Environment

West Bank Settler Expansion Scheme Threatens Palestinian Life: UN

OCHA said, the more than 3,000 housing units scheme for settlers as part of the E1 plan would essentially cut…

Indonesia Moves To Strengthen Conservation Laws

JAKARTA, Aug 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government is preparing new regulations to strengthen biodiversity conservation, in response to mounting…

New Zealand’s 2023 Cyclone Triggered Record-Breaking 800,000 Landslides

WELLINGTON, Aug 20 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand’s Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023, has been confirmed as one of the most extreme…

Cloudburst Kills Eight In Maharashtra

NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight people were killed yesterday, in a cloudburst, during incessant rains in…

Pakistan’s Monsoon Death Toll Reaches Near 400

ISLAMABAD, Aug 20 (NNN-APP) – A total of 46 people have died in monsoon rains, during the last 24 hours,…

Rains Wreak Havoc In Mumbai, Red Alert Issued

NEW DELHI, Aug 19 (NNN-PTI) – Heavy rains lashed India’s financial capital, Mumbai, yesterday, wreaking havoc and prompting the city’s…

Seven Dead In Cloudburst In Indian-Controlled Jammu, Kashmir

NEW DELHI, Aug 18 (NNN-PTI) – At least seven people, including five children, died, and four others were injured, after…

Flight Suffered Tail Strike, Landed In Second Attempt In Mumbai

NEW DELHI, Aug 17 (NNN-PTI) – An aircraft belonging to the private airline IndiGo, suffered a tail strike amid rough…

Forest Fire In NW Türkiye Prompts Evacuation Of Five Villages

ISTANBUL, Aug 17 (NNN-TRT) – A forest fire that erupted at around 4:30 p.m. local time (1330 GMT) yesterday, in…

5.8-Magnitude Quake Hits 15 Km North Of Poso, Indonesia: USGS

BEIJING, Aug 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.8, jolted 15 km north of Poso, Indonesia, at…