March 14 is the International Day of Action for Rivers and Against Dams. Every year, thousands of people around the world lift their voices to celebrate the world’s rivers and those who struggle to protect them. The International Day of…
Category: Environment
Asrayan Prokalpo makes homeless women self-reliant
Hundreds of the river-eroded homeless women have achieved self-reliance to lead better life with family members after their successful rehabilitation under the government’s ‘Asrayan Prokalpo’ in the district.
‘Long struggle’ warning on climate
America’s chief climate negotiator has warned of the long battle ahead to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Chameleon colours ‘switched by crystals’
Swiss researchers have discovered how chameleons accomplish their vivid colour changes: they rearrange the crystals inside specialised skin cells.
Coffee pod craze brewing an environmental disaster?
Vaidehi Shah A normal day at the office turns apocalyptic when a Godzilla-like monster made of coffee capsules invades a city, destroying property and crushing citizens underfoot. Alien spaceships bearing an uncanny resemblance to coffee pods shoot citizens and armies…
Solar Impulse: Piccard crosses Arabian Sea
Solar Impulse is back in the air on the second leg of its historic attempt to fly around the world.
Assam journos lend moral support to rhino conservation
By Nava Thakuria Guwahati: Assam Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya is stealing media headlines with his recent outburst against the poaching of one-horned rhinoceros in protected reserves which has invited appreciation from a journalist body of northeast India. Journalists’ Forum Assam…
Forest tree seeds arrive at Svalbard’s ‘Doomsday vault’
The Svalbard “doomsday” vault – widely known for protecting global food crop seeds – has accepted its first delivery of forest tree species seeds.
Water crisis seen as top threat in next decade
Pressure on fresh water resources may be the main global threat in the next decade, but the world is failing to mitigate the risk and avoid a crisis, according to a survey of leaders from business, government, universities, international organisations…
Rangpur road construction inaugurated
BSS, RANGPUR Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has directed all concerned for ensuring quality of the infrastructural development works in the city. Jhantu said this while launching construction of the concrete road from Koilashranajan High School…
Mechanized harvester makes potato farmers happy in Rajshahi
BSS, Rajshahi Instead of the long-lasting conventional method the potato farmers have started using mechanized harvester as it saves cost and reduces labor requirement during the ongoing peak harvesting season for the last couple of years in the region.
Khulna sluice gates set to turn useless for lack of river management
UNB, Khulna Most of the sluice gates in the district are on the way of becoming useless in the absence of proper management of the rivers and canals, creating worry for permanent water logging.
Global flood toll to triple by 2030
The number of people affected by river flooding worldwide could nearly triple in the next 15 years, analysis shows.
New threats to wild bees identified
Wild bumblebees are infected with many of the diseases found in honeybees looked after by bee keepers, according to a national survey.
Scientists produce TB-resistant cows
Scientists in China have produced a herd of genetically engineered cows that are better able to ward off bovine TB infection.
World’s first lagoon power plants unveiled in UK
Plans to generate electricity from the world’s first series of tidal lagoons have been unveiled in the UK.
UN climate head Rajendra Pachauri resigns
The head of the UN climate change panel (IPCC), Rajendra Pachauri, has resigned amid sexual harassment allegations.
Scientists find evidence of wheat in UK 8,000 years ago
Wheat was present in Britain 8,000 years ago, according to new archaeological evidence.
Killer frog disease: Chytrid fungus hits Madagascar
A devastating disease that has wiped out amphibians around the world has been discovered in Madagascar, scientists report.
MPs call for reform of EU’s ‘flawed’ rules on GM crops
Europe’s approval system for genetically modified (GM) crops is “fundamentally flawed”, say MPs.
Change in cropping pattern can double yield in the north
Rotating cultivation of rice, wheat and other crops under bed-planting system can double the yield in the northern districts, particularly in the high and dry Barind belt, according to an on- the-ground research finding.
US sea level north of New York City ‘jumped by 128mm’
Sea levels along the northeast coast of the US rose by record levels during 2009-2010, a study has found.
Rats ‘not main cause of Black Death’
Black rats may not have been to blame for numerous outbreaks of the bubonic plague across Europe, a study suggests.
Global coral reef project plunges into the Indian Ocean
Scientists conducting a global study of coral reefs are surveying the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean after selecting it as the latest destination to gather data to aid worldwide conservation efforts. A crew from the Catlin Seaview Survey is…
Bangladeshi drone maps Sunderbans oil spill
Dhaka – A drone devised by a group of young Bangladeshi scientists has successfully mapped environmental damage caused by a tanker spilling furnace oil into the Shela River in the ecologically sensitive Sunderbans region. On 9 December 2014, the tanker…
Caution urged on Norfolk seal pup ‘cannibal’ death theory
A report suggesting cannibalism could be behind the deaths of dozens of seal pups should be treated with caution, the National Trust has said.
Black hole’s blast stunts birth of stars
Winds blasted out by the giant black holes found at the centre of galaxies are strong enough to stunt the birth of new stars, astronomers have found.
Evolution ‘favours bigger sea creatures’
The animals in the ocean have been getting bigger, on average, since the Cambrian period – and not by chance.
RDRS introduces rice seedling transplanter in Rangpur
RDRS Bangladesh has introduced rice seedling transplanter machines here on trial basis under Sustainable and Resilient Farming Systems Intensification (SRFSI) Project during this Boro season at two research farms.
Global Water Partnership campaign for ‘water goal’
The Global Water Partnership (GWP) launched in early February a campaign to maintain a dedicated water goal on the UN post-2015 development agenda. Countries are currently negotiating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the United Nations Post-2015 Development…