Environment

Lightning Strikes Killed Eight In Bihar

NEW DELHI, Jun 27 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight people were killed due to lightning, in India’s eastern state of…

Australian Government Welcomes UNESCO Great Barrier Reef Report

CANBERRA, Jun 25 (NNN-AAP) – The Australian government welcomed UNESCO’s recommendation that, the Great Barrier Reef remain, off the World…

Brunei Financial Institutions Participate In River Clean-up

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jun 24 (NNN-ANN) – Thirteen financial institutions in Brunei Darussalam, participated in a river cleanup initiative and…

Water Levels Of Major Rivers In Mongolia Exceed Warning Threshold

ULAN BATOR, Jun 23 (NNN-APA) – Water levels of major rivers across Mongolia have exceeded the warning threshold, due to…

4.9-Magnitude Earthquake Jolted Japan’s Fukushima

TOKYO, Jun 23 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9, today, struck, off the north-eastern Japanese prefecture…

World Bank Approves 145 Million USD In Credit For Water Security Improvement Project In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Jun 23 (NNN-AKP) – The World Bank has approved 145 million U.S. dollars in credit, to support a…

5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Off Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jun 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted off Indonesia’s eastern Highland Papua province, this morning, without generating large…

35 Pakistani Pilgrims Died During Hajj In Saudi Arabia: Ministry

ISLAMABAD, Jun 21 (NNN-APP) – At least 35 Pakistani citizens died, while performing the Hajj in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan’s Ministry…

Roundup: Millions Stranded As Floods Ravage Parts Of NE Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Jun 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The floods in parts of Bangladesh’s north-eastern Sylhet region, due to the onrush…

New Zealand Scientists Tagging Sharks To Monitor Climate Change

WELLINGTON, Jun 21 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand scientists are studying sharks, in the southernmost part of the country, to understand…