At least 17 people have been killed by the extreme air pollution here over the past one week, an official with the Public Health Ministry Fida Mohammad Paikan said.
Tag: Environmnet
UN climate talks limp toward finish line
After two weeks of talks on tackling global warming, nations have little progress to show for it.
Mujib Borsho: Bangladesh to plant 10mn saplings
The government will plant 10 million saplings across the country marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Italy’s white truffle hunters worry about climate change
Rising global temperatures are worrying truffle hunters around the Italian town of Alba, where the most prized specimens can fetch twice the price of gold.
Voters approve controversial French airport site
Voters in western France gave the go-ahead Sunday to a controversial airport development that has been at the centre of a years-long battle between environmental activists and the government. The local referendum on the new Nantes Atlantique airport passed with…
Two dead in California fires, thousands evacuated
At least two people have died in a fire in central California that has destroyed 100 structures and prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency, officials said Friday. The fast-moving blaze that erupted late Thursday afternoon in the…
Dutch inventor harnessing waves to clean up the seas
The Dutch inventor behind a ground-breaking project to remove millions of tonnes of plastics floating in vast ocean “garbage patches” unveiled Wednesday the first prototype of his ambitious sea-cleaning device. Boyan Slat’s innovative idea—first drawn on a paper napkin when…
Improve environment to save planet
Thakurgaon Correspondent Improving the degrading environment being caused by climate change impacts has become a burning question to save the planet now. The opinion came today at a post-rally discussion organised by RDRS Bangladesh, a reputed NGO, at Jagannathpur Union…
NGOs slam Japan for investing abroad in carbon-polluting coal
Days before Japan will host a G7 summit, NGOs slammed the Asian nation for financing coal-powered energy in developing countries, even as other countries and investors shun the climate-damaging fossil fuel. Within the G7 bloc, Japan stands out for funnelling…
Death star’ moon may hide a buried ocean
Saturn’s moon Mimas has a surprising wobble that might betray an underground sea. In this view captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on its closest-ever flyby of Saturn’s moon Mimas, large Herschel Crater dominates Mimas, making the moon look like the…
India to ‘divert rivers’ to tackle drought
Image caption India is heavily dependent on monsoon rains which have been poor for the past two years India is set to divert water from its rivers to deal with a severe drought, a senior minister has told the BBC.…
Thai villagers hail gold mine closure in rare environmental win
Thai villagers on Wednesday celebrated a junta move to shutter a controversial gold mine, a rare blow to big business in a kingdom where environmental concerns are often secondary to profit-making. The Chatree mine complex straddles three provinces in northern…