The High Court has ordered authorities concerned to take ‘effective steps’ to save Bangladesh’s canals.
Tag: Environment
Salt marshes are great carbon sinks
Allowing farmland that’s been reclaimed from the sea to flood and turn back into salt marsh could make it absorb lots of carbon from the atmosphere, a new study suggests, though the transformation will take many years to complete.
JICA support sought for eco-friendly energy efficient autos
Commerce Minister GM Quader on Friday sought the support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for young Bangladeshi engineers to invent and manufacture echo-friendly energy efficient motor vehicles.
Comet Pan-STARRS at its brightest this weekend
Miriam Kramer A comet that just made its way into the Northern Hemisphere evening sky should be at its brightest this weekend, but it may be tricky for stargazers to see.
Bee venom destroys HIV, spares other cells
Nanoparticles containing bee venom toxin melittin can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while at the same time leaving surrounding cells unharmed, scientists from Washington University School of Medicine reported in the March 2013 issue of Antiviral Therapy.
Indo-Bangladesh Teesta diplomacy – Analysis
By Roomana Hukil Recent talks of optimism over the Teesta accord by Indian Foreign Secretary, Ranjan Mathai and Minister of External Affairs, Salman Khurshid have defused a striking political assertion of bringing a cut to the impending decade-long water deal…
Traditional healders lead way to fighting malaria
Traditional healers in Benin possess sophisticated knowledge regarding the treatment of malaria with medicinal plants, and strategies should be developed to exploit this and promote the plants’ conservation, says a study.
‘Light green’ to sustainable buildings
The buildings in which we live and work are a major consumer of energy, responsible for some 30—40 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions, a similar share of total solid waste, and 12 percent of all fresh water used. With…
China landslide kills 43, three missing
BEIJING – Three people remain missing after a landslide which killed 43, including seven from a single family, struck a remote village in southwestern China, state media said Saturday.
Freed orcas not out of harm’s way
The killer whales trapped in the ice in northern Quebec appear to have left the area, but they may not be out of harm’s way yet.
Colder days ahead
bdnews24.com After a moderate cold wave in the beginning of the winter, the met office forecast the temperature is likely to remain colder for two more days. “The temperature is dropping for the cold breeze from the north. Moderate to…
Bird flu: 1.5 lakh chickens being culled
banglanews24.com KALIAKOIR, GAZIPUR: Some 1, 50, 000 chickens are being culled at a poultry farm in Telirchala area in the upazila on Monday night following detection of bird flu. Upazila Livestock officer Dr. Mezbah Uddin Khandakar told banglanews, “Some chickens…
For treaty on mercury
Unep The Network of Women Ministers and Leaders for the Environment met on 4 December 2012 in Doha, Qatar on the margins of the UNFCCCC Cop 18. The meeting was attended by over 40 members of the Network that included…
Easy Japanese tech to purify water
bdnews24.com Small enterprises in Japan are offering simple technologies to turn dirty water into clean potable water for developing countries where waterborne diseases are widespread. Nippon Basic Co. Ltd has developed a technology that purifies water using bicycles while another…
Mild tremor felt across country
bdnews24.com A mild tremor on Saturday night jolted the capital Dhaka and other parts of the country. There was no immediate report of casualtiy or damage in the quake that was felt in different parts of the country, including Chittagong…
Doha negotiators made only incremental progress
World Resources Institute Expectations were low for this year’s UNFCCC climate negotiations in Doha, Qatar (COP 18), which concluded on Saturday 8th December. It was scheduled to be a “finalise-the-rules” type of COP, rather than one focused on large, political…
UNFCCC executive secretary on COP 18 outcome
Q: How did you get to the role you are in today and what advice would you give aspiring climate champions? Christiana Figueres: I have been involved in climate change since 1995. I started working as the head of an…
‘2 more Tipaimukh-like dams in offing’
bdnews24.com After Tipaimukh, India is again planning unilaterally to build two hydroelectricity dams on two common rivers in its Meghalaya state, and Bangladesh has expressed concern over it. The government has officially taken up the issue with the Indian authorities…