A new water vision for Bangladesh
At a recent seminar on "Bangladesh Water Vision" sponsored by the Bangladesh Water Partnership (BMP), underscored the need for making the best use of water in order to meet the demands of a growing
At a recent seminar on "Bangladesh Water Vision" sponsored by the Bangladesh Water Partnership (BMP), underscored the need for making the best use of water in order to meet the demands of a growing
Operation of 12 irrigation projects of Panchagarh district of Bangladesh has remained suspended since 1971 depriving over 7,000 hectares of cultivable lands of irrigation facilities. Another 60
The Montreal Protocol is one of the instruments adopted by Bangladesh to preserve the atmosphere and climate. In compliance with commitments under this Protocol, including the London and Copenhagen
Wild animals and plants in north China's Shanxi Province are on the increase after a few years of local efforts to protect wildlife. Statistics show that rhesus monkeys have increased from 290 to 500
Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution said they have discovered an active underwater volcano in the Samoa Islands. While volcanos are all over the Pacific ocean floor, an active one
Scientists from Bangladesh have developed a low cost household technology for removal of soluble arsenic from water suitable for use by rural people. The arsenic research group of the Institute of
Some 8,000 deep and shallow tubewells are lying inoperative for long affecting irrigation on about two lakh acres of land in 16 northern districts of Bangladesh. The authorities did not take any step
The River Gorai which was heavily silted up and lost her navigability for months together during the lean period is now flowing again much to the surprise and joy of the people living on the either
African negotiators who attended the second intergovernmental meeting at the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi recently have appealed for financial and technical
The underground water level in northern districts of Bangladesh including Dinajpur is falling gradually posing a threat to Irri-Boro cultivation. About 15 per cent tubewells in the region have become