26 Dead, Many Missing After Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc In India’s Kerala

NEW DELHI, Oct 18 (NNN-PTI) – At least 26 people were killed and many others reported missing, after heavy rains wreaked havoc in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said. The rains triggered waterlogging, flooding and landslides in several areas of the state. Authorities asked India’s National Disaster Rescue…

Death Toll From Tropical Storm Kompasu In Philippines Climbs To 22, 16 Missing

MANILA, Oct 17 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine government said yesterday, the death toll from the severe tropical storm Kompasu climbed to 22, with another 16 reportedly missing. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said, the death toll could further rise to 39, adding, it is verifying reports of…

10 Killed As Rains Trigger Flooding, Landslides In India’s Kerala

NEW DELHI, Oct 17 (NNN-PTI) – At least 10 people were killed yesterday, after heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides in the southern Indian state of Kerala, local media reports. The landslides and flooding occurred in Idukki and Kottayam districts. A local newspaper, Hindustan Times, said that, 18 people were…

Russia Committed To Carbon Neutrality By 2060: Putin

MOSCOW, Oct 14 (NNN-TASS) – Russia will aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, President Vladimir Putin said yesterday, at the plenary session of the Russian Energy Week. Despite the fact that there is still much work to be done, Russia strives to transition to a carbon-neutral economy no later…

Sri Lanka To Probe Illegal Shark Fishing In Famous Tourist Spot

COLOMBO, Oct 14 (NNN-SLNEWS) – The Sri Lankan government will launch immediate investigations, into allegations of illegal shark fishing in Trincomalee, eastern Sri Lanka. A local organisation, the Pearl Protectors, said in a statement, while Trincomalee was once a marine biodiversity hotspot, it had now come under threat, as fishermen…

China Issues Commemorative Stamps For COP15

KUNMING, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – China Post issued a commemorative stamp yesterday, for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), that opened in Kunming, the capital of south-west China’s Yunnan Province. A total of seven million of these stamps,…

Nepal Makes Progress In Conserving Forest, Wildlife Species

KATHMANDU, Oct 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal managed to increase forested areas and the population of endangered animals, tigers and one-horned rhinos in particular, in its efforts to preserve biodiversity over the years. The forested areas in the country reached 45 percent of the total land area. “This is a significant…

COP15 Media Centre Opens In Kunming

KUNMING, Oct 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – The media centre for the upcoming 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) opened yesterday. Located at the Kunming Dianchi International Convention & Exhibition Centre, in Kunming, Yunnan Province in south-west China, the media centre opens…

Ecuador Calls For Greater Int’l Cooperation To Protect Amazon Rainforest

QUITO, Oct 9 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Ecuadorian President, Guillermo Lasso, yesterday called for greater international cooperation, to protect the Amazon through sustainable use of biodiversity in the world’s largest tropical rainforest. “Only joint effort will allow us to protect the Amazon, one of the most important ecological communities in the…

Update: Japan’s Powerful Quake Injures 32, Disrupts Train Services In Tokyo Area

TOKYO, Oct 8 (NNN-NHK) – A powerful earthquake that struck the Tokyo area last night, left 32 people injured and continued to disrupt train services this morning, affecting around 368,000 passengers in total. According to East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), the strongest earthquake for the Japanese capital in a…
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