Environment

Primary Schools In Delhi To Remain Closed As Air Pollution Worsens

NEW DELHI, Nov 5 (NNN-PTI) – All primary schools in Delhi will stay closed till Nov 10, in the wake…

Death Toll Rises To 157 From Nepal Earthquake

KATHMANDU, Nov 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from a strong earthquake that hit western Nepal on Friday night, has…

Earthquake Kills At Least 69 In Western Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nov 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 69 people were killed and dozens injured, at midnight, when a shallow 5.6-magnitude…

Construction, Demolition Activities Banned In Delhi As Air Pollution Turns Severe

NEW DELHI, Nov 3 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Commission for Air Quality Management, has banned construction and demolition activities in and…

Japan Started Third Release Of Nuclear-Contaminated Wastewater Into Ocean Despite Opposition

TOKYO, Nov 3 (NNN-NHK) – Japan, yesterday, started the third round of release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima…

Australia Records Driest Oct Since 2002

SYDNEY, Nov 2 (NNN-AAP) – Australia underwent its driest Oct since 2002, with the nationally-averaged total rainfall being 65.4 percent…

6.3-Magnitude Quake Jolted Off Central Indonesia, No Potential For Tsunami

JAKARTA, Nov 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked off East Nusa Tenggara province in central Indonesia today, but did…

Extreme Weather Causing Growing Number Of Australian Hospitalisations: Report

CANBERRA, Nov 2 (NNN-AAP) – The increasing severity and intensity of heatwaves is driving a rise in the number of…

Mongolia Issues Warning Of Blizzards

ULAN BATOR, Nov 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia’s National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring, today issued a warning of blizzards…

Australian Police Probe Into Suspicious Bushfires In Queensland

SYDNEY, Nov 1 (NNN-AAP) – Australian police have launched investigation over four bushfires in the Sunshine Coast region of Queensland…