Farmers are expecting bumper production of winter vegetables cultivated in the district during this Rabi-1 season.
Category: Environment
UK ‘Coronation meadows’ plan seeks to revive wildflower sites
Sixty “Coronation meadows” have been identified across the UK as part of a Coronation anniversary campaign to restore threatened wildflower meadows.
Long term study finds lemon sharks go home to reproduce
In the study, scientists tracked lemon sharks in the Bahamas for 17 years to prove the case.
Fruit-mad South American monkeys eat 50 varieties a day
Researchers say that some monkeys in South and Central America eat as many as 50 different species of fruit a day.
Mexico radioactive material found, thieves’ lives ‘in danger’
Dangerous radioactive medical material taken when a lorry was stolen in Mexico has been found, local officials say.
Ten pilot whales die and dozens more beached in Florida
Ten whales have died and as many as 30 more are stranded after a pod beached off Florida’s Everglades National Park, US government officials have said.
IAEA praises Japan’s Fukushima clean-up operation
A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has praised Japan for making progress in stabilising the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Major changes for govt renewable energy subsidies
The government is to make big changes to the way it subsidises renewable energy, it has announced.
Not all mangroves are created equal: new map reveals carbon storage hot-spots
Mangrove forests are one of the most important weapons in the fight against climate change.
Stifling heat, anarchy, refugees: welcome to a post climate change world
The mass exodus from low-lying Bangladesh and coastal cities of China, Indonesia and India poses perhaps the biggest challenge for Australia, which could face a wave of climate refugees. Image:
Shark kills fisherman in kayak off coast of Hawaii
A fisherman in a kayak has died after being attacked by a shark off the Hawaiian coast, officials say.
Harvesting of Aman paddy progressing fast in Khulna Division
Harvesting of Aman paddy is progressing fast in 10 districts of Khulna division during the current season with much enthusiasm among the farmers, Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said.
UK badger cull pilot fails to hit 70pc target
The pilot cull of badgers in west Gloucestershire has failed to meet the 70% target set by the government, official figures have shown.
Air pollution, genetics combine to increase risk for autism
Exposure to air pollution appears to increase the risk for autism among people who carry a genetic disposition for the neurodevelopmental disorder, according to newly published research led by scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of…
‘HIV treatment facilities poor’
People living with HIV are not happy with the government when it comes to treatment and detection of new cases. A representative of their network, Habiba Akhter, said five out of eight blood samples testing machines for HIV lay idle…
USAID for greater role in sustainable energy project
US Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with the World Bank is likely to come up with a major role to provide cooperation in the country’s energy sector aimed at improving efficiency.
Why are US solar stocks crashing?
Solar stocks have been pummeled over the past few weeks but investors shouldn’t be bailing on solar stocks just yet.
Iran’s Zarif reassures Gulf Arabs over nuclear deal
Kuwait City – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif assured Gulf Arab states Sunday his country’s nuclear deal with the West is in their interest and also announced plans to visit Saudi Arabia.
Massive plan taken for Irri-Boro farming in S-region
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up a massive plan to cultivate Irri-Boro paddy in 11 southern districts during the current Irri-Boro season.
Protective measures are a ‘death sentence’ for rare dolphin
Measures to protect one of the world’s rarest dolphins have been denounced as a “death sentence” by campaigners.
What is the true cost of food production?
Unsustainable farming systems that damage the environment and public health thrive at the expense of sustainable producers.
Climate change impact poses serious threat to indigenous fish species
Adverse impact of climate change has been posing a serious threat to the fish species, particularly the indigenous small ones, in vast Barind tact consisting the districts of Rajshahi, Naogaon and Chapainawabgonj.
Latest technologies can increase crop production despite climate change
Large-scale adoption and popularisation of the latest technologies among the farmers can further increase crop production at reduced costs to ensure food security despite climate change impacts.
Dyfi ospreys’ £1.4m observatory nearing completion
A two-storey wildlife observatory is nearing completion at the home of one of only two known pairs of breeding ospreys in Wales.
Wildebeest herd makes ‘rare’ early return to Tanzania
Thousands of wildebeest have returned early from Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park in a move park officials say is rare.
Boro seeds distributed in Joypurhat
Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) here has distributed 1,250 tonnes of Boro seeds in the five upazilas of the Joypurhat district to make the Boro cultivation programme a success.
Wind-blown midges carried farm virus to UK
A virus that hit farms in the UK last year came from midges blown across the Channel from France and Belgium, scientists have confirmed.
New species of wild cat identified in Brazil
A new species of wild cat has been identified in South America using molecular markers, researchers claim.
Farmer starts soybean farming in Barind experimentally
Shariful Islam, a farmer of Kodamshahar under Godagari Upazila of the district, has started soybean farming for the first time in Barind tract experimentally.
Cyclone ‘Lehar’ brews in Bay
The very severe cyclonic storm, ‘Lehar’, over the southeast Bay and its adjoining areas moved northwestwards and now lies over the west central bay and adjoining southeast bay.