ONE OF Bangladesh"s leading environmental NGOs, the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS), has taken the lead in rectifying a major lacuna in the Rio agenda. Dealing with poverty should have
MEMBER-states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation have drawn up a joint action plan to combat AIDS. At a recent seminar in New Delhi, delegates stressed the need to share
SCIENTISTS of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries have recommended exchanging the germplasm of fruit, vegetables and potatoes; trials of popular potato varieties in
Thimphu: The 16th SAARC summit has adopted an Indian proposal for a roadmap to create a SAARC market for electricity.
The summit urged the member countries to quickly ratify the trade in services deal to open their service sectors.
"The leaders recognised the need to enhance co-operation in the energy sector to facilitate energy trade, development of efficient conventional and renewable ener
South Asian economies could benefit hugely if they unlocked their energy potential, especially plentiful hydro-electricity in Nepal and Bhutan, Bangladeshi business leaders told a regional meeting on Sunday.
The Power and Energy Ministry will conduct a workshop, at the Heritance, Kandalama, on bio fuels to impart training on the production of bio fuels.
Power and Energy Ministry sources said that the objective of organizing the training program on the production of bio fuels was to impart training to selected participants from the member States to help them acquire knowledge on the available technology and future prospects on bio fuels.
Given the challenges posed by the increase in food prices and energy costs, regional responses for food security and energy self sufficiency would be high on the SAARC Summit agenda, it was revealed yesterday during a meeting between Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Japan and Saarc member states have decided to make sincere efforts to promote public awareness on the need for regional energy cooperation, energy conservation and find ways to improve energy efficiency taking the advantage of technical help and assistance from Japan. It was agreed at the conclusion of two-day Japan-Saarc symposium on energy and connectivity, held at the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) on June 10 and 11 under the joint auspices of Japan and the ISSI.
