Maldives looks to ban anti-ozone substances
The Maldives parliament accepted the Bill on Protection of the Ozone Layer and submitted it to an interim committee for review Sunday. The Bill was accepted with 61 of the 65 members present voting
Haveeru Daily (Maldives)
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President Nasheed introduces bio-fuels in Maradhoo-Feydhoo
President Mohamed Nasheed introduced bio-fuels to the people of Maradho-Feydhoo during his visit to the island on Wednesday. Speaking at a function held at the social centre, President Nasheed said that bio-fuels use less energy and was overall a more efficient energy source. He also thanked the Malaysian company for introducing the new technology in the Maldives.
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President Mohamed Nasheed has announced the Governments intention to make the Maldives the worlds first carbon neutral country
He made the announcement after the special screening of the new climate change film, The Age of Stupid. The screening of the film was held on Monday night at Theemuge
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Maldives shark population in danger of becoming extinct
Research conducted by experts show that the various shark species in Maldives were in danger of becoming extinct due to overfishing by shark hunters, the Fisheries Ministry has said.
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President Nasheed: Maldivians will attain higher standard of living using country's natural resources
President Nasheed: Maldivians will attain higher standard of living using country's natural resources
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Maldives proposes measures to tackle energy crisis
President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Saturday proposed four measures to address the energy crisis facing countries of the eight-member regional body, whose leaders focused their inaugural speeches, at the 15th summit meeting, on a wide range of topics from terrorism and climate change to rising food prices. Noting that high demand for energy was a consequence of rapid economic growth in South Asia, Gayoom said that first, reliance on fossil fuels need to be reduced and tangible targets should be set to harness alternative energy sources.
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New health insurance scheme to be launched next month
A new health insurance scheme, Social Health Insurance Scheme, which will cover all Maldivians and is being prepared by the Social Security Ministry will be put into service next month, the Ministry has said. Thoriq Ali, who had been given the task of coming up with a new health insurance scheme after the scheme that was supposed to insure all Government employees and was backed by the Government had failed earlier, said that the new scheme would come into effect in phases.
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Record wind speeds cause havoc across nation
The bad weather and unusually strong winds being experienced across the country has left a wake of destruction in many islands of the Maldives. A Police Media Official cited officials from storm ravaged Baa atoll as saying that the severe storms had caused serious damages in Baa atoll Eydhafushi. The strong winds had blown off the roofs of several houses and felled many breadfruits trees in the island, he said. The official said that although no one had been injured in any of the incidents so far many houses and private properties had been left destroyed or damaged by the storm.
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Dengue fever cases increasing across Maldives
The number of Dengue fever cases being reported in Male' and other islands of Maldives is increasing rapidly, a report by Department of Public Health (DPH) has revealed.
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Storm causes flooding in Kulhudhuffushi
Continuous rainfall in Haa Dhaalu atoll Kulhudhuffushi caused severe flooding in the island leading to the closure of schools on Tuesday, the Island Office has said. Officials from the Kulhudhuffushi Island Office said yesterday afternoon that 25 houses in the island had reported being flooded during the storm and that in some houses the kitchens had flooded so bad that it was impossible to cook in there.
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Water world: New data pinpoint Mars' wet and balmy past
Water bathed the surface of southern Mars for millions of years, helping to create an environment theoretically capable of nurturing life, according to a new study into the planet's mysterious oceans. Scientists at Brown University in Rhode Island used an instrument aboard a US spacecraft, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, to hunt for traces of phyllosilicates, or clay-like minerals that preserve a record of water's interaction with rocks.