Environment

Floods Affect Thousands In India’s Assam

NEW DELHI, May 18 (NNN-PTI) – Heavy rains triggering floods and landslides over the past few days, have affected thousands…

Landslide Kills Four, Wounds Two In Northern Afghanistan

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, May 17 (NNN-ANA) – Four people lost their lives and two others sustained injuries, as a landslide hit…

Australia’s Largest Supermarket To Move State To 100 Percent Renewable Stores

SYDNEY, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s largest supermarket chain, Woolworths, is set to transition its stores in one state to…

6.0-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, May 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s western province of Bengkulu early today, but it was not…

Over 2,000 Hospitalised As Dust Storm Sweeps Across Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 17 (NNN-NINA) – A dust storm swept across much of Iraq yesterday, sending more than 2,000 people to…

Vietnam To Ban Plastic Bags By 2030

HANOI, May 15 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam will ban the use of all plastic bags from 2030, including those in wet…

Cyclone Asani Intensifies Into Severe Cyclonic Storm In India

NEW DELHI, May 10 (NNN-PTI) – The cyclone Asani, which formed in the south-east Bay of Bengal, intensified into a…

Tough For Malaysia To Meet Zero Single-use Plastic Target By 2030 – Expert

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (NNN-Bernama) – In Malaysia, festivals often witness a sharp rise in the generation of domestic waste.…

Thailand Launches Electric Motorcycle Taxi Pilot Project

BANGKOK, May 6 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai government and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), yesterday jointly launched a pilot…

835 Houses Flooded In Southern Kyrgyzstan, Over 1,000 People Evacuated

BISHKEK, May 6 (NNN-KNA) – Mudflows and landslides caused by heavy rains in southern Kyrgyzstan flooded 835 houses, and more…