Environment

Australian Opposition Leader Reveals 210-Bln-USD Price Tag For Nuclear Plan

CANBERRA, Dec 13 (NNN-AAP) – The leader of Australia’s federal opposition party, Peter Dutton, revealed his nuclear energy plan would…

Wintertime Air Pollution Peaks In Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Dec 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – As temperatures plummeted in recent weeks, the capital, Dhaka’s air quality worsened, creating…

Myanmar To Hold Flower Festival In Mandalay

YANGON, Dec 13 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar will hold a flower festival in Pyin Oo Lwin town of central Myanmar’s Mandalay…

Over 1.1 Million Syrians Homeless Since Recent Escalation Of Hostilities: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 1.1 million people have fled their homes across Syria, since the recent…

ADB Approves 788.8 Million USD Loan To India

MANILA, Dec 13 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), yesterday said, it has approved a results-based loan of 788.8…

Indonesia To Build 1.2-Billion-USD Methanol Plant In East Java

JAKARTA, Dec 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia will build a methanol plant worth 1.2 billion U.S. dollars in Bojonegoro, East Java,…

Handover Ceremony For Forest Firefighting Equipment Project Held In Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Dec 12 (NNN-APA) – A ceremony to hand over equipment for a forest firefighting project, supported by the…

Over 10,000 Rat Fever Cases Reported In Sri Lanka This Year

COLOMBO, Dec 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 10,000 cases of leptospirosis, commonly known as rat fever, have been reported in Sri…

Nepal To Ban Commercial Helicopter Flights To Mt. Qomolangma

KATHMANDU, Dec 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – A local government and other stakeholders in the Mount Qomolangma region of Nepal, decided to…

South Brazil Still On Alert For Storms, Floods

SAO PAULO, Dec 10 (NNN-CMA) – South Brazil’s Santa Catarina state, remains on alert for heavy storms, which have triggered…