Construction works of thirteen school-cum-cyclone shelters in coastal Koyra upazila of the district are progressing fast with a February-deadline.
Category: Environment
US-China climate deal: Maker or breaker?
by Sunita Narain In my previous article I wrote that India should demand an ambitious climate change deal, because we need the world to stay safe—below the guardrail of 2°C rise in temperature. I also said that for the deal…
The common but differentiated responsibilities principle
Ian Lieblich, Global Voices Climate change presents a threat unlike any other faced in human history. Released earlier this month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC’s) Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report confirmed global warming is “unequivocal” with the “clear human…
On women farmers’ ability to cope with climate change
Lima, Peru – International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) researchers will present findings of a new series of policy notes on women farmers’ ability to adapt to climate change and contribute to a workshop on the economic viability of climate…
Chronic hunger falling, but one in nine people still affected
Washington, D.C.- Although the proportion of people experiencing chronic hunger is decreasing globally, one in nine individuals still does not get enough to eat, writes Gaelle Gourmelon, Communications and Marketing Manager at the Worldwatch Institute (www.worldwatch.org), in the latest Vital…
Turkey’s first ever nuke plant gets environmental nod
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) report of proposed Akkuyu Nuclear power plant in Turkey gets approval from the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation, removing one of the biggest impediments in starting construction of the country’s first ever nuclear power plant.…
Risk from extreme weather set to rise
Climate change and population growth will hugely increase the risk to people from extreme weather, a report says.
Optimum aquifer recharge, viable abstraction in Barind area urged
Optimum aquifer recharge in the Hard Barind area is very important to protect its overall public health alongside the existing agricultural ecosystem by managing a groundwater basin efficiently and effectively, scientists and researchers at a workshop here said Saturday. They…
Not proceeding with river linking if eco consequences adverse: Uma Bharti
“Government will not proceed with interlinking of rivers if environmental consequences are adverse”, says Uma Bharti, Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation at the India Rivers Week 2014 Sushri Uma Bharti, Union Minister of Water Resources,…
Bottle lights brighten lives in Bangladesh
Syed Tashfin Chowdhury Dhaka – A cheap and effective light made from empty bottles is powering efforts in Bangladesh to cope with electricity shortages and protect the environment. “Bottle lights” are being pioneered in the country by a Dhaka-based research…
Will new climate treaty be a thriller, or shaggy dog story?
By Stephen Leahy Uxbridge, Canada (IPS) – This December, 195 nations plus the European Union will meet in Lima for two weeks for the crucial U.N. Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, known as COP 20. The hope in…
Green growth is a ‘no-brainer,’ Responsible Business Forum told
By Vaidehi Shah Former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday told 450 business leaders at the Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development that green growth is a “no-brainer” and urged them to put it into practice. “Governments must demonstrate…
Sustainability both a risk and opportunity
By Grace Chua Singapore’s Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Grace Fu on Tuesday urged businesses to be aware of their responsibility to the environment, observing that being sustainable can also open up business opportunities. Addressing 450 business…
Aman rice procurement drive begins in Chuadanga
Aman rice procurement drive for the 2014-2015 season began in the district on Wednesday amid much enthusiasm to the millers.
Rise and Shine: Haiti’s sustainable energy future
Washington D.C- Haiti’s electricity sector stands at a crossroads. Haiti depends on imported petroleum for 85% of its electricity generation, diverting 7 percent of its annual gross domestic product to importing fuel. Still, only 25% of the Haitian population has…
Concern in JS at China’s dam on the Brahmaputra
Two lawmakers on Tuesday expressed serious concern in parliament over the China’s erecting dam on Brahmaputra for hydropower generation and demanded that the government take immediate measures to avoid negative impact on country’s environment due to the dam. Lawmakers from…
Global importance of urban agriculture ‘underestimated’
Urban agriculture is playing an increasingly important role in global food security, a study has suggested.
Urban sustainability starts by bridging divides
Integrating tech and planning, urban with rural and formal with informal development can help transform cities. For the first time in human history, more of us live in cities than in rural areas: 54 per cent of the world’s population…
Boro seeds distributed in Narsingdi
Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) Narsingdi has distributed 1,188 tonnes of Boro seeds (BRRI-28 and BRRI-29 varieties Dan) in six upazilas of the district to make the current Boro cultivation programme a success.
Bangladesh’s effort to save vultures lauded
Bangladesh has become an example among South Asian countries for its efforts to save vultures, a wildlife expert has said. Chris Bowden, programme manager for Saving Asian Vultures from Extinction (SAVE), made the comment at the fourth meeting of the…
India-Bangladesh collaboration can save Sunderbans: Experts
Kolkata: India and Bangladesh must collaborate to facilitate and maintain a flow of fresh water round the year to save the Sunderbans mangrove ecosystem, scientists said here Saturday. Sunderbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest and home to the endangered…
US-Bangladesh partnership: Confronting climate challenge
Dan W Mozena All know that Bangladesh is among the nations most impacted by global climate change. Rising sea levels threaten huge swaths of the nation, much of which is only a few meters above sea level. Thanks in good…
Moscow blanketed in smog of unknown origin
The emergency services on Friday warned Muscovites to stay indoors for the third time in two weeks as a smog of unknown origin blanketed the city. The districts most affected by the smog were located in the southeast, the Interfax…
Assess state of South Asia’s rivers: B’desh paper for People’s Saarc
Mostafa Kamal Majumder A country-paper being presented from Bangladesh at the seminar on “Strengthening People’s Perspective on South Asia Water Commons” proposes the assessment of the current state of rivers and river basins in the South Asian region. Assessment of…
Expanded biogas plants can help reduce chemical fertilizers uses
Wide-ranging promotion and expansion of biogas plants has become an urgent need to reduce the use of chemical fertilizer in the farming fields.
The floating gardens of Bangladesh: NYT
Each year the brown waters of the Gumani river swell during the summer monsoon, creeping over the surrounding fields to flood Charbhangura, a village of 2,500 people in the Pabna district of northwest Bangladesh. From July to October the waters…
Extensive Rabi crop cultivation programme in Faridpur
An extensive Rabi crop cultivation programme has been taken up in the district by the Department of AgricultureExtension (DAE) in the ensuing Rabi season to meet the requirements of district particularly the winter vegetable which has a recurring shortfall here.
Four dead after toxic leak at Texas chemical plant
Four workers were killed and one was injured during a hazardous chemical leak at a DuPont industrial plant in suburban Houston, company officials said. The chemical, methyl mercaptan, began leaking from a valve around 4 a.m. Saturday in a unit…
White House garden harvests Vitamin-A rich orange sweet potat
Washington DC – In time for Thanksgiving, this year’s crop in the White House kitchen garden for the first time included orange sweet potato, a root vegetable that is rich in vitamin A. The sweet potato was chosen to highlight…
Indonesia tsunami alert after 7.3 scale quake
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake under the Molucca Sea in eastern Indonesia has triggered a tsunami warning. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was a possibility of “hazardous” waves up to one metre (3.3ft) high on coasts within a 300km (186…