Environment

Pakistan Kicks Off Urban Tree Plantation Drive To Curb Pollution

ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, yesterday, launched a countrywide spring tree plantation drive, in urban…

Floods In Southern Thailand Claim Three Lives

PATTANI (Thailand), Jan 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Severe floods following heavy rain in four provinces in southern Thailand — Narathiwat, Pattani,…

PM Muhyiddin Launches 100 Million Tree-Planting Campaign

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 5 (Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin Tuesday planted a Merbau tree in the garden of Seri Perdana,…

Iran Says Seizure Of South Korean Oil Tanker “Normal” Procedure Over “Technical Matter”

TEHRAN, Jan 5 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran said that, the seizure of a South Korean oil tanker by Iran’s Islamic Revolution…

5.1-Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning

TOKYO, Dec 30 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture today, the weather…

Jordan Declares Its First Marine Reserve In Red Sea

AMMAN, Dec 14 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, yesterday announced its first marine reserve in the Red Sea port city of Aqaba,…

More Than 60,000 Koalas Impacted By Devastating Bushfire In Australia

SYDNEY, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The animals impacted by Australia’s “black summer” blazes, included over 60,000 koalas, according to a…

Fire Sweeps Across Popular Australian Tourist Island

SYDNEY, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Residents and visitors on Australia’s Fraser Island, have been told to prepare for the worst,…

China To Ban All Imports Of Solid Waste From 2021

BEIJING, Nov 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – China will ban all imports of solid waste from Jan 1, 2021, authorities said. The…

Indian PM Says Climate Change Must Be Fought In Integrated, Holistic Way

NEW DELHI, Nov 23 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, said, climate change must be fought, not in silos,…