Environment

Bangladesh Declared Free From Toxic DDT Pesticide

DHAKA, Jan 9 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh has been declared free from dangerous Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane pesticide, commonly known as DDT pesticide. Bangladeshi…

7.0-Magnitude Quake Hit Vanuatu

BEIJING, Jan 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast from the Pacific nation of Vanuatu late…

Tanzanian Young Women Collect Plastic Wastes To Protect Indian Ocean

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – A group of Tanzanian young women, yesterday, collected one tonne of plastic wastes,…

India To Take Satellite Images To Probe On Houses Sinking In Uttarakhand

NEW DELHI, Jan 8 (NNN-PTI) – India is to seek help from satellite images, to look into buildings developing cracks…

22 Died From Heart Attacks In One Day In Uttar Pradesh Amid Cold Wave Shock

NEW DELHI, Jan 7 (NNN-PTI) – 22 people died from heart attacks in one single day, amid cold wave conditions,…

India To Launch National Green Hydrogen Mission

NEW DELHI, Jan 5 (NNN-PTI) – India will launch the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), for which a budget of…

5.1-Magnitude Quake Hit New Zealand’s North Island

WELLINGTON, Jan 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.1, jolted the Waikato district, in the central part…

New Israeli Gov’t To Axe Plastic Tax, Despite Public Health Concerns

JERUSALEM, Jan 2 (NNN-INA) – The new Israeli government will soon abolish taxation on disposable plastic utensils, the Finance Ministry…

Non-Essential Construction Banned In Delhi Amid Rising Air Pollution

NEW DELHI, Dec 31 (NNN-PTI) – Construction activities, barring the essential ones, were once again banned in Delhi and surrounding…

6.5-Magnitude Quake Hit 293 Km SE Of Isangel, Vanuatu – USGS

HONG KONG, Dec 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.5, jolted 293 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu,…