Environment

Seven Dead In Landslides In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Jun 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seven people were killed today, in two landslides in western Nepal, local officials said. Five…

Seven Dead, 10 Missing In Central Afghanistan Floods

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan, Jun 28 (NNN-ANA) – Heavy rains and flash floods claimed seven lives and 10 more went missing, in…

Heavy Rains Disrupt Normal Life In Delhi

NEW DELHI, Jun 28 (NNN-PTI) – Heavy rains, during the early hours today, threw normal life out of gear, in…

Lightning Strikes Killed Eight In Bihar

NEW DELHI, Jun 27 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight people were killed due to lightning, in India’s eastern state of…

Australian Government Welcomes UNESCO Great Barrier Reef Report

CANBERRA, Jun 25 (NNN-AAP) – The Australian government welcomed UNESCO’s recommendation that, the Great Barrier Reef remain, off the World…

Brunei Financial Institutions Participate In River Clean-up

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jun 24 (NNN-ANN) – Thirteen financial institutions in Brunei Darussalam, participated in a river cleanup initiative and…

Water Levels Of Major Rivers In Mongolia Exceed Warning Threshold

ULAN BATOR, Jun 23 (NNN-APA) – Water levels of major rivers across Mongolia have exceeded the warning threshold, due to…

4.9-Magnitude Earthquake Jolted Japan’s Fukushima

TOKYO, Jun 23 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9, today, struck, off the north-eastern Japanese prefecture…

World Bank Approves 145 Million USD In Credit For Water Security Improvement Project In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Jun 23 (NNN-AKP) – The World Bank has approved 145 million U.S. dollars in credit, to support a…

5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Off Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jun 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted off Indonesia’s eastern Highland Papua province, this morning, without generating large…