Energy Bangla

The Rampal power plant is likely to produce ashes of more than 38 million tons as wastage in its entire lifetime of 60 years. A very minimal amount of this ash will be recycled to produce concrete and bricks. However, there is a large tank or pond to hold those ashes at the project site but, the capacity of that pond is very limited as it would be topped up... »

Finance minister AMA Muhith has said Bangladesh is one of the worst affected countries by climate change but at the same time it has one of the finest mitigation programmes to save people’s lives. The finance minister made the remarks while addressing the inauguration ceremony of the 3rd ABU Media Summit on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction at Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel Wednesday. “We have done much better in... »

A study report released by Greenpeace, a global environmental organization, on Friday revealed that a mega coal -fired power plant on the edge of Sundarban could cause premature deaths of around 6,000 people over its lifetime. The report also suggests that about 24,000 babies will be born underweight, if the coal-fired thermal power plant project is implemented in Rampal. Such misfortune will happen during 40- year lifetime of the power... »

People all over the world along with organizations and governments will observe the 22nd Annual International Noise Awareness Day (INAD) on today. Bangladesh will also observe the day with various activities like roadshows, view exchange programs, cost-free hearing test and hearing aid distribution programs throughout the country. The Centre for Hearing and Communication (CHC) has been observing the day since 1996 to encourage people to do something about bothersome noise... »

Intense heatwave has gripped India with mercury soaring to 45 degrees in some parts of the country, meteorological department officials said Thursday. In the southern state of Telangana, at least 37 people have died due to the heatwave since the beginning of this month, India’s official broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) said. “Yesterday, severe heatwave conditions were prevailing at many places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi,” a statement issued... »

Soumya Dutta, an energy expert and green activist of India warned saying that, the Rampal Power Plant would have a long-term disastrous impact on the adjacent Sundarbans and local inhabitants. Soumya Dutta addressed in a roundtable organised by ‘All for Sunderbans’, a civil society platform, in the capital’s Mahakhali area on today and said that, the under construction coal-fired power plant of Rampal would only harm the nature of adjacent... »

The Bangladesh government and the World Bank have signed a $113 million agreement to modernise weather forecasting and early warning systems. The project includes the development of a community-level early warning system for flash floods, thunderstorms and droughts in the Netrakona, Sunamganj, Rajshahi and Naogaon districts that will affect more than 1 million people. The project will also develop information kiosks in 487 Upazilas and display boards at 4,051 Unions... »

The world’s weather is changing more rapidly than expected because of the temperature all over the world, which is rising day by day. Cold is not felt that much in the winters nowadays, the storm comes before the rainy season. As a whole, the complexion of the seasonal variety in Bangladesh is also changing. In fact, at present, it is difficult to experience the beauty of autumn, late autumn and... »

The World Water Day-2017 is being observed in the country and elsewhere across the globe today in a befitting manner with the theme “Wastewater”. The United Nations General Assembly designated March 22 as the World Water Day since 1993, following a resolution taken in Rio, Brazil, in 1992 when demands were made to designate a special day for water resources. Focusing attention to the importance of freshwater and advocating for... »

Today is 21st of March, Countries around the world including Bangladesh are observing this day as the International Day of Forests. In countries like Bangladesh, social forestation would be a source of income for the marginal and poor people, said the forest conservators and government officials. The Government is observing the day with a motto saying, “Forests are the home of energy sources of nature”- let’s conserve our forest and... »