Dhaka, July 19 – The High Court on Sunday asked the government about steps taken in implementing Medical Waste Management and Processing Rules 2008. A virtual bench of Justice JBM Hasan passed the order after hearing a writ petition filed…
Tag: Environment
Carbon pricing and the exit from fossil fuels
by Adam Tooze on 6th July 2020 @adam_tooze Adam Tooze argues the European Green Deal and young Europeans’ activism are fostering a virtuous circle favouring more rapid decarbonisation.
The magic of 24th June: Water Worship around the World
July 4, 2020 SANDRP “Sao Joao, Sao Joao, Viva Sao Joao!” The shouts were followed by unbelievably loud splashes in a red laterite well. The well itself was decked up like a bride. All along the way to Siolim in…
The Plastic Pandemic
By Jacob Duer SINGAPORE – There is no denying that single-use plastic has been a lifesaver in the fight against COVID-19, especially for frontline health workers. It has also facilitated adherence to social-distancing rules, by enabling home delivery of basic…
Bayer to pay $10 billion to settle Roundup cancer lawsuits
US plaintiffs are pursuing the German giant over claims it’s glyphosate-based weedkillers cause cancer. Talks have been ongoing for more than a year.
Sustaining Conservation in a Pandemic
By Matthew Brown BOULDER, COLORADO – Safari tourism has long been an economic boon to people living in Africa. But the suspension of flights and safari visits because of the COVID-19 pandemic has decimated this critical source of income –…
Sustainable Development Starts with Children
By Helen Clark NEW YORK – “Our house is on fire,” warned the teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg at last year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. Her pointed words – accusing adults of sitting idly by as the planet…
Light rain may continue for three more days: Met office
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Saturday forecast that light to moderate rain and thundershowers will continue for the next three days all over the country commencing 9am.
Tobacco control essential to face corona epidemic risk
Chattagong Bureau: Member Parliament of Bangladesh from Chattagong Wasika Ayesha Khan expressed gratitude over the ongoing awareness against bad affects of tobacco use crated by the anti-tobacco NGOs. She urges the Prime Minister to take measures and make prices of…
New research shows why non-smokers get serious lungs condition
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a debilitating lung condition, often develops as a result of decades of heavy smoking — but that does not explain why almost a third of all cases occur among people who have never smoked.
Ocean geoengineering tests violate UN convention
Experimental geoengineering schemes to protect areas such as Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are “distracting technofixes” that violate an international moratorium on the largely untested tech projects, a coalition of nearly 200 environmental groups said Wednesday.
A Global Treaty Could Protect Biodiversity in the High Seas
Jun 9 2020 (IPS) – Oceans cover 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface. But, because many of us spend most of our lives on land, the 362 million square kilometres of blue out there aren’t always top of mind.
World Oceans Day Monday
Dhaka, June 08 – The United Nations marks June 8 as the day celebrating the role of the oceans in our everyday life and inspiring action to protect the oceans and sustainably use marine resources.
Best Air Purifying Plants to Reduce Indoor Air Pollution
The health experts are advising people to stay at home to avoid the risk of getting infected by the life-threatening COVID19 disease. What if, your home environment is also polluted?
Save environment, prevent pandemics, nature’s clear message
5 June 2020 – On this year’s World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5, the UN is drawing links between the health of the planet, and human health, and highlighting the importance of protecting biodiversity, the system that supports life.
‘World No Tobacco Day’ Sunday
Bangladesh, with other countries across the world, is going to observe the ‘World No Tobacco Day’ on Sunday. The day is going to be observed focusing on “protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use”.…
Ensuring biodiversity now will prevent pandemics later
By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS, May 26 2020 (IPS) – A future repetition of the current COVID-19 pandemic is preventable with massive cooperation on international and local levels and by ensuring biological diversity preservation around the world, experts recently said.
Biological Diversity is Fundamental to Human Health
By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS, May 22 2020 (IPS) – This year’s International Day of Biological Diversity falls amid the coronavirus pandemic and the slow easing, in some nations, of a global lockdown. While the lockdown has forced most people…
Investing in Nature Pays off for People and Biodiversity
If you take care of the land, it will take care of you, says Tsefaye Kidane, a 40-year-old coffee farmer from the Kafa Biosphere Reserve, a protected area in southwest Ethiopia that is also regarded as the birthplace of wild…
Chemical recycling of waste bioplastic makes useful product
21 May 2020 – A faster, more efficient way of recycling plant-based “bioplastics” has been developed by a team of scientists at the Universities of Birmingham and Bath.
Dhaka’s air quality improves significantly
Dhaka’s air quality showed significant improvement on Friday morning as it ranked 69th worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI).
Dhaka ranks 7th worst in Air Quality Index
Dhaka was ranked the seventh worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday, a day after showing significant improvement.
8 houses, orgs fined Tk 24,000 for having Ades larvae
Mobile courts, in their separate drives, fined eight houses or establishments Tk 24,000 for having the larvae of dengue virus-carrying Aedes mosquito on their premises in different parts of the city under Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).
COVID-19 is clarifying the climate challenge
By Olivia Macharis and Nadim Farajalla BEIRUT – The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the fragility of the world order. Governments have sought to limit the spread of the virus through lockdowns and travel restrictions, which have stalled economies and created…
Business Leaders Commit to a Clean Economic Recovery
By Bertrand Piccard LAUSANNE – The COVID-19 crisis is far from over. Yet, even as people continue to transmit the coronavirus and the death toll mounts remorselessly, pressure for a return to normal is already growing in some quarters.
Overconsumption, globalised supply chain and Covid-19 crisis
by Meadhbh Bolger on 6th May 2020 @MeadhbhBolger We must build back more resilient, just societies that consume within ecological limits. The immediate response to the Covid-19 crisis must continue to be saving lives, preventing the further spread of the…
Collective efforts urged to make Planet Earth a better place
Dhaka, April 22 – Earth Day was observed in Bangladesh, as across the globe, on Wednesday. Each year, Earth Day, April 22, marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. It aims to draw attention…
Earth Day on Wednesday
Earth Day will be observed in Bangladesh, as across the globe, on Wednesday. Each year, Earth Day—April 22—marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.
Biodiversity is in steep decline, says UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all to join him in demanding a healthy and resilient future for people and planet alike noting that all eyes are on the COVID-19 pandemic – the biggest test the world has faced since…
Mild hot spell, sweeping over parts of BD, to continue
Dhaka, March 30 – A mild heat wave sweeping over Faridpur, Madaripur, Sitakundu and Rangamati may continue, the Met Office said in its regular weather forecast on Monday. Temperature during the day may remain nearly unchanged but may fall slightly…