Climate action needs ‘quantum leap’ to save 1.5C goal: UN
The Daily Star – Deutsche Well Rising temperatures, natural disasters and irreversible ecosystem degradation are becoming increasingly life-threatening for humans…
Category: Environment
Rich nations must achieve net zero carbon quicker, by 2040: UN chief
The Daily Star – AFP, United Nations UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on wealthy countries to move up…
Cloudy skies expected today and tomorrow; possibility of heavy rain
The Daily Star – Star Digital Report The sky will be cloudy today and tomorrow and there is a possibility…
At least 14 killed as quake jolts Ecuador, Peru
The Daily Star – AFP At least 14 people were killed, several were wounded and buildings were damaged in a…
Indo-Bangla pipeline: 90 lakh litre diesel imported on first day
The Daily Star – Star Digital Report Around 90 lakh litre of diesel was imported via the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline…
Indo-Bangla fuel pipeline will ensure energy security: PM
The Daily Star – Star Digital Report Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline will play a…
Ctg zoo gets new pair of African lions, eight wildebeests
The Daily Star – Star Digital Report A pair of African lions and eight wildebeests have been brought to Chittagong…
Energy Efficiency: Bangladesh, AFD sign for grant of €560,000
The Daily Star – Diplomatic Correspondent Bangladesh and French aid agency Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed a €560,000…
Dhaka sky likely to clear by afternoon, says metereologist
The Daily Star – Star Digital Report Dhaka dwellers got momentary respite from the dust and heat as there was…
Bangladesh air quality improved in 2022: global survey
The Daily Star – Reuters, New Delhi Bangladesh’s air quality improved in 2022 from the previous year, making it the…
Demand for power rising by 100 MW per day: Nasrul Hamid
The Daily Star – UNB, Dhaka State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that demand…
Dhaka’s air 2nd worst in the world this morning
The Daily Star – UNB, Dhaka Dhaka’s air quality continues to be in the “unhealthy” zone.With an air quality index…
River pollution: It’s now all over the country
The Daily Star – Pinaki Roy Around two decades ago, river pollution was confined to mega cities like Dhaka and…
Dhaka’s air 2nd most polluted in the world this morning
The Daily Star – UNB, Dhaka Dhaka’s air quality continues to remain in the “unhealthy” zone.With an air quality index…
‘Bangladesh-India friendship pipeline will contribute to energy security’
The Daily Star – Star Digital Report State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said the…
IDCOL to finance 300MW solar projects by 2025
The Daily Star – Star Business Desk Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) has set a target to finance rooftop solar…
Climate change causing rights violation
The Daily Star – Staff Correspondent Due to climate change, women in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh have been…
Shipbreaking yards: Where safety takes a back seat
The Daily Star – Arun Bikash Dey Another accident occurred at a shipbreaking yard in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila yesterday, claiming…
Massive Australia wildfires increased Antarctic ozone hole: study
The Daily Star – AFP, Paris Smoke from monster wildfires in Australia caused a chemical reaction that widened the ozone…
Only Karachi’s air worse than Dhaka’s this morning
The Daily Star – UNB, Dhaka Dhaka’s air quality continues to be in the “unhealthy” zone.With an air quality index…
Plastic entering oceans could nearly triple by 2040 if left unchecked
The Daily Star – Reuters, Singapore Plastics entering the world’s oceans have surged by an “unprecedented” amount since 2005 and…