ADB Provides Additional Loan For Water Supply Project In Dhaka

DHAKA, Mar 2 (NNN-BSS) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladesh government, yesterday signed agreements for 135 million U.S. dollars, in additional loans for an environmentally sustainable water supply project in Dhaka. The assistance will provide additional support to the ongoing Dhaka Environmentally Sustainable Water Supply Project, worth…

Indian Auto Companies Report Mixed Trend In Feb Domestic Sales

MUMBAI, Mar 2 (NNN-PTI) – Indian auto companies reported a mixed trend in Feb monthly domestic sales, with Tata Motors and Mahindra reporting growth, while the country’s largest passenger car maker, Maruti Suzuki, showing a marginal decline, as per the filing with the bourses yesterday. The Feb sales figures for…

UN to take first step towards ‘historic’ plastic treaty

NAIROBI, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations is to launch formal negotiations on Wednesday for a global treaty to address a plastic trash “epidemic” that supporters say is a historic moment for the planet.    The UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), convening in Nairobi, is poised to adopt a resolution…

Fair Underway In Bangladesh To Raise Awareness On Safe Vegetable Production

DHAKA, Mar 2 (NNN-BSS) – A three-day fair has been underway in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, to raise safe vegetable production awareness in the country. Bangladeshi Agriculture Minister, Mohammad Abdur Razzaque, inaugurated the National Vegetable Fair 2022, on Monday, which is under the theme of growing safe vegetables to ensure health…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Don’t discriminate against civilians fleeing Ukraine – UN chief

Africans at Lviv-Holovnyi railway station in Lviv, Ukraine, as displaced Ukrainians flee to Poland UNITED NATIONS, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is against discrimination against some foreign nationals attempting to flee the fighting in Ukraine, his spokesman said. “The secretary-general strongly repudiates, in any shape or form,…

Cambodia Unveils Draft Roadmaps For Development Of Automotive, Electronics Sectors

PHNOM PENH, Mar 2 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia yesterday unveiled draft roadmaps for the development of automotive and electronics sectors in the country, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), said in a statement. Drafted by the CDC and relevant ministries, the roadmaps were discussed with investors and industry stakeholders…

Sumatran Elephant Dies In Aceh Due To Bacterial Infection

JAKARTA, Mar 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – A wild Sumatran elephant died, two days after being treated intensively at the Saree Elephant Training Centre, in Indonesia’s Aceh province, the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency said, yesterday. The agency’s head, Agus Arianto, said, forest guards found the 30-year-old female elephant last Friday, in…

Australian Capital’s Faunal Emblem Listed As Endangered Species

CANBERRA, Mar 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The faunal emblem of Australia’s capital city has been added to the country’s threatened species list. Federal Environment Minister, Sussan Ley, recently wrote to her counterpart in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Rebecca Vassarotti, informing her that the gang-gang cockatoo will be officially listed as…

Singapore Reports 24,080 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Mar 2 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 24,080 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 748,504. Of the new cases, 2,950 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 21,130 through ARTs (antigen rapid tests), according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.…

Feature: India’s Rising Unemployment Poses Serious Challenge For Government

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Mar 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Atul Mishra, a 25-year-old resident from India’s eastern state of Bihar, has been staying in Delhi, the country’s capital city, for the past four years, hoping to get a job via extra training. Mishra is among millions of unemployed youth…
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