Environment

Police Foil Sale Of 24 Protected Animals In East Java

JAKARTA, Feb 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s East Java provincial police and the local natural resources conservation centre, thwarted the sale…

India Imports Over 85 Percent Of Oil, 53 Percent Of Gas In 2019-20: PM

NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, said, India imported over 85 percent of oil and…

At Least 20 Die During Winter Storms Across U.S.

WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 20 people died, in a series of winter storms across the United States…

More Than 100 Australian Plant Species Destroyed In 2019-20 “Black Summer” Bushfires: Study

CANBERRA, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 100 Australian plant species had their all known populations burned, during the 2019-20…

Sri Lankan President Launches National Tree-Planting Programme For Children

COLOMBO, Feb 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, launched a national tree-planting programme, to encourage children to be…

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…