Environment

UAE Firm Masdar Enters Philippine Renewable Energy Market

MANILA, Jan 17 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Energy and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) state-owned renewable energy firm,…

Myanmar’s Jade Mine Collapse Death Toll Reaches 32

YANGON, Jan 17 (NNN-MNA) – The death toll from the collapse of a jade mine in Kachin state of northern…

Authorities Reimpose Stricter Curbs Under GRAP-4 In Indian Capital Amid Deteriorating Air Quality

NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (NNN-PTI) – Amid deteriorating air quality in the Indian capital, the federal government, yesterday, reimposed stricter…

Pakistani Experts Call For Sustainable Agriculture Practices To Ensure Food Security

ISLAMABAD, Jan 16 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani experts believe that, the country needs to adopt more sustainable agricultural practices, to ensure…

Indonesia Raised Volcano Alert To Highest Level After Mt Ibu Erupted

JAKARTA, Jan 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia, yesterday, raised the volcanic alert status of Mount Ibu, located in the country’s eastern…

World Bank Approves 257.8-Mln-USD Financing To Improve Water Supply Services In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jan 16 (NNN-NNA) – The World Bank approved yesterday, a 257.8-million-U.S. dollar financing, to improve water supply services in…

Firefighters Continue Battling LA Wildfires Amid Dangerous Weather Warning

LOS ANGELES, Jan 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Firefighters continued to work overnight, to contain wildfires in greater Los Angeles, with “particularly…

Four Killed, Five Injured In Landslide In Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jan 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – Four people were killed in the Indonesian city of Batam, located in the Riau Islands…

Iran Says Ready To Provide Rescue Aid To U.S. Amid Wildfires

TEHRAN, Jan 12 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), expressed its readiness yesterday, to send specialised rapid reaction…

People In Myanmar Turn To Solar Energy As Power Outages Continue

YANGON, Jan 12 (NNN-MNA) – As power outages continued, people in Myanmar were turning to solar energy. One of them…