Natural teak forests are in decline worldwide, almost half of which grow in Myanmar, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization has said. Such forests grow only in three other countries today-India, Laos and Thailand.

The hills of Himachal Pradesh are likely to experience more thundershowers and snow in the next two days after a spell of dry weather, the meteorological department said Friday.

TOKYO – About 12 tonnes of radioactive water has leaked at Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, with the facility’s operator saying Thursday that some may have flowed into the Pacific Ocean.

Spring has begun in Japan with the blooming of the country’s beloved cherry trees, with revelers eager to use the occasion as a way to break from a year marked by crisis and disaster.

Supporting Earth Hour Initiative for the 3rd consecutive year, Khidmah is making a pledge to sow 1000 plants or trees with the participation of its residents.

LONDON – The world is close to reaching tipping points that will make it irreversibly hotter, making this decade critical in efforts to contain global warming, scientists warned on Monday.

WASHINGTON – The United States on Tuesday set the first national standards on carbon emissions from power plants, taking aim at the burning of coal, which is considered a top culprit in climate change.

JAKARTA – Indonesia on Saturday accused five Chevron employees of being involved in a scam to set up a fictitious green project that lost the state some $270 million, a charge denied by the US oil giant.

PERTH – A tropical cyclone approaching Australia’s Pilbara iron ore mining belt coast has intensified and winds of more than 250 kms (155 miles) an hour are expected when it crosses the coast on Saturday afternoon local time, the weather bureau said.

BEIJING/SYDNEY- Tackling pollution, not freeing up trade, is regarded as the solution to a global shortage of rare earths, the metals that are the building blocks of the 21st century.