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Archive for: January, 2016

নতুন জীবন পেলো ১৮৩ বছর বয়সী ‘সবচেয়ে বয়স্ক কচ্ছপ’

১৮৩ বছরের বৃদ্ধ কচ্ছপ। যেন প্রায় মরতেই বসেছিলো। কিন্তু একজনের স্বাস্থ্যকর খাবারের তালিকা মেনে চলা শুরু করলো, আবার যেন জীবন ফিরে পেলো সে। বয়সের ভারে দৃষ্টিশক্তি এবং ঘ্রানশক্তি দুটোই হারিয়েছিলো জোনাথন। সেন্ট হেলেনা আইল্যান্ডে বসবাসকারী এই কচ্ছপ শুধু পাতা, ডাল আর ময়লা খেয়েই জীবন বাঁচিয়েছিলো। হঠাৎ আইল্যান্ডের পশু চিকিৎসক ড. জো হলিনসের নজরে আসে জোনাথন। […]

New evidence of wild Siberian tigers found in China

Footprints and dead prey from wild Siberian tigers were found at a tree farm in China’s Jilin province, suggesting the expansion of the tiger’s population and range of activities in China, authorities said on Tuesday. According to officials with the Baishishan Forestry Bureau, which administers the farm, it was the first time traces of wild […]

Record UK rainfall will not prevent water restrictions, experts warn

Despite December’s record rainfall, which led to thousands of people being flooded and the highest river levels ever seen in England, water restrictions due to drought could still be imposed in some parts of the country by the summer, say Britain’s leading hydrologists. Because nearly all the rain, from a succession of storms, fell in […]

Kolkata Zoo says no to kangaroos

With the death of the lone red kangaroo in captivity in India, the Kolkata Zoo authorities have decided against keeping the pouched mammals in the future. “We have decided that we won’t bring anymore kangaroos in the near future,” a West Bengal Zoo Authority official told PTI. “Henceforth, our focus will be on species found in eastern […]

December 2015 was the wettest month ever recorded in UK

December was the wettest month ever recorded in the UK, with almost double the rain falling than average, according to data released by the Met Office on Tuesday. Last month saw widespread flooding which continued into the new year, with 21 flood alerts in England and Wales and four in Scotland in force on Tuesday morning. The record […]

Solar gaining on coal in India

A KPMG study shows that the cost of solar power in India, revealed by public auctions, is barely half a cent above that of cheap local coal , writes Chris Goodall, with generators bids falling well below 5p (UK) / 7¢ (US) per kWh. The idea put about at COP21 that India and other poor […]

Cities choke on air pollution

The quality of air in the capital is extremely unhealthy. The presence of pollutant particles in its air even on a normal day is more than six times the healthy limit. If this sounds scary, then you should know that the air in its neighbouring cities Gazipur and Narayanganj is even worse, according to the […]

Embankment project a curse in disguise

An embankment project designed to solve the negative effects of climate change has now become a curse for the residents of Nalua union in Barisal. Large chunks of arable land were forcefully claimed by the metal claws of excavators, locals told the Dhaka Tribune, adding that the unscrupulous contractor had acted on whim and bribery […]

Delhi’s cars and the odd-even formula

The Indian capital has started the trial phase of a new initiative which will see private cars allowed to operate only on alternate days from January 1-15, depending on whether their license plates end in an even or an odd number. The initiative started on Friday as part of a sweeping plan to reduce Delhi’s […]

দেশের অর্থনীতিতে রয়েছে শামুক -ঝিনুকের অবদান

শামুক ও ঝিনুক আমাদের অতি পরিচিত অমেরুদন্ডী প্রাণী। মিঠাপানি-লোনাপানির জলাশয়ের পাশাপাশি ডাঙ্গাতেও বাস করে নানা প্রজাতির শামুক ও ঝিনুক। জলজ পরিবেশে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা পালনের পাশাপাশি দেশের অর্থনীতিতেও রয়েছে এদের গুরুত্বপূর্ণ অবদান। নদী-নালা, হাওর-বাওরসহ বিভিন্ন ধরণের জলাশয়ে সমৃদ্ধ বাংলাদেশ। জলাশয়ের পাশাপাশি জলজ প্রাণী সম্পদেও ভরপুর আমাদের দেশ। এই প্রাণী সম্পদের একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ অংশ বিভিন্ন প্রজাতির শামুক […]

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