Floods, earthquakes, landslides: Why Arunachal’s Etalin hydel project can be a worry

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 14:16:00 +0200downtoearth (en)

The contentious 3,097-megawatt Etalin Hydroelectric Project (EHEP) proposed to be developed as a joint venture between Jindal Power Ltd and the Hydropower Development Corporation of Arunachal Pradesh Ltd in the state’s Dibang Valley has again sparked concerns over damage to ecology and threat of natural disasters.

Here’s Everything Bethenny Frankel Is Doing Now

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 07:09:00 +0200newsdio (en)

Bravo fans met businesswoman Bethenny Frankel in the first season of The real housewives of New York . Unlike the other women on the show at the time, Bethenny was not married, but she was dating someone she really admired. She lasted three seasons at the time and returned from seasons seven through 11 before finally leaving him again.

World Environment Day 2020: Here’s how climate change can affect your health

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 06:09:00 +0200thehealthsite (en)

Climate change is one of the greatest threats to human health. The rising global surface temperature is already affecting the health of millions of people across the world by depriving them of their fundamental rights to life, health, food and an adequate standard of living.

US says Alaska man laundered nearly $1B for Iran through UAE

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 16:10:00 +0200world-news-monitor (en)

An Alaska man accused of laundering $1 billion held in South Korea for Iran funneled nearly all the money through the United Arab Emirates. Latest Iran News: Europe Seeks Vaccine Access; Cases Surge in Iran: Virus Update; Iran’s energy minister visits Iraq on boost of cooperation; Iranian professor jailed in U.

6.4-magnitude quake strikes off eastern Indonesia: USGS

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:57:00 +0200abs-cbnnews (en)

JAKARTA - A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's eastern Maluku island s Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning issued or immediate reports of damage. The strong quake hit at a relatively deep 106 kilometers (65 miles), the USGS said.