Environment

Top Court Allows Sale, Bursting Of Green Firecrackers In Indian Capital For Diwali

NEW DELHI, Oct 16 (NNN-PTI) – India’s top court, yesterday, allowed the sale and bursting of green firecrackers, in the…

Cloud Seeding Operations To Begin In Indian Capital

NEW DELHI, Oct 16 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Delhi Environment Minister, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, said yesterday that, the government will begin…

ASEAN Power Grid To Strengthen Energy Security: Malaysian Deputy PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The ASEAN Power Grid initiative will allow more energy cooperation between members of the…

ADB Approves Four Million USD Grant To Improve Road In Timor-Leste

MANILA, Oct 15 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said today that, it has approved a 4-million-U.S.-dollar grant, to…

India Enforces GRAP Stage-I Restrictions As Air Quality Deteriorates

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (NNN-PTI) – Amid worsening air quality, in the Indian capital, Delhi, the federal government yesterday, announced…

Egypt Shuts Down Grand Egyptian Museum In Preparation For Official Opening

CAIRO, Oct 15 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), is temporarily closed to the public from today to Nov…

Mongolia Issues Warning Over Blizzards

ULAN BATOR, Oct 14 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia’s National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring, yesterday issued a warning of blizzards…

Vietnam Warns Of Dengue Fever Outbreaks After Heavy Rains, Flooding

HANOI, Oct 14 (NNN-VNA) – Recent heavy rains and flooding in northern Vietnam, have increased the risk of dengue fever…

Marine Expedition Reveals Thriving Life At Australia’s Southernmost Reefs

MELBOURNE, Oct 13 (NNN-AAP) – A team of marine ecologists completed a 12-day scientific expedition at the southernmost point of…

5.8-Magnitude Quake Hit Cebu, Philippines – GFZ

BEIJING, Oct 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Cebu, Philippines, at 1706 GMT yesterday, the…