Environment

Floods Caused 1.19 Billion USD Damage To Bangladesh’s Eastern Region In Aug

DHAKA, Oct 7 (NNN-BSS) – Floods caused 144.21 billion taka (about 1.19 billion U.S. dollars) in damage to agriculture, infrastructure…

Lightning Strikes Claim Nearly 300 Lives In Bangladesh, So Far, This Year

DHAKA, Oct 6 (NNN-BSS) – Nearly 300 people, mostly rural farmers, have been killed, in lightning strikes in Bangladesh, this…

Colder Winter Expected Across Most Of Mongolia This Year

ULAN BATOR, Oct 5 (NNN-APA) – Most parts of Mongolia are predicted to experience colder temperatures than the long-term average,…

Japan To Search Three More Airports For Unexploded Bombs

TOKYO, Oct 5 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s transport ministry has instructed checks for unexploded shells at three domestic airports, on top…

Three Children Killed, Two Injured In Unexploded Ordnance Blast In N. Afghanistan

SARI PUL, Afghanistan, Oct 5 (NNN-ANA) – Three children have been confirmed dead, and two others were injured, as an…

Indonesia’s Kendal Solar Panel Plant To Begin Operations By End Of The Year

JAKARTA, Oct 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – The construction of a solar panel plant in Kendal, Central Java, has reached 90 percent…

Mount Merapi In Central Indonesia Emitted 21 Lava Flows Towards South-West

JAKARTA, Oct 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s most active volcano, Mount Merapi, emitted 21 lava flows towards the south-west yesterday, according…

Death Toll Rises To 236 In Disasters In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Oct 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from recent landslides and floods reached 236 last night, as the Nepali…

Death Toll Hits 224, Huge Losses Estimated In Nepal Disasters

KATHMANDU, Oct 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – As many as 224 people were confirmed dead in Nepal, by last night, and properties…

Kenya Launches Strategic Plan To Boost Wildlife Conservation

NAIROBI, Oct 1 (NNN-KBC) – Kenya Wildlife Service, a state corporation mandated to conserve and manage the country’s wildlife, yesterday,…