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New York, May 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The first 10 days of May have been “disappointing” for aid work in Syria as the breakdown of a truce made aid deliveries dangerous and difficult to plan, the United Nations-appointed humanitarian adviser said on Thursday,as aid agencies announced that Syrian authorities had turned away a convoy to the long-besieged town of Daraya. more
Yemen’s food situation on verge of ‘humanitarian disaster’ – UN

New York, May 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The food security and nutrition situation in Yemen will turn into a humanitarian disaster unless urgent funding is accessible for the Food and Agricu ...

NASA's Kepler Mission announces largest collection of planets ever discovered

Washington, May 11 (IBNS): NASA's Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of planets to date.

Update on rural electrification project of union government

New Delhi, May 9 (IBNS) In keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day address to the nation in India where he said that the government will electrify all the 18,452 electri ...

On International Day, UN spotlights role of midwives in achieving development targets

New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Every year, some 300,000 women still die during pregnancy and childbirth and almost three million babies do not survive their first four weeks of life ...

At high-level forum, UN spotlights power of information technology in advancing development

New York, May 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have the power to help people around the world bridge the digital divide and accelerate innovation as ...

'Now is the time for implementation,' Ban urges session on integrating UN sustainability agenda

New York, May 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday underlined the importance of devising creative and coherent approaches in linking the economic, ...

Curiosity Mars Rover crosses rugged plateau

California, Apr 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS) NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has nearly finished crossing a stretch of the most rugged and difficult-to-navigate terrain encountered during the missi ...

President congratulates ISRO on the successful launch of PSLV-C33 carrying Irnss-1g

New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on the successful launch of PSLV-C33 carrying IRNSS-1G, ...

MOU with France on Jaitapur nuclear reactor

New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and Electricite De France (EDF), France for implementation ...