Dhaka, Feb 11 – Bottle gourd farming on fallow lands of fisheries is gaining popularity in the district of Bagerhat due to its less production cost.
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Egyptian invention cuts rice irrigation water by half
[Cairo] Experts and stakeholders in Egypt warn of imminent water poverty as a result of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is about to become operational. Meanwhile, agricultural production consumes about 85 per cent of the country’s water resources, half of…
Ambitious science based GHG emissions targets initiative
Husqvarna Group is the first Swedish listed company and the world’s first forest and garden company, to have its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative. The Science Based Target Initiative works with companies to…
BD, India, Bhutan deal likely soon for hydropower in Bhutan
Dhaka, Feb 3 – Bangladesh, India and Bhutan are likely to constitute a tri-nation joint venture for developing an 1100 MW hydropower plant in Bhutan. According to official sources, the three nations have already completed initial discussions to sign a…
Asia architects use green solutions to cool buildings
Spend five minutes in humid Ho Chi Minh City and you’ll probably be running for cover into the nearest air-conditioned refuge.
Businesses world-wide commit to disruptive techs for sustainability
Disruptive technologies and digital infrastructure have the potential to solve some of the world’s most pressing risks and to transform industries. These include safeguarding the planet’s soil and water, and improving inequality and education. This is the main conclusions of…
Four-day international confce on bio-statistics begins at RU
Dhaka – Organized by Statistics department of Rajshahi University (RU) and Bangladesh Bio-informatics and Computational Biology Association (BBCBA) a 4-day long international conference on “Bio-informatics and Bio-statistics for Agriculture, Health and Environment” began at RU campus on Friday.
It’s time we get serious about organic farming
Danielle Nierenberg Conventional farming and food production practices in this country are creating serious environmental and public health problems. Every day, an industrial farming system spinning out of control confronts all Americans with serious challenges. Among these are the explosion…
Demonstration held globally against coal fired power plant
Berlin – Bangladeshi expatriates and some other international students in Germany ( including German) on Saturday 7th January, 2017staged a demonstration in Berlin as part of the global action programme protesting the move of Bangladesh government to set up a…
HC wants all illegal structures on Turag removed
Dhaka – The High Court yesterday directed the chief judicial magistrate of Gazipur to probe whether there is any illegal structure and encroachment even after removing the illegal structures from the Turag river at Kamarpara. The HC also asked the…
Bottle gourd farming on hyacinth platforms getting popular
Gopalganj – Bottle gourd farming is gaining ground in the district as the growers who have already adopted some well-thought-out organic methods with the guidance of agricultural officials are finding it more paying.
Calibrating blood pressure monitors
Regular monitoring of Blood Pressure (BP) is important for reducing the risk of heart diseases and stroke. But it appears that measurement of BP by both mechanical and digital BP Monitors often not done properly for gathering accurate reading/status. Even…
Sustainable water resource management stressed
Speakers at the National Water Convention, 2016 stressed the need for sustainable management of water resources as the availability of water is declining day by day.Speaking as the chief guest, Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud emphasised preserving the country’s…
70,000 improved cookstoves distributed in Bangladesh
Rafiqul Islam, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka – As part of government target to distribute 30 million improved cook stoves by 2030, some 70,000 improved stoves have been installed in the country’s coastal region, aiming to reduce household air pollution and…
Most heavily dammed rivers in US are being restored
By Jenny Rogers Sally Brown knows how to throw a party. On the second floor of an old mill factory in rural New Hampshire, she gathered several friends to watch a dam—her dam—be removed from the Ashuelot River. “It was…
Farming the cities
Danielle Nierenberg The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) defines urban agriculture as “the growing of plants and the raising of animals within and around cities” to provide fresh food, generate employment, recycle waste, and strengthen cities’…
Master plan in offing to restore navigability of rivers
The government has formed a high-profile committee to prepare a master plan to restore the navigability of the rivers surrounding Dhaka, including the Buriganga, Turag, Sitalakhya and Balu, and the Karnaphuli of Chittagong port city.Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives…
New Worldfish Strategy targets Increased sustainable fish production
A new six-year strategy launched by WorldFish aims to boost sustainable aquaculture production and small-scale fisheries in developing countries, at the same time helping many of the world’s poorest fishers and fish farmers exit poverty.The strategy, aligned to the UN…
No scientific rationale for lifting of FDC ban by Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court, India, recently lifted an earlier ban on more than 300 fixed dose combinations (FDCs), sending shock waves to public health, professional and civil society groups that have campaigned for years for rational use of medicines. According…
US Sioux tribe wins battle against pipeline crossing their lake
(CNN)Celebrations, tears of joy, chanting and drumming rang out among thousands of protesters at the Standing Rock site after the US Army Corp of Engineers announced it will look for an alternate route for the Dakota Access Pipeline to cross…
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo launches Women4Climate Initiative
Mexico City – Today (2 December 2016) Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo leads women mayors from around the world in launching the Women4Climate initiative to help support and celebrate women leaders who are driving forward climate action. As the first woman…
Bangladesh Bank signs Green TF agreements with 6 banks
Dhaka – Bangladesh Bank on Thursday signed participatory agreements (PA) with six banks for the use of’ ‘Green Transformation Fund (GTF) for export-oriented textile and textile products and leather manufacturing industries’. The banks which signed the GFT-PA separately are Eastern…
Bangladesh-Icimod int’l seminar on dev of CHT Dec 4
Dhaka – With the vision of promoting sustainable development in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs (MoCHTA) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) are jointly organizing a seminar during Bangladesh-ICMIOD Partnership on…
Leaving no one behind: The imperative of inclusive development
Abridged from UN report: Agreed after an unprecedented global conversation, the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by Member States in September 2015 has inclusion at its core. With its central pledge to leave no one behind, the historic…
Making bird nests gives Bangladesh families livelihood, self-reliance
Benapole – Weaving decorative bird nests has turned out to be a life changing endeavour for some women in several areas of Jessore Sadar upazila in Southwest Bangladesh as they have become self-dependent by selling the handicraft product. In Kachua,…
Denmark to play big role in BD’s green transition
by Christian W With Bangladesh’s massive textile industry embracing a more sustainable future, Denmark is poised to play a significant role in the green transition of the nation’s biggest industry.
‘Save us’ from global warming, US urged
The next head of the UN global climate talks has appealed for the US to “save” Pacific islands from the impacts of global warming. Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said that the islands needed the US now as much as…
Four nations map course to carbon-free economies
Marrakech (BSS/AFP) – When it comes to purging fossil fuels from the global economy by mid-century — our only hope of staving off catastrophic climate change — it turns out that you can’t get there from here without a good…
Fight climate change together, make world safer: PM Hasina
Marrakech – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged global leaders to fight together the perilous threats of climate change and share the burdens equally for fulfilling the promises to make the world a safer place for the future generation. “Let’s…
Scaling the odds at Vietnam’s pangolin rehab
Pangolin Mi Bo has seen better days. He arrived at a rescue centre in Vietnam missing a paw after it was cut off in a snare trap.The rest of his body is marked by red lacerations, and he will probably…