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Manipal Hospital trains Gariahat hawkers in CPR, heart disease awareness

Kolkata: Manipal Hospital Dhakuria recently organized a training session for the Gariahat Hawkers at the hospital premises to share insights on the symptoms of heart diseases and stressed on early diagnosis

India's River Dolphin: Clear And Present Danger

The lovable river dolphin of India is in danger of survival and needs urgent conservation efforts as the first ever survey on the species published recently reveal, writes Ranjita Biswas

Earth's average temperature between 2025-2029 may breach 1.5 °C limit: UN report

A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the UN's weather and climate agency, on Wednesday warned that global temperatures will likely continue rising, with an 80 per cent chance that at least one year between now and 2029 will be even hotter.

New UN study shows alcohol consumption is linked to higher risk of pancreatic cancer

A new UN study has found that alcoholic drinks, especially beer and spirits, may raise the risk of pancreatic cancer.

Covid-19 cases spike in India, tally touches 1,009

New Delhi/IBNS: The total number of Covid-19 cases have touched 1,009 in India with the recent spread of virus in several states, media reports said.

Mass awareness of Ayurvedic medicines is needed: Parampara Ayurved founder Debabrata Sen

Parampara Ayurved founder Dr. Debabrata Sen said mass awareness is needed to help Ayurvedic medicine practice reach all sections of society, and he is fighting a tough battle to bridge the gap.

Covid-19 cases spike in India, tally touches 1,009

New Delhi/IBNS: The total number of Covid-19 cases have touched 1,009 in India with the recent spread of virus in several states, media reports said.

Mass awareness of Ayurvedic medicines is needed: Parampara Ayurved founder Debabrata Sen

Parampara Ayurved founder Dr. Debabrata Sen said mass awareness is needed to help Ayurvedic medicine practice reach all sections of society, and he is fighting a tough battle to bridge the gap.

Flight ops hit, several streets waterlogged as Delhi receives heavy overnight rains

New Delhi/IBNS: Heavy rains lashed Delhi and its surrounding areas overnight along with thunderstorms and strong winds, hitting flight operations and leaving several streets waterlogged.

Bengaluru reports first COVID-19 death in 2025, 84-year-old man with severe comorbidities dies

Bengaluru/IBNS: The city of Bengaluru reported its first COVID-19 death on Saturday, the Karnataka Health Department said in an official statement.

Flight ops hit, several streets waterlogged as Delhi receives heavy overnight rains

New Delhi/IBNS: Heavy rains lashed Delhi and its surrounding areas overnight along with thunderstorms and strong winds, hitting flight operations and leaving several streets waterlogged.

Bengaluru reports first COVID-19 death in 2025, 84-year-old man with severe comorbidities dies

Bengaluru/IBNS: The city of Bengaluru reported its first COVID-19 death on Saturday, the Karnataka Health Department said in an official statement.

Flight ops hit, several streets waterlogged as Delhi receives heavy overnight rains

New Delhi/IBNS: Heavy rains lashed Delhi and its surrounding areas overnight along with thunderstorms and strong winds, hitting flight operations and leaving several streets waterlogged.

Bengaluru reports first COVID-19 death in 2025, 84-year-old man with severe comorbidities dies

Bengaluru/IBNS: The city of Bengaluru reported its first COVID-19 death on Saturday, the Karnataka Health Department said in an official statement.

Flight ops hit, several streets waterlogged as Delhi receives heavy overnight rains

New Delhi/IBNS: Heavy rains lashed Delhi and its surrounding areas overnight along with thunderstorms and strong winds, hitting flight operations and leaving several streets waterlogged.

Bengaluru reports first COVID-19 death in 2025, 84-year-old man with severe comorbidities dies

Bengaluru/IBNS: The city of Bengaluru reported its first COVID-19 death on Saturday, the Karnataka Health Department said in an official statement.

COVID-19 cases inch up in India amid Southeast Asia surge; experts say no cause for alarm yet

New Delhi: Amid rise in COVID-19 cases across parts of Southeast Asia, India is witnessing a mild uptick in infections, prompting health authorities to scale up surveillance and preparedness measures.

Vijaya Diagnostic Centre inaugurates State-of-the-Art Centre featuring 3 Tesla MRI and 80-Slice CT in Bengal

Kolkata/IBNS: Vijaya Diagnostic Centre, India’s largest B2C-focused integrated diagnostic chain, has announced the grand opening of its state-of-the-art diagnostic centre in Krishnanagar, West Bengal.

Massive storm hits Delhi, Noida; causes heavy traffic congestion, power cuts

New Delhi: A massive storm, followed by rain, hit Delhi and Noida on Wednesday evening, leading to heavy traffic congestion and waterlogging, besides power cuts in several areas.

Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against pandemics in future

After three years of negotiations sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, countries have adopted the world’s first-ever international agreement to better prevent, prepare for, and respond to future pandemics.

Southwest monsoon set to arrive in Kerala early; could be earliest onset since 2009

New Delhi: The southwest monsoon is likely to make an early arrival in Kerala within the next four to five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday, potentially marking one of the earliest onsets over mainland India in over a decade.

New study reveals waist-to-height ratio predicts heart failure incidence

Waist-to-height ratio predicts heart failure incidence, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2025, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

New study shows 1.5°C target too high for polar ice sheets and sea level rise

Efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C under the Paris Climate Agreement may not go far enough to save the world’s ice sheets, a new study revealed.

Setback for ISRO's PSLV-C61 launch, loses EOS-09 satellite minutes after liftoff

Sriharikota/IBNS: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its 101st satellite, EOS-09, on Sunday aboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C61). However, the mission failed minutes later.

Antonio Guterres sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt, urges immediate action

The United Nations Secretary-General warned on Friday that Himalayan glaciers are “caving in,” urging immediate action to address the climate crisis, especially in the world’s most fragile ecosystems.

Hypertension is a silent killer: Anjan Siotia

A prominent Kolkata-based Cardiologist has warned that high blood pressure is a 'silent killer' and if kept unchecked, it can increase the risk of suffering heart attack, brain stroke and even kidney disease.

Scientists warn climate change could bring bigger storms and waves to UK and Ireland

A new report led by the UK's National Oceanography Centre (NOC) highlights that the UK and Ireland could face more very severe winter storms in the future.

Life expectancy worldwide fell by 1.8 years between 2019 to 2022: WHO

In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy worldwide fell by 1.8 years – the largest fall in recent history according to the World Health Organization (WHO), in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two zones of Ranthambore tiger reserve closed after tigress kills forest ranger

Jaipur/IBNS: Two forest zones of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan were closed after a tigress killed a forest ranger last Sunday, media reports said.

Scientists predict life on Earth will end due to oxygen scarcity in one billion years: Study

A supercomputer simulation study by researchers at Toho University, using NASA planetary modelling, had predicted that Earth's oxygen will disappear in approximately one billion years, making the existence of life impossible on the planet, said reports.