Natural Disasters

42,000 people killed in natural disasters in last 45 years

As many as 42,000 people were killed in various disasters in the last 45 years in Nepal.

Publication Date: 
13/01/2019
Himalayan Times (Nepal)
Tags:
Nepal, South Asia, Natural Disasters, Earthquake
Transport

ADB provides $200m to upgrade rural road network in Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today (Sunday) signed agreements for $200 million in loans to improve the rural road network in Bangladesh.

Publication Date: 
13/01/2019
Financial Express (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangladesh, South Asia, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Rural Roads, Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
Agriculture

Mango flowering starts early in Rajshahi

Although there are couple of weeks more to an ending winter, some of the mango trees have started sprouting early in Rajshahi region.

Publication Date: 
13/01/2019
Financial Express (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangaldesh, South Asia, Mango, Rajshahi
Forests

Habiganj forest fire burns down 38,000 trees

Some 38,000 trees have been burned down in a devastating fire that broke at a reserve forest at Jagdishpur in Madhabpur upazila on Saturday.

Publication Date: 
07/01/2019
Daily Sun (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangladesh, South Asia, Forest Fires, Trees
Transport

Bicycle sharing service JoBike launched in Dhaka

Bicycle sharing service, JoBike, kicked off its operation in Dhaka on Saturday on a pilot basis just one year into its introduction in the tourist city of Cox’s Bazar last January.

Publication Date: 
05/01/2019
Daily Sun (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangaldesh, South Asia, Dhaka, Cycles, Two Wheelers, Eco Friends
Energy

Kudadhoo Private Island resort becomes the first to be fully solar powered

Kudadhoo Private Island Resort has become the first resort in Maldives to be fully solar powered.

Publication Date: 
04/01/2019
Miadhu (Maldives)
Tags:
Maldives, South Asia, Solar Energy
Air Pollution

As winter bites, air pollution in India and Pakistan gets ‘crazy bad’

Since the start of the year, air pollution in major cities in India and Pakistan has reached levels well beyond what is considered hazardous to human health.

Publication Date: 
04/01/2019
Eco Business
Tags:
Air Pollution, South Asia, India, Pakistan, Lahore, Air Quality Index (AQI), Delhi, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Kolkata
Environment

Summary of the Hindu Kush Himalaya assessment report

This First HKH Assessment Report consists of 16 chapters, which comprehensively assess the current state of knowledge of the HKH region, increase the understanding of various drivers of change and their impacts, address critical data gaps and develop a set of evidence-based and actionable policy solutions and recommendations.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2019
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Tags:
Himalaya, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, Food Security, India, Energy, South Asia, Nutrition, Air Pollution, Poverty
Climate Change

Assessment of climate-induced Long-term water availability in the Ganges Basin and the impacts on energy security in South Asia

This project, entitled “Assessment of Climate-Induced Long-term Water Availability in the Ganges Basin and the Impacts on Energy Security in South Asia”, is funded by the Asian-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN).

Publication Date: 
01/01/2019
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Tags:
Climate Change, Ganga, River Basin, Thermal Power Plants, Water Supply, Water Demand, India, South Asia
Energy

In the dark: how much do power sector distortions cost South Asia?

Electricity shortages are among the biggest barriers to South Asia’s development. Some 255 million people—more than a quarter of the world’s off-grid population—live in South Asia, and millions of households and firms that are connected experience frequent and long hours of blackouts.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2019
Fan Zhang
The World Bank
Tags:
Electricity, Power Industry, South Asia, India, Subsidies

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