Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Water management may be more critical in Bangladesh in the coming days due to impacts of climate change, Dutch Ambassador to Bangladesh Bea ten Tusscher said yesterday. Therefore, a long-term water management policy should be adopted for Bangladesh, she said during a meeting with Food and Disaster Management Minister Abdur …
Environmentalists list needs in green election manifesto DINDIGUL: The government should form a separate Ministry for water and water resources protection, introduce a new system of administration of a river basin as a single unit and implement the Tank Protection Act 2007 effectively. These appeals were made in a green …
At least two lakh people, most of them indigenous in over 100 remote villages under eight upazilas in the hill district, are suffering for want of drinking water. The crisis becomes acute in dry season as most water sources dry up. According the Khagrachhari Hill District Council (KHDC) and district …
The country's waterway network has been shrinking drastically due to inability of the dredging department of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) to remove increased siltation from the riverbeds, causing negative impact on overall economy, says a BIWTA report. The waterway routes have reduced to 3,800 km from 5,200 km …
Dhaka is facing a new problem in the form of water crisis because of continuous dry weather condition. Still the people are not paying much attention to this problem. Water is being wasted continuously in household activities and sometimes even water taps are kept open unnecessarily. But time has come …
A man and his two nieces were trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants at Lechhuaprang village of Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar yesterday. The deceased were identified as Fazal Ahmed, 20, Laila Begum, 10, and Kohinoor Begum, 10. Police and witnesses said the three went to the …
Rivers in some of the world's most populated regions are losing water, many because of climate change, researchers reported on Tuesday. Affected rivers include the Yellow River in northern China, the Ganges in India, the Niger in West Africa, and the Colorado in the southwestern United States. When added to …
Beth Middleton, research ecologist, calls for urgent intervention due to climate change Preserving Ecology: (From left ) Ajay Parida, executive director, MSSRF; Beth Middleton, U.S. based research ecologist; and M.S.Swaminathan, chairman, MSSRF, at a programme in Chennai on Tuesday. CHENNAI: Scientists and research institutions need to collaborate more closely to …
Rivers in some of the world's most populous regions are losing water, according to a new comprehensive study of global stream flow. The study, led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), suggests that in many cases the reduced flows are associated with climate change. The process …
Eight Years After HC Order, Very Few Buildings Have Installed Structures New Delhi: In 2001, the Delhi High Court asked the government to make rainwater harvesting compulsory in the city. Eight years on, the situation remains alarming. The groundwater level is dropping by the day and the government refuses to …
A sample study of the water collected by the Karnataka Pollution Control Board (KPCB) at the Mallathalli Lake on Saturday has revealed low Dissolved Oxygen levels (DO). Out of the four samples collected by KPCB at different corners of the lake, where a lakh fish had died, two samples were …
Eleven children and five women fell unconscious after drinking contaminated water in Lasain Nawab area here on Sunday, hospital sources said. The affected persons took water from a public health scheme in the Lias Chakly area and fell unconscious. They were taken to King Abdullah Teaching Hospital for treatment. Doctors …
The Thal Canal has been closed for the last five months and its approved water share of 9,000 cusecs reduced to 7,000 cusecs, Asghar Ali Gujjar told a press conference here on Sunday. He said if water was not released into the Thal Canal, he would launch a protest drive …
Around 600 wheat growers in 10 villages on the banks of Haro River have suffered badly due to release of water from Khanpur Dam after the recent heavy rains. A group of farmers led by Jhalu union council nazim Rafaqat Khan Tahirkheli told reporters here on Sunday that excess water …
