The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partners have announced a $5bn investment at the US-African Leaders Summit in Washington. The new funding, announced yesterday (August 5), will help with the
Bring River Zone In EPA Act Ambit By Declaring It Eco-Sensitive: NGT Panel An experts’ committee constituted by National Green Tribunal on restoration and beautification of Yamuna has recommended legal
Following massive landslide and flooding that claimed dozens of lives at Jure, Sindhupalchowk district on Saturday, the swollen Koshi River had terrified people living along its banks in the Nepal-India
CHAUTARA, Aug. 6: The government has officially declared around 123 people missing in the Sindhupalchwok landslide dead. Around 123 people went missing in the devastating landslide that hit Jure of
KATHMANDU, AUG 06 - Floods and landslides cause a huge loss of lives and properties across the country during monsoon season. Given the instances of disasters and the damage they cause evey year, the government
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked an expert committee to review Delhi’s drainage system and rely on a drainage map made in 1976, while concluding how many drains in Delhi are man-made. Previously,
The department of geology and mines (DGM) yesterday issued a notification informing Gedaphu community that the cracks that had developed on the walls of their house were not caused from blasting nearby.
The National Green Tribunal has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government, Noida Authority and the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB), seeking replies on a petition seeking the quashing
An expert committee comprising leading scientists and economists has been appointed by the Cabinet to research on mercury use in Sri Lanka, Environment and Renewable Energy Ministry Secretary B.M.U.D.
The Economic Development Ministry has allocated Rs. 7,435 million to develop Ratnapura and Kegalla districts in the Sabaragamuwa Province under the House-to-House, Village-to-Village National Economic
In a bid to check illegal mining, which are prevailing in the State and being patronised by the politician, the State Government is going to make foolproof transparent policy and constitute effective enforcement
About 5,000 residents of Shariakandi upazila have been compelled to move away from their homes recently as the erosions by the Jamuna River in the district took a serious turn in last 15 days. Sources
As many as 700 patients came to Sadar hospital until yesterday since Friday night A diarrhoea epidemic has affected hundreds of people since Friday night at Masjid Para, Majherpara, Baganpara, Masterpara,
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved four development projects with an outlay of Taka 720.70 crore. The approval came from today’s ECNEC meeting held at the
Environmentalists are concerned about the rising incidents of elephants raiding farms for food and other conflict situations with humans in Uttarakhand. They point out that decrease in fodder species in
Japan’s government is investigating whether solar power projects approved in fiscal 2013 are moving ahead as planned, signaling some of them may be canceled. In a previous investigation of projects
California Governor Jerry Brown called on lawmakers to put a $6 billion “no-frills” bond measure on the November ballot, about half the size of a pending proposal, to secure the water supply amid a record
BEIJING -- A total of 221 million yuan ($35.8 million) has been donated for victims of Sunday's earthquake as of Tuesday afternoon, said China's Ministry of Civil Affairs. Party committees and governments
Severe droughts have left about 226,000 people with drinking water shortages in a county in Nanchong City in Southwest China's Sichuan province, local authorities said Wednesday. Nanchong City has seen
BEIJING - A 4.5-magnitude earthquake jolted waters off southeastern Taiwan on Wednesday at 11:46 am (Beijing Time), the China Earthquake Networks Center said. The epicenter was monitored at 22.4 degrees
