Environment

Australian Volunteer Firefighter Dies In Battling Bushfire

SYDNEY, Oct 15 (NNN-AAP) – Fire authority in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), yesterday confirmed the death…

Bangladesh Enters Wind Power Era With Cox’s Bazar Project In Operation

DHAKA, Oct 13 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh, yesterday, joined global wind power club, with the inauguration of its Cox’s Bazar wind…

Indonesia Prepares Grant Funds To Help Island, Archipelagic States Address Climate Change

JAKARTA, Oct 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, said yesterday that, Indonesia is committed to preparing as much as…

India’s Top Court Seeks Report From Gov’t Air Quality Panel On Delhi Pollution

NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (NNN-PTI) – India’s top court, yesterday sought a report from the federal government’s Commission for Air…

Floods Displace Over 27,000 People In Myanmar’s Bago

YANGON, Oct 11 (NNN-MNA) – A total of 27,302 people in Bago, southern Myanmar, have been taking shelter in 47…

Damage Assessment, Repair Work Underway In PNG, Following 6.7-Magnitude Quakes

SYDNEY, Oct 9 (NNN-AAP) – Authorities have been conducting damage assessment and repair work in Papua New Guinea (PNG), after…

Australia To Brace For Peak Season Of Severe Weather

SYDNEY, Oct 9 (NNN-AAP) – Australia is expected to face a peak season of severe weather, including heatwaves and tropical…

Saudi Arabia Launches Hydrogen Train Tests

RIYADH, Oct 9 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia’s state-owned railway operator, Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR), announced the launch of hydrogen train…

Floods In Southern Myanmar Displace Thousands

YANGON, Oct 9 (NNN-MNA) – A total of 5,648 people were evacuated from their homes, after torrential downpours hit Bago…

Death Toll Of Quakes Soars To 2,053 In Afghanistan, Officials Call For Assistance

HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct 9 (NNN-ANA) – The death toll of the earthquakes in western Afghanistan has risen to 2,053, a…