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

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

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 Tuba Zafar

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 […]

Air pollution may affect the lethality of COVID-19

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Islamabad, April 20 (Online): New research suggests that air pollution may have an effect on the number of people who die from COVID-19. The rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has meant that there has been little time for scientists to determine what affects its […]

MoCC, foodpanda ink MOU to encourage non-plastic, eco-friendly packaging in restaurants

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

ISLAMABAD, Nov 30 (APP):The Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) and food panda, online food and grocery delivery platform, on Tuesday, inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote the reduction of polythene or plastic bag use in restaurants through industrial partnership. The MOU was signed […]

Climate ‘overwhelming’ driver of Australian bushfires: study

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Sydney, Nov 29 (AFP/APP):Climate change is the “overwhelming factor” driving the country’s ever-more intense bushfires, Australian government scientists believe — directly contradicting claims by the country’s political leaders. In a peer-reviewed study, scientists at state agency CSIRO reviewed 90 years’ worth of data and concluded […]

Clean-green drive to continue, says KP Minister

Posted on November 28, 2021 by News Desk

PESHAWAR, Nov 28 (APP):KP Minister for Environment, Syed Mohammad Ishtiaq Urmar has said that the clean & green Pakistan programme would be continued to provide a real clean environment and change to the people. Addressing a function here on Sunday, he said that KP enjoys […]

World Bank warns over looming plunge in Iraq water resources

Posted on November 25, 2021 by News Desk

Baghdad, Nov 24 (AFP/APP):Iraq could suffer a 20-percent drop in water resources by 2050 due to climate change, the World Bank said Wednesday, warning of repercussions on growth and jobs. Water is a crucial issue for the oil-rich country of 40 million that is facing […]

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