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 …
Kailali (Attariya), Nov. 12: Locals of Godabari VDC of Kailali district have said they will cast vote to those who could bring drinking water facility to their settlements. The demand for drinking water featured when candidates contesting the Constituent Assembly (CA) election reached doorsteps of voters in course of electioneering. …
PESHAWAR: This year’s polio cases have surpassed the last year’s tally of 58 to 62 with the relevant officials blaming it on the country’s failure to ensure quality polio vaccination, address immunisation refusal cases and reach all children under five years of age despite obtaining the $227 million loan from …
RANGPUR : Bangladesh has achieved laudable success in expanding and popularising cultivation the flood tolerant rice varieties in the flood-prone areas throughout the country in recent years, reports BSS. After achieving repeated bumper productions, farmers have been showing more interests in cultivating flood-tolerant rice varieties opening new horizon in the …
GAIBANDHA : Cultivation of flood tolerant paddies has increased in the district this year compared to the last year as the farmers are getting desired yield despite submerging the seedlings of the varieties for 10- 12 days, reports BSS. Office sources said about 3,000 hectares of land in seven upazilas …
ISLAMABAD = Pneumonia kills one child every 30 seconds making it the number one global cause of childhood mortality. In Pakistan alone, it is responsible for the death of 92,000 children of less than 5 years of age annually and contributes 18 per cent to the total global child deaths. …
LAHORE : An earthquake of moderate intensity jolted parts of Punjab including Lahore and its suburbs on Wednesday, causing the people to come out of their houses and shops while reciting verses from the Holy Quran. The quake, with its epicentre in Hoshiarpur district of Indian Punjab, measured 5 on …
JNDP: Following a tip off, Jigme Dorji National Park officials and police in Gasa caught two poachers with a Monal pheasant and two musk pods on the night of November 2. The men, 28-year-old, and 18-year-old from Baylakha in Wangdue, were caught around 9pm above Gasa dzong, while they were …
For years, mysterious epidemics of kidney disease have been simmering within agricultural hotspots in the developing world, from tropical El Salvador to the South Asian highlands of Sri Lanka and India. The deadly string of chronic kidney disease (CKD) outbreaks have barely made the news since it first struck farmers …
MIRPURKHAS, Nov 5: The district and sessions court of Mirpurkhas ordered release of 15 bonded labourers belonging to Kot Ghulam Mohammad taluka after recording their statements on Tuesday. Sawan Kolhi had filed an application in the court a few days ago complaining that his 15 relatives had been kept in …
ISLAMABAD - Qatari and Chinese companies will jointly install four coal-based power plants at Gaddani (Balochistan) and Port Qasim, which will generate a total of 2,600MW power in Pakistan. Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif welcomed the investment in energy sector during a meeting with the Qatari and Chinese delegations who …
Unified CPN (Maoist) chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Wednesday promised the locals of Kakadvitta in Jhapa that if the people helps them security majority seats in the upcoming election then the new government to be formed under the leadership of his party will resolve the problem of wild elephant terror …
As many as three houses at Barmajhiya-5 in Saptari district were destroyed by wild tuskers. A group of five to six tuskers coming from Koshi Tappu Wild Life Reserve destroyed the houses Monday night, according to RSS on Tuesday. The three houses of Bijuli Pundit, and Dil Mohammad Shekh were …
Sri Lanka experienced the largest epidemic of dengue fever with as many as 70,000 cases and almost 600 deaths during the years 2009 and 2010. The Health Ministry of the government of Sri Lanka, undertook measures to contain the dengue epidemic by establishing the ‘Presidential Task Force for Dengue Control’ …
Platinum 1, Colombo’s elite lifestyle destination which redefines exclusive luxury living standards achieved a major milestone with the unveiling of Sri Lanka’s first ever multi-elevated automated car park. “This is the first and one-of-its-kind car parking system in Sri Lanka,” said Kishore D. Reddy, Managing Director of Platinum 1. “This …
As many as three houses at Barmajhiya-5 in Saptari district were destroyed by wild tuskers. A group of five to six tuskers coming from Koshi Tappu Wild Life Reserve destroyed the houses on Monday night. The three houses of Bijuli Pundit, and Dil Mohammad Shekh were pulled down by the …
DADU: The first concrete gravity dam in Sindh has been completed at Nai Baran near Jhangri village in Jamshoro district by a Chinese company and the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda). A joint team of Chinese and Wapda dam engineers invited the media on Monday to visit the site. …
Friday, November 01, 2013 - Lahore—Lahore Transport Company (LTC) is playing significant role in transforming the traditional transport culture on modern lines and paying special emphasis on planning, enforcing and regulating the urban transport. Foreign direct investment and projects completed under effective mechanism of public private partnership has far reaching …
GAZIPUR: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday laid the foundation stone of bus rapid transit (BRT) and metro rail here aiming to ease the sufferings of commuters, reports UNB. The foundation laying ceremony took place at Bhawal Badre Alam University College, Gazipur where the premier will address a public rally. …
Monday, January 21, 2013 - Karachi—Sindh government is working on 40 different power projects in its wind corridor, with a total generation capacity of 2000 MW in next two years, said Mir Hussain Ali, provincial Secretary for Environment and Alternate Energy Department. This will also allow the electrification of about …
Brick makers in Bangladesh using conventional methods blamed for polluting the air, now seek two more years to be ready for conversion into environment-friendly technologies though they have already enjoyed around three years for this. Read more in this first-ever most comprehensive Monthly Bangladesh State of the Environment Report published …
