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Are tornadoes linked to climate change? The science isn’t yet definite

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Washington, Dec 14 (AFP/APP):Was climate change behind the recent tornadoes that killed dozens of people and wrought a trail of destruction through five American states? Higher temperatures might create more favorable conditions for these violent storms, but for now, scientists remain cautious about drawing a […]

Illegal Harvesting of Medicinal Plants and Recommended Management Policy in Musk Deer National Park Gurez Valley, AJ&K

Posted on December 12, 2021 by News Desk

Writers: MUHAMMAD ARSHAD, Himalayan Wildlife Foundation, KHURRAM JAMAL SHAHID Sustainable Development Organization, AJK Abstract.- A study was conducted in July 2019 to determine the illegal harvesting and trade of medicinal plants in Musk Deer National Park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The area is declared as […]

Who will be the judge of countries’ climate plans?

Posted on December 12, 2021 by News Desk

Paris, Dec 12 (AFP/APP):Countries have until the end of next year to ensure their climate commitments meet the Paris agreement’s cap on global warming. But who will check that their promises really do stack up? The question is so sensitive that, for now, the answer […]

Int’l Mountain Day celebrations held in Nagar

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

GILGIT, Dec 11 (APP):International Mountain Day celebrations was held in Nagar with the support of UNDP GLOF II. International Mountain Day was celebrated in Nagar by GLOF-II project in collaboration with various line departments of Gilgit Baltistan. The theme for this year’s mountain day is […]

Experts call for prioritizing protection of mountain ecosystems

Posted on December 11, 2021 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD December 10 (Online): Expert panelists participating in an event to observe the annual International Mountain Day called for prioritizing the protection of fragile mountain ecosystems. The event was organized by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) in collaboration with the Civil Society Coalition for […]

Plastics in soil threatens food security, health and environment: UN

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 08 (APP):The “disastrous” way in which plastic is used in farming across the world is threatening food safety and potentially human health, according to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization, a Rome-based UN agency. It says soils contain more microplastic […]

Thai Supreme Court jails tycoon over wildlife poaching

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Bangkok, Dec 8 (AFP/APP):A Thai tycoon accused of poaching wildlife in a national park lost his final appeal Wednesday, in a long-running saga that drew public outrage over the elite’s perceived impunity. Construction magnate Premchai Karnasuta was arrested in February 2018 when park officials found […]

Indonesia volcano death toll rises to 13

Posted on December 5, 2021 by News Desk

Lumajang, Indonesia, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):Disaster officials in Indonesia raised the death toll in the eruption of Mount Semeru to 13 on Sunday, as rescuers working through the night freed as many as 10 people from the debris. The sudden eruption of Java’s biggest mountain caught […]

Albanian bunkers ravaged by rising tides as erosion takes toll

Posted on December 5, 2021 by News Desk

SEMAN, Albania, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):Albania’s communist-era bunkers were meant to withstand a nuclear strike, but decades later the fortifications are being devoured by the sea as the country’s coastline is battered by erosion. The shores of the Balkan country are among the most affected in […]

PM Imran for relocation of industries out of cities; promotion of electric vehicles

Posted on December 4, 2021 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, Dec 3 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday directed the federal and provincial governments to get major industrial units like brick kilns and steel furnaces relocated outside the cities with effective restrictions. He while chairing a meeting on pollution-related issues in the country, also called […]

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