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 …
KATHMANDU, JAN 02 - Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has initiated a process to amend Development Committee Formation Order to give full executive power to chairmen of committees formed to develop two reservoir-type hydropower projects—600MW Budhi Gandaki and 400MW Nalsyaugad. A government official said that the prime minister, who also looks …
KATHMANDU, JAN 02 - Over 2,500 chickens were slaughtered at a Lamthoki hatchery in Sitapaila, Kathmandu, on Wednesday following an outbreak of the bird flu (H5N1) virus. A team of experts from the Department of Livestock Services (DoLS) culled 2,640 chickens and destroyed 25kg of poultry feed and 527 eggs …
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 - Islamabad—The federal capital district administration has decided to launch anti-smoking awareness campaign in collaboration with the civil society, traders and educationists. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Islamabad Aamir Ali Ahmed, talking to INP, said that Rs1,000 to Rs100,000 fine could be imposed on the v iolator of …
More than four lakh children suffering from type-1 diabetes in the country are dependent on supplemental insulin, and the number is increasing every year, said doctors and experts at a programme on Monday. They made the remarks at a day-long New Year celebration programme organised by Bangladesh Diabetic Samity (BADAS), …
Jan 01, Colombo: A team of Russian nuclear scientists will arrive in Sri Lanka this month to study the country's energy sector outlook, the government said today. Russia has offered to enhance its support to Sri Lanka in many fields including trade, energy, economic and socials sectors and the visit …
KARACHI, Jan 1: Measles cases surged in Pakistan in 2012, and hundreds of children died from the disease, an international health body said on Tuesday. In recent days, government officials said they has launched an immunisation campaign to reach children in the worst-hit areas. But the country still struggles with …
Investing in agriculture is essential for reducing hunger and promoting sustainable agricultural production. Those parts of the world where agricultural capital per worker and public investments in agriculture have stagnated are the epicentres of poverty and hunger today. Demand growth over the coming decades will place increasing pressure on the …
Sri Lanka Ministry of Health says it is taking several measures to eradicate the dengue menace in the country. The Minsitry says a feasibility study is under way to spray the larvicide Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (BTI) bacteria by air to prevent the spread of the dengue mosquito. The Ministry plans …
Populations of oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis), long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus) and slender-billed vulture (Gyps tenuirostris) crashed during the mid-1990s throughout the Indian subcontinent. Surveys in India, initially conducted in 1991–1993 and repeated in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2007, revealed that the population of Gyps bengalensis had fallen by 2007 …
KATHMANDU, OCT 31 - The government on Wednesday barred China Railway 15 Bureau Group, former contractor of the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP), from taking its possession from the project site at Sundarijal, Kathmandu after the Chinese company made an attempt of getting hold of its construction equipments and materials. …
This paper analyses data from a household-level survey of 980 agricultural and fishing households in seven sites across southern Bangladesh. It examine the relationship between assets, livelihood strategies, food security and farming practice changes. These households are coping with huge demographic, economic, and environmental changes. The results suggest that the …
The Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development Ministry has taken a number of measures to control pests and diseases affecting the coconut crop with the objective of increasing production and meeting future demands of the coconut industry, Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development Minister Jagath Pushpakumara said. The minister said …
More than one billion people live in regions affected by the South Asian summer monsoon. This Review provides an overview of our understanding of summer monsoon rainfall variability and its causes, and considers how the monsoon will change as a consequence of global warming.
The State of the environment Maldives 2011 report addresses the objective of providing an analytical overview of state of the environment focusing on 10 key environmental challenges confronting today. New issues including energy, chemical and toxicology and environmental governance have been included in this report widening the information and data, …
NTPC Ltd, India’s biggest power producer, said it plans to spend as much as $15 billion (Rs 82, 521 crore) over a decade to secure overseas coal supplies as prices of the fuel tumble to a 19-month-low. The utility may sign five- or 10-year contracts for the first time to …
“Nearly 9.7 million children in the South-East Asian region still do not get the most basic of vaccines like the third dose of DTP-containing vaccine. Immunisation is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions. Growing opportunities through new funding as well as research and development initiatives should not go …
The Stockholm Internati-onal Water Institute (SIWI) has warned against the increasing leasing and buying of millions of hectares of farmlands in Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America for food and fuel production. This land is being leased to private investors and sovereign wealth funds with no explicit legal agreement on …
While the world has met the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of safe drinking water well in advance of the MDG 2015 deadline, India is among the ten countries after China with the largest population without access to improved drinking water. According to the report issued by the World Health …
Itanagar: Researchers have discovered a new species of fish in Kalpangi River in Yazali under Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh. The new species, Garra Kalpangi, was named after the river from where it was discovered, officials said today. The team included K Nebeshwar from Manipur University, Kenjum Bagra Research …
The objective of this paper is to analyse and share a critique of forest sector governance in Nepal, particularly with forest law enforcement. This paper will also explore types of illegal practices and examine the degree to which forest law enforcement is contributing to or hindering effective forest governance in …
