Bangladesh Enters Wind Power Era With Cox’s Bazar Project In Operation

DHAKA, Oct 13 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh, yesterday, joined global wind power club, with the inauguration of its Cox’s Bazar wind power project. The wind power project, located in Bangladesh’s south-eastern Cox’s Bazar district, some 400 km away from the capital, Dhaka, is invested by Wuling Power Corp., a subsidiary of…

Indonesia Prepares Grant Funds To Help Island, Archipelagic States Address Climate Change

JAKARTA, Oct 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, said yesterday that, Indonesia is committed to preparing as much as five million U.S. dollars in financial assistance, to help fellow island states address climate change challenges and develop sustainable ocean management. “The funding is expected to contribute to sustainable development.…

India’s Top Court Seeks Report From Gov’t Air Quality Panel On Delhi Pollution

NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (NNN-PTI) – India’s top court, yesterday sought a report from the federal government’s Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), on steps being taken to control air pollution in the capital city Delhi and its outskirts. The top court took notice of submissions by senior advocate, Aparajita…

Floods Displace Over 27,000 People In Myanmar’s Bago

YANGON, Oct 11 (NNN-MNA) – A total of 27,302 people in Bago, southern Myanmar, have been taking shelter in 47 relief camps as of last night, due to floods triggered by surging river level, the state-run television channel, MRTV, reported. According to the country’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, the…

Damage Assessment, Repair Work Underway In PNG, Following 6.7-Magnitude Quakes

SYDNEY, Oct 9 (NNN-AAP) – Authorities have been conducting damage assessment and repair work in Papua New Guinea (PNG), after two strong 6.7-magnitude earthquakes jolted the north-eastern coast of the Pacific island country during the weekend. The National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) of PNG, the country’s largest national broadcaster, confirmed today…

Australia To Brace For Peak Season Of Severe Weather

SYDNEY, Oct 9 (NNN-AAP) – Australia is expected to face a peak season of severe weather, including heatwaves and tropical cyclones, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) reported today. In its latest 2023-24 Severe Weather Long-Range Forcast, the BOM stressed that, while severe weather can occur at any time of…

Saudi Arabia Launches Hydrogen Train Tests

RIYADH, Oct 9 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia’s state-owned railway operator, Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR), announced the launch of hydrogen train tests. The tests, set for this month, came after the SAR and the French rail transportation company, Alstom, signed a memorandum of understanding in Sept, 2022, to make hydrogen trains…

Floods In Southern Myanmar Displace Thousands

YANGON, Oct 9 (NNN-MNA) – A total of 5,648 people were evacuated from their homes, after torrential downpours hit Bago Region of southern Myanmar, an official said, yesterday. Director of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement (Bago Region), U Thaung Shwe, said that, as of yesterday afternoon, the…

Death Toll Of Quakes Soars To 2,053 In Afghanistan, Officials Call For Assistance

HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct 9 (NNN-ANA) – The death toll of the earthquakes in western Afghanistan has risen to 2,053, a spokesman for the national disaster authority, Mullah Janan Shaeq, said, last night. Addressing a press conference in Herat, the official noted that 9,240 others were injured and 1,340 houses were…

FLASH: DEATH TOLL OF AFGHAN QUAKES RISES TO OVER 2,000 WITH 9,240 INJURED – MEDIA

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