6.1-Magnitude Quake Strikes Tokyo Region, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Oct 8 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1, last night struck Japan’s Tokyo region, but no tsunami warning has been issued, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 10:41 p.m. local time, with its epicentre at a latitude of 35.6 degrees…

Australian Researchers Urge Government To Stop Sandalwood Commercial Harvesting

SYDNEY, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian sandalwood, one of the most valuable timbers in the world, is facing extinction in the wild, while the iconic outback tree is still being harvested in the state of Western Australia (WA). Researchers from Charles Sturt University and Curtin University are urging the WA…

India’s Two-Wheeler, Power Companies To Co-Build Electric Charging Infrastructure

MUMBAI, Oct 6 (NNN-PTI) – India’s two-wheeler company, TVS Motor, and Tata Power, formed a partnership to build the two-wheeler charging infrastructure, in order to accelerate electric mobility in the country. The two companies said in a joint statement, issued yesterday that, the partnership aims to create a regular electric…

Malaysia Gets Top Recognition For Efforts On Reducing Ozone Depleting Substances

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has been given the highest recognition of an “A+” for its efforts to meet the implementation of the Montreal Protocol on reducing ozone depleting substances. Department of Environment (DOE) director-general, Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaafar said the recognition was accorded by World Bank…

Australian Bank Launches App To Help Customers Reduce Carbon Footprints

SYDNEY, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), launched an app, designed to give customers insight into their carbon footprints, along with ways to offset that environmental damage. The trial plan, which started yesterday, is a joint project with CoGo, a company specialising in carbon tracking technology.…

6.0-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Iwate Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Oct 6 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.0, early this morning struck off Japan’s Iwate Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The quake occurred at around 2:46 a.m. local time, with its epicentre at a latitude of 40.0 degrees north, and a longitude of…

AUKUS Pact Risks Nuclear Proliferation, Threatening Regional Stability: Thai Expert

BANGKOK, Oct 6 (NNN-TNA) – The military pact among the U.S., Britain and Australia, known as AUKUS, poses a risk of nuclear material and technology proliferation, and threatens peace, stability and security in the Asia-Pacific, a Thai expert said. “I’m quite sure that the AUKUS poses a risk of proliferation…

Kuwait Launches Tree-Planting Campaign To Address Climate Challenges

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 3 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait launched yesterday, a tree-planting campaign in the Capital Governorate, in an endeavour to address climate challenges. The campaign was organised by the Kuwait Public Authority Of Agriculture Affairs And Fish Resources (PAAF). Dozens of volunteers participated in planting trees in the median strip…

New Zealand’s Big Meat Company Steps Up Decarbonisation

WELLINGTON, Oct 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand’s largest red meat producer, Silver Fern Farms, received one million NZ dollars (690,000 U.S. dollars) in co-funding, for a project to phase out coal to boost its commitment to greenhouse gas emissions reduction target and decarbonisation. The funding came from the Government Investment…

China’s Highest-Altitude Mega Hydropower Plant Goes Operational

CHENGDU, Sept 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – A mega hydropower plant, built at an average altitude of 3,000 metres, the highest of its kind in China, went into operation yesterday. The first two 500,000-kW power generation units went operational at the Lianghekou hydropower plant, on the Yalong River, in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture…
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