The Australian city of Rockhampton in Central Queensland suffered major flooding on Thursday. Despite the initial weekend forecast of a 9.4-meter peak on the Fitzroy River, the warnings were later downgraded to 8.8 meters. “We’ll take anything below that ……
London, April 6 – Over 80 per cent (81%) of the public back calls for councils to help Britain’s under-threat bees by cutting areas of grass less often in parks and roadside verges to allow wild flowers to grow, a…
In a bid to save the world’s smallest species of porpoise from extinction, the Mexican government announced plans Tuesday to place some of them in a temporary refuge. The environment ministry said the “ambitious emergency plan” to save the vaquita…
Rome, 3 April – Ensuring young people in rural areas can access financing and earn decent incomes is essential to stem migration to Europe and elsewhere, said Gilbert F. Houngbo, who began his term as the sixth President of the…
By Desmond Brown Bridgetown, Barbados, Apr 4 (IPS) – From tourism-dependent nations like Barbados to those rich with natural resources like Guyana, climate change poses one of the biggest challenges for the countries of the Caribbean. Nearly all of these…
It starts with torrential rain in the mountains. Then a wall of mud and boulders comes barreling down the slopes, sweeping away houses, cars and people. Like a video stuck on repeat, the story has played out over and over…
Sunamganj, Apr 4 – Four people went missing as a trawler, carrying around 50 people, capsized in Tanguar Haor under Tahirpur upazila on Tuesday morning.
An Indian court has recognised Himalayan glaciers, lakes and forests as “legal persons” in an effort to curb environmental destruction, weeks after it granted similar status to the country’s two most sacred rivers. In a decision that aims to widen…
Disseminating their indigenous knowledge and expertise, some grassroots aged farmers unanimously mentioned that protection of plant diversity can be the vital means of boosting food security. They viewed as many as 29 non-conventional plant varieties have both food and medicinal…
M Mamun Sagor & Rafiqul Islam Dhaka, Apr 2 – The Gorai River Restoration Project (Phase-II), initiated in 2009 in Bangladesh part of the Ganges under Kushtia district, has failed to restore the natural flow of the distributary river and…
Bogota, Apr 2 (AP/UNB) — An avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers tore through a small city in Colombia while people slept, destroying homes, sweeping away cars and killing at least 193 unsuspecting residents. The incident triggered by a…
Dhaka- Three people, including a father and his son, were killed in two incidents of lightning strike in Companyganj upazila of Sylhet district in NE Bangladesh on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Fazal Uddin, 42, and his son of Nur Uddin,…
Geneva, 30 March – The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) is pleased to announce Ms. Unjela Kaleem as its new Head of External Affairs, Communications and Coordination.
Anas Uddin Ovi Savar, Dhaka – The Institute of Remote Sensing (IRS) of Jahangirangar University (JU) is going to organize an international conference on ‘Geospatial Applications in Disaster Management’ on AprilApril 3 at JU Senate hall here on the campus.
Mojisola Ojebode Ibadan, Nigeria – A new report issued by the United Nations (UN) takes a controversial stance on synthetic pesticides. The conventional wisdom is that they are essential to feed the world’s growing population, which is expected to hit…
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the tannery owners to relocate their tanneries from Hazaribagh to Savar byApril 6.
President Donald Trump’s plan for gutting domestic climate change policies is now on the table, but his administration left open Wednesday the question of whether it will turn its back on the landmark Paris Agreement. The suspense could last for…
A US federal judge in Hawaii has indefinitely extended the suspension of President Trump’s new travel ban. Judge Derrick Watson’s ruling means Mr Trump will be barred from enforcing the ban on six mostly Muslim nations while it is contested…
Geneva, March 30 –The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is stepping up efforts to bring electrical energy to the 1,3 billion people who have no access to electricity, via a disruptive technology – low voltage direct current (LVDC). The IEC is…
By Madeleine Penman Mexico City, Mar 29 (IPS) – The sight of one of the most infamous borders on earth – roughly 1,000 kilometers of porous metal fence dividing lives, hopes and dreams between the USA and Mexico, is undoubtedly…
Dhaka -The High Court (HC) Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a petition of tannery owners that sought HC permission to operate their factories at Hazaribagh in Dhaka till Eid-ul- Azha.
Dhaka – The Rakhine community in Patuakhali and Barguna has decreased significantly due to oppression and land grabbing by influential people in the areas, said a group of citizens who recently visited the areas.
Students should raise their voice against climate change for protecting environment and biodiversity from its adverse impact in the region including the vast Barind tract, said educationists and experts. They viewed that there should have adequate measures of boosting level…
Kathmandu, Mar (AP/UNB) — Mountaineering expedition organizers in Nepal say they are sending huge trash bags with climbers on Mount Everest during the Spring season to collect trash that then can be lifted by helicopters back to the base camp.
Official Should Use Visit to Press Budapest to Comply with International Law Top EU Lydia Gall Hungary’s new asylum law allowing for the blanket detention of asylum seekers, including some children, will come into force on March 28. It’s the…
Cieneguita, Costa Rica, Mar 28 (IPS) – Two years have gone by since the new government initiative which subsidises community works changed the face with which the coastal town of Cienaguita, on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast, looks out to the…
A powerful cyclone carrying winds of up to 263km/h (163 mph) has made landfall in Queensland, Australia. Cyclone Debbie, a category four storm, has left at least 45,000 homes without power and damaged buildings, although it is too early to…
Dhaka — A powerful cyclone lashed islands, damaged roofs and cut power on Tuesday as it edged toward Australia’s tropical northeast coast, officials said.Category 4 cyclone Debbie brought winds gusting to 250 kilometers per hour (155 miles per hour) and…
Dhaka – On Saturday, March 25 between 8:30 to 9.30 pm, as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility, Amari Dhaka had taken part in Earth Hour – the world’s largest global climate change event.
Washington, March 26 – The Empire State Building and United Nations headquarters in New York joined other iconic buildings and monuments around the world plunging into darkness for sixty minutes on Saturday to mark Earth Hour and draw attention to…