Centre hails Assam’s man-elephant conflict containment strategy
GB Today Constructions of bridges, additional bays and opaque barricading in Assam as a measure to stop man-elephant conflict was…
Environment
Amazon deforestation accelerates by 34.5 pc by July
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has been increased by 34.5 percent between August 2019 and July 2020 compared…
Deaths caused by climate change could rise by century’s end: study
A new study warns that rising temperatures driven by climate change could cause millions of deaths per year…
Guwahati records highest-ever temperature in last 70 years history
Guwahati: After battling with excess rainfall followed by worst floods and along with the ongoing fight with pandemic…
Climate change protesters burst British GP ‘bubble’
Four climate change protestors were arrested Sunday after breaching security at the behind-closed-doors British Grand Prix to unveil…
BD maritime ports asked to hoist warning signal 3
The Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla, and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal…
Mild heat wave sweeping over Bangladesh: Met office
A mild heat wave is sweeping over parts of the country including Dhaka, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)…
Habitat loss sparks cascade of ecosystem damage: Study
The effects of shrinking habitats on wildlife are more profound and wide ranging than often assumed, a study…
World Tiger Day Wednesday
The World Tiger Day will be celebrated in the country, as elsewhere across the globe, on Wednesday to…
Rainfall likely to continue for 72hrs: Met office
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Tuesday forecast that rain or thundershowers may continue for the next three…
UN chief tells China coal has no place in post-COVID recovery
Coal power has no place in a post-coronavirus economic recovery plan, the UN chief said Thursday in a…
Deforestation decreased but still remains a concern: UN report
Highest net gain of forest area in 2010-2020 was found in Asia UNB:The UN Food and Agriculture Organization…
Maritime ports asked to hoist signal 3
Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra were advised to hoist local cautionary signal number 3…
Amazon soya and beef exports linked to deforestation
Up to one-fifth of Brazil’s soya exports to the European Union may be “contaminated” by illegal deforestation, a…
Summers could become ‘too hot for humans’
Millions of people around the world could be exposed to dangerous levels of heat stress – a dangerous…
Tiger population at risk in Sundarbans
38 tigers died in 20 years in Bangladesh UNB: A total of 38 tigers died in the last…
Environment, health at risk for wildlife crime: UN report
Wildlife crime like selling of wild animals in open markets is a threat to both environment and human…
Dhaka’s air quality dips again in absence of rain
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked the second-worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) again on Wednesday morning for ‘lack…
Tie for warmest June globally, Siberia sizzles: EU
AFP: Temperatures soared 10 degrees Celsius above average in June across much of permafrost-laden Siberia, with last month…
Heavy rain likely in Odisha in next few days, fishermen asked not to venture into sea
In view of the prevailing weather conditions, there will be heavy to very heavy rainfall in one or…