DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — A pioneering initiative by DBL Ceramics, one of Bangladesh’s leading tile manufacturers, is turning industrial residue from tile production into classroom chalk, combining innovation, education, and sustainability in one effort. Launched under the TileChalk initiative, DBL Ceramics converts sludge waste — a by-produc...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) — Indonesia has postponed its target for peak greenhouse gas emissions by five years to 2035, sparking concerns about the country’s ability to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, The Star reported. Peak emissions mark the point when a country’s greenhouse gas output reaches its highest level before starting to decline. E...
RABAT, Morocco (MNTV) — Morocco, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has launched the Digital for Sustainable Development (D4SD) Hub to support Arab and African countries in leveraging digital public infrastructure (DPI) for advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new hub, based in Rabat, was...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Central Asia is set to become home to its first fully integrated biorefinery, after Australia’s Allied Biofuels announced a $5.9 billion investment to build a large-scale facility in Uzbekistan’s Khorezm region. The plant will produce more than 540,000 tons of eco-friendly aviation fuel and renewable diesel each ...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan is moving to transform its energy sector with a wave of Saudi-backed investments worth more than $15 billion, part of a strategy to expand renewable power and reduce dependence on natural gas. According to UZ Daily, Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power is leading the effort with a portfolio of 19 projects, [&helli...
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (MNTV) — Kuwait is set to sign a contract with China in mid-October to construct the country’s largest wastewater treatment plant, the North Kabd facility, according to reports by Zawya. The project will have the capacity to treat up to 1 million cubic meters of wastewater per day using advanced technologies. It […]...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — The Taliban-led Afghan government has banned the import of plastic bags in an effort to curb rising pollution and promote environmentally friendly alternatives. The National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) said the move is part of a broader plan to reduce the country’s reliance on single-use plastics and to ...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (MNTV) — Azerbaijan has entered a new phase of hydrogen energy development with the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), officials announced at the “Green Energy Week 2025: Azerbaijan and Central Asia” forum in Baku. Rena Humbatova, Deputy Director of the State Agency for Renewable Energy Sou...
NEW YORK (MNTV) — Azerbaijan chaired an informal ministerial meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) at the United Nations on Thursday, where members agreed to establish two new advisory bodies. Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, presiding as chair of the CICA Ministerial Council, outlined Baku’s...
NEW YORK, United States (MNTV) – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called for urgent global action to combat climate change, urging nations to defend the Paris Agreement against denialism and unilateralism. Speaking at the UN Climate Summit in New York, Lula stressed that each country must submit and implement its Nationally Determ...
