Environment

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…

Philippine Volcano Erupts, Spews Plume Of Ash, Gas

MANILA, Dec 9 (NNN-PNA) – The Kanlaon volcano, in central Philippines, erupted today, spewing a column of ash and gas…

5.8-Magnitude Quake Jolted Off Central Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Dec 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province early today, without generating significant waves,…

Indonesia’s Mount Dukono In North Maluku Erupts, Top Aviation Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Dec 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – Mount Dukono, located in North Halmahera Regency of Indonesia’s eastern Maluku Province, erupted early today,…