned over the impact of US funding cuts on critical global health initiatives, warning they pose a direct threat to public health efforts worldwide.
IBNS•Feb 14, 2025
Gautam Adani to donate Rs 6,000 cr to develop health infra in partnership with US-based Mayo Clinic
Ahmedabad: Gautam Adani is set to donate over Rs 6,000 crore to establish two Adani Health Cities (AHCs) in Ahmedabad and Mumbai through the group’s not-for-profit healthcare arm.
IBNS•Feb 11, 2025
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