New data published by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) reveals that the overall 2023 air pollution levels in Jakarta were arguably the worst since 2019. Despite improvements between 2020 and 2022, the rise of pollution in 2023 is a notable setback. Over 29 million people …
Rescuers battled rough seas Tuesday to reach remote Indonesian islands pounded by a 10-foot tsunami that swept away homes, killing at least 113 people. Scores more were missing and information was only starting to trickle in from the sparsely populated surfing destination, so casualties were expected to rise. The fault …
A powerful earthquake triggered a three-metre tsunami that pounded remote island villages in western Indonesia, killing at least 113 people and leaving scores more missing, said an official on Tuesday. The fault that ruptured on Monday on Sumatra island's coast also caused the 2004 quake and monster Indian Ocean tsunami …
Indonesia ordered thousands of people to evacuate from around Mount Merapi on Monday as it raised the alert for its most active volcano to red, warning of a possible imminent eruption. Seismic activity has escalated dramatically at the volcano on the densely populated island of Java, with increasing lava spurts …
To examine the critical issues surrounding the global challenge of food security, The Asia Foundation joined with the Asian Development Bank, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for a major conference,
The Indonesia Air Quality Profile provides background information and findings on the: State of the Air: What is the air quality in cities? Which of the cities in the country are experiencing air pollution challenges or will soon enter into this situation?; Legal framework for air quality management: What is …
India will pass Japan to be the biggest buyer of Indonesian coal by 2011, said Bob Kamandanu, chairman of the Indonesian Coal Mining Association. Coal imports by India may rise to 70 million tonnes, up from 40 million tonnes this year, Kamandanu told reporters on the sidelines of Coaltrans Upgrading …
China, India and Indonesia are likely to face much higher losses from natural disasters in coming decades as their economies grow faster than their capacity for disaster prevention and relief, a new report has forecast. That means more foreign investment projects will be exposed to disaster damage as economic growth …
International Coal Ventures, a consortium of PSUs including Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Coal India, is eyeing mines in Indonesia and Mozambique and has joined hands with Rail India Technical and Economic Services (RITES) to prepare a feasibility report on the possible buyouts. "International Coal Ventures Ltd (ICVL) is …
Much has been done to try to save the world’s largest cat — threatened by hunting, habitat loss and the wildlife trade — but their numbers have continued to spiral downward for nearly two decades according to this study published in the latest issue of PLoS Biology journal. The Tiger …
Devjyot Ghoshal / Kolkata September 13, 2010, 0:57 IST Indian power producers have been compelled to look abroad for fuel to run upcoming facilities, as domestic generation is unlikely to be able to meet the country
Over the past decade, scientists on Borneo have found insects, plants, fish, and even a bird that are new to science at the rate of about three per month. This hidden diversity is not just on Borneo. On New Guinea, which Indonesia shares with Papua New Guinea, recent expeditions to …
The group will develop 240-Mw geothermal power project A consortium of Tata Power, Australian energy major Orion Energy and PT Supraco Indonesia has won the Sorik Marapi geothermal project in the Northern Sumatra region of Indonesia. The consortium will develop approximately 240 megawatts (Mw) of geothermal generation, a non-conventional form …
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) is monitoring the development of national REDD-plus systems in selected countries. This report provides a description and review of national REDD-plus readiness challenges, activities, and progress in Indonesia and Viet Nam, two countries that offer important contrasts for analytical inquiry with respect to …
Ecological studies of orangutans have almost exclusively focused on populations living in primary or selectively logged rainforest. The response of orangutans to severe habitat degradation remains therefore poorly understood. Most experts assume that viable populations cannot survive outside undisturbed or slightly disturbed forests. This is a concern because nearly 75% …
Thousands were evacuated as the eruption triggered the highest red volcano alert. Two people died, one from breathing problems and the other from a heart attack Thou sands of Indonesians were evacuated from the slopes of a volcano on Sunday after it erupted for the first time in more than …
Bangladesh joins hand with 12 other Tiger Range Countries (TRC) to save global tiger population. Tiger is treated as one of the most critically endangered animals fast disappearing from the world. Only 3,200 big cats [Penthera Tigris] of five sub-species exist in the wild of 13 countries including Bangladesh. Back …
SMART stands firm in its belief that the independent verification exercise clearly demonstrates that the claims made by Greenpeace were exaggerated or wrong. SMART is not guilty of
Sinar Mas has been forced into a humiliating climb down as its independent auditors published a statement on their website saying that the audit had been misreported as it has been published and presented. The auditor
