Environment

Japan’s Highest Court Orders TEPCO To Pay Damages To Fukushima Disaster Victims

TOKYO, Mar 5 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Supreme Court, yesterday, ruled that, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), should pay 1.4 billion…

Disastrous Flood Threatens Australian Animals As Habitats Lost

SYDNEY, Mar 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – While the shadow of the extreme weather system in Australia’s east coast hasn’t faded away,…

Strong Dust Storm Hits Central Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mar 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – A strong dust storm hit the central Mongolian province of Tuv yesterday, causing poor…

Egypt, EU Discuss Developments Of Ethiopia’s Nile Dam

CAIRO, Mar 3 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel-Aty, held talks in Cairo with visiting…

Feature: Malayan Tiger Faces Oblivion Without Concerted Action

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – From their enclosure at Zoo Negara near Kuala Lumpur, the sharp, attentive eyes of…

Indonesia Pushes Use Of Electric Vehicles For Green Energy Transition

By Nurul Ramadhani JAKARTA, Mar 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indonesia is pushing electric vehicles (EVs) adoption, as an effort to provide…

ADB Provides Additional Loan For Water Supply Project In Dhaka

DHAKA, Mar 2 (NNN-BSS) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladesh government, yesterday signed agreements for 135 million…

Jordan Plans To Use Sludge To Generate Power

AMMAN, Mar 1 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Water Minister, Mohammad Najjar said yesterday, the country is looking into using treated sludge…

Update: Strong Quake Kills At Least Two In Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Feb 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least two persons were killed and dozens of others wounded, as a 6.2-magnitude quake…

Aussie Governments Urged To Fork Out Billions Of Dollars Over Extreme Weather

SYDNEY, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian homes, businesses and communities need billions of dollars more in government funding, to cope…