The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Sri Lanka’s contribution to global warming was negligible but it was severely affected by the impacts of climate change, Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development Minister Jagath Pushpakumara said. Addressing the inaugural session of International Conference under the theme, "Climate Change Impact and Adoption for Food and Environmental Security" at …
RAJSHAHI, Aug 1 (BSS): Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has planned to conserve 53 natural water-bodies in the city in order to retain its surface water resources for protecting the environment from further degradation. The city corporation has adopted a Taka 206.24-crore uplift project titled "Natural Water Bodies Conservation and Development …
Govt plans to produce 50,000MW power: PM Friday, August 02, 2013 - Gadani—China has agreed to set up four coal-fired power plants at Gadani Power Corridor in Balochistan. This was announced by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his visit on Thursday to the site of the corridor, which is being …
ISLAMABAD: Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC), a joint venture between government of Sindh and Engro Corporation plans to build a 600 megawatts (MW) power plant in 3.5 years and expanding it to 1,200 MW, yielding a power tariff of approximately 8 US cents/kWh. At ultimate capacity of a single …
The Southern Regional Agriculture Ministry has made arrangements to enhance agricultural crop cultivation projects in the region. In addition to paddy cultivation, growing of green gram, gingelly, maize, kurakkan, cowpea and other supplementary food crops have been given priority. Cattle farming, bee keeping and mushroom cultivation will also be promoted …
A programme will be launched to provide treated water for villagers in kidney disease prone areas in the North Central Province. The water supply will be confined to drinking and cooking. The National Water Supply and Drainage Board will implement the project under the instructions of Minister Dinesh Gunawardane. NWSDB …
July 26, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has allocated Rs. 600 million for the second stage of the building of a new zoo in Pinnawala, Kegalle district secretary Thusitha P. Wanigasinghe said. The first stage of the Pinnawala zoo is now being constructed at a cost of Rs. 577 million …
LAHORE - Provincial Minister for Environment Col (R) Shuja Khanzada on Thursday announced a committee to sort out environmental issues being faced by the industry. The provincial minister was speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry. LCCI President Farooq Iftikhar gave a detailed briefing to the minister on …
The Health Ministry yesterday said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) had extended its fullest support for Sri Lanka’s battle against tobacco and smoking. The spokesman for the Health Ministry, Dharma Wanninayake, said that two WHO representatives namely, Programme Manager of WHO’s Tobacco Free Initiative, Dr. Armando Peruga, and Senior …
ISLAMABAD: A Chinese solar enterprise has said it is interested to set up a “special solar fund” in China to raise $3 billion to support Pakistan to utilise solar energy resources in the country to overcome the energy crisis. Lightening Africa International is capable of setting up a solar power …
KARACHI: World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging governments, in connection with World Hepatitis Day on July 28, to act against the five hepatitis viruses that can cause severe liver infections and lead to 1.4 million deaths every year. Some of these hepatitis viruses, most notably types B and C, can …
KARACHI: Chairman Sindh Board of Investment (SBI) Muhammad Zubair Motiwala said that Sindh is blessed with an enormous potential to produce wind energy, which if tapped can generate more than 50,000 MW. Wind Corridor (Gharo- Jhimpir) is 60 KM wide and 180 KM long with average wind speed of 7-8 …
LAHORE - The Punjab govt will spend Rs 830 million on exploration of mineral and ores mines during current fiscal. Official sources told APP on Thursday that Pakistan had huge deposits of minerals and ores but lacked of modern technology. Last year, they said, government had undertaken some ten schemes …
The environment department on Thursday made public the draft of the National Environment Policy 2013 to elicit public opinion. The draft policy can be downloaded off the DoE site www.doe-bd.org and opinions can be sent by July 31, said a handout. The existing environment policy was enacted in 1992.
Nepal Army (NA) and Sagarmatha National Park Office have formed a Joint Action Unit with an objective of controlling poaching in the Sagarmatha National Park area, state-owned news agency RSS reports. Earlier, NA and the Park Administration had separate cells to look after activities in the Park area and kept …
GAIBANDHA, Jun 23 (BSS): Crops cultivation pattern is being changed in the district through turning two-crop land into three and four crops one gradually that helps the growers earn more benefit apart from adaptation to a changing climatic condition. Bangladesh is one of the worst climate change affected countries and …
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that Turkish companies should consider launching power generation projects from solid waste in five big cities of Punjab and submit final recommendations regarding practicable projects. Talking to a delegation from a Turk power generation company in Model Town, the chief minister said …
Latest reports of UNICEF, National Nutrition Survey, Demographic and Health Survey, End line Evaluation of NNP and some other nutrition surveys conducted by various organisations have clearly shown that women and children of Bangladesh are the worst sufferers of malnutrition in this country. In Bangladesh, almost every alternate child is …
GAIBANDHA : River erosion has taken serious turn at different points along Teesta river bank under Sundarganj upazila in the district recently with the rise of water level in the river creating immense sufferings to the erosion victims, reports BSS. Local sources said at least 300 families of the upazila …
Ninety nine elephants have died up to May 31, this year. Though the rate in comparison to other years is lesser, the Department of Wildlife Conservation is going all-out to reduce the number with continuous awareness programmes in elephant-human conflict prone areas. As against 99 jumbos, 24 people were also …
