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 …
KARACHI: In the wake of below average rainfall in Thar in recent years, the Sindh government has planned a series of water, food and livestock projects under a strategy to end water shortfall in the drought-hit desert district, it emerged on Wednesday. Officials in the Sindh government said the death …
KARACHI: Provincial health authorities on Wednesday confirmed another polio case in Sindh — a 10-month-old girl from Sanghar — bringing the tally to 28 cases this year. Officials in the expanded programme on immunisation (EPI) in Sindh said Pooja, daughter of Umeedo of Sanghar district, was the latest victim whose …
Major questions persist over how rich countries will boost funding for poorer nations to tackle climate change in the next five years, after U.N. climate talks failed to decide on clear plans. Back in 2009, wealthy governments promised to mobilize $100 billion a year by 2020 from public, private and …
DHAKA: The German Development Bank KfW, on-behalf of the German government, signed on Sunday an agreement with Bangladesh to provide fund for power transmission. The fund of 60 million euros, which is a part of KfW’s 320 million euros to support Bangladesh’s renewable energy and energy efficiency of the Bangladesh …
Apart from the growing concern over the survival of multiple species of flora and fauna, now the fear is heightening about the livelihoods of the poor people living on the forest resources, thanks to ‘gross negligence’ by the authorities to tackle the huge oil-slick in the Sundarbans. “Currently, about 15 …
Godrej Household Products (Bangladesh), enabled by its local plant, has just launched the cheapest mosquito repellent in the country. Called the Good Knight Advanced Fast Card, it is a paper-based mosquito repellent which burns for three minutes to instantly drive away mosquitoes. It remains effective for four hours and does …
KARACHI: A latest report prepared by the provincial government vis-à-vis the drought situation in Thar shows that 311 children under five years of age have died between December, 2013 and November this year, it emerged on Sunday. The report, submitted in the Sindh High Court by the chief secretary after …
China has revealed that they will give full cooperation to the Maldives to develop the Maldivian health sector. Mr. Liu Qiang, Charge d’affiaires and Deputy Head of Mission of the Chinese Embassy made this remark at the Handover Ceremony of Medical Equipment and Grant to the Maldives. He said that …
The ecological balance as well as the haor’s nearby vast track of land and a flood protection dyke has been facing extinction due to the ongoing misdeed. After of gap of several months in the face of action by the local administration, some influential people have recently started sand lifting …
Steps have been taken to provide assistance to the children and women distressed by landslides in Haldummulla and Eeriyabedde under President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s directives, Child Development and Women’s Affairs Minister Tissa Karaliyadde said. He said that all field officers of the Child Development and Women’s Affairs Ministry attached to Haldummulla, …
Islamabad - Members of civil society and media have supported tobacco control advocates’ efforts for legislation on comprehensive ban on tobacco advertisement, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS). Addressing an advocacy meeting organised by The Network for Consumer Protection, senior journalists, representatives of various non-government organisations (NGOs) and health professionals expressed their …
Nov 01, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has recognized the need to enhance the power sector capacity to cater to demand of the emerging economic activities as the country's energy sector struggles to meet growing demand for electricity at a low cost and acceptable reliability rate. Accordingly, the state owned …
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has allocated Rs.180 billion for the health sector in 2015, which is an increase of Rs. 18 billion when compared to last year. The allocation for the health sector in 2014 was Rs. 162 billion, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said. The minister was addressing a gathering after …
The Transport Ministry has included the monorail transport system in its master plan prepared with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for developing the urban transport system linking the Colombo city with the suburbs, Parliament was informed yesterday. The plan, which will be implemented in stages from 2015 to 2035, includes …
The National Climate Change Conference held at the bank of magnificent Rara Lake in Mugu district of Karnali has concluded with a nine-point declaration. The conference organized jointly by Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment and Karnali Integrated Rural Development and Research Centre (KIRDARC) was attended by around 200 officials …
KARACHI: As a preventive measure ahead of expected tropical cyclone, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has set up special disaster management wards consisting of around 200 beds in four of its hospitals. Emergency has been imposed in all KMC-run hospitals and leaves of medical and paramedical staffs have been cancelled. Following the …
Over a hundred roadside trees in Hafizabad union under Panchagarh Sadar upazila have been felled and sold off in last few months, allegedly defying rules. Seven members of the union parishad (UP) along with locals filed a complaint to Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Salah Uddin on October 23, stating that the …
The second phase of the tiger census project using camera trapping method is going to begin in November, forest officials informed yesterday. According to the Divisional Forest Officer, Zahidul Kabir, 89 infrared cameras will be used and 30 field workers will participate in the second phase of the census in …
Nearly 65 percent of people in the capital move on foot and pedal-powered rickshaws while only 3 percent on private cars, showing a gross social disparity, a planning commission member told a discussion yesterday. “Over 40 percent of the poor in the capital city live in slums,” Prof Shamsul Alam …
BAGLUNG, OCT 31 - Unlike in the past, Narmaya Pun of Bobang VDC in the district is relieved of her compulsion to walk three hours to fetch water from nearby source of water, thanks to a drinking water project implemented in her village. One thousand and five hundred people of …
