Environment

Large Fire Ravaged Agricultural Land In S. Syria

DAMASCUS, Jun 4 (NNN-SANA) – A large fire engulfed over 247 acres of agricultural land in the southern province of…

India Recorded 56 Heat Wave Deaths, Nearly 25,000 Heat Stroke Cases In Last Three Months

NEW DELHI, Jun 4 (NNN-PTI) – At least 56 people were killed and nearly 25,000 suspected heat stroke cases recorded,…

Philippine Volcano Erupted, Spewed Five-Km High Plume Of Ash, Gas

MANILA, Jun 4 (NNN-PNA) – The Kanlaon volcano in central Philippines, erupted last night, spewing a column of ash and…

Indonesia’s Mount Ibu Erupts Again

JAKARTA, Jun 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – Mount Ibu on Halmahera Island, in Indonesia’s North Maluku province, erupted again yesterday, throwing thick…

Urgent: 5.9-Magnitude Quake Rocked Japan’s Noto Region

TOKYO, Jun 3 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9, jolted off Japan’s Noto region in Ishikawa…

Lao PM Calls For Environmental Protection

VIENTIANE, Jun 1 (NNN-KPL) – As World Environment Day approaches, Lao Prime Minister, Sonexay Siphandone, delivered a message to the…

Five Killed, Thousands Affected By Floods In North-East India

NEW DELHI, Jun 1 (NNN-PTI) – Floods have claimed five lives and affected thousands of people in India’s north-eastern states…

Roundup: Over 50 People Die Of Heatstroke In India

by Pankaj Yadav NEW DELHI, Jun 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 50 people died of heatstroke, in different parts of…

Indonesia Seeks Investors To Build Southeast Asia’s Largest Hydropower Project

TANJUNG SELOR, Indonesia, May 31 (NNN-ANTARA) – Accompanied by the sound of the Kayan River flowing by, workers were busy…

5.4-Magnitude Earthquake Shook Parts Of Bangladesh

DHAKA, May 31 (NNN-BSS) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4, jolted parts of Bangladesh, including the capital, Dhaka,…