Can drip irrigation eradicate Pakistan’s water crisis and food insecurity?
To save water, the country needs to replace its age-old method of irrigating crops with improved
yield and quality being tangible benefits
Cars, Coal, and Crop Burning – The Three Cs poisoning Punjab
It is clear what needs to be done to solve the smog problem, and the legislation is already in place. But will anyone act?
Cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris International decides to quit selling cigarettes
KARACHI:Â Global tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) announced its new year's resolution to give up cigarette.
In an unusual move, the tobacco company...
Massive societal changes needed to meet lower global warming target world needs: U.N
At the current rate of warming, the world's temperatures would likely reach 1.5C between 2030 and 2052
Women participation in labour force 4.3pc, gender gap wider than before: World Bank
KARACHI: Institute of Business Management's (IoBM) Head of Economics, Shahida Wizarat, says women don’t face gender-based discrimination in effluent classes but the same...
2018 to be a bumper year for Pakistan’s cement sector: Report
International Cement Review, the world's leading source of cement manufacturing news and information, in its latest report on the Pakistani cement industry...
Finance Division clarifies news about current account deficit
Clarifying a news item on current account deficit, appeared in a section of press on December 20, it said the news does not reflect the factual position, a Finance Division press release said.
The incentive in going green
Either hot or very cold, mostly in the extreme, the weather is hardly ever temperate. One’s neighbourhood is hit by water scarcity,...
Paris climate goals failure ‘could cost world $600tn’
Nations' failure to fulfil the promises they made in the Paris climate agreement to make drastic emissions cuts could cost the global...
Big brands pledge to turn tide on global plastic waste
UNEP has estimated that if current pollution rates continue, there will be more plastic in the sea than fish by 2050, as 8 million tonnes of bottles and waste swamp the oceans each year, killing marine life and entering the food chain
Differences over devaluation surfaced in fiscal policy board meeting
Finance Minister asks SBP to develop information sharing mechanism on major decisions, meanwhile, government expects improvement in economy after January 2019
Clean energy production among top govt priorities: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that an increase in the production of clean energy was among top government’s priorities.
“Production...
50-Megawatt Jhimpir Power starts commercial operations
Jhimpir Power, Burj Capital’s first project, in its 500MW renewable asset platform in Pakistan achieved commercial operations with plant inauguration held by Burj Capital officials on Wednesday.
Karachi Fish Harbour to be redeveloped as per international standards: Sindh govt
KARACHI: The government of Sindh is keen to develop the Karachi Fish Harbour (KFH) as per international standards, and is willing to...
German companies express interest to invest in wind energy
Hyderabad: German companies have expressed keen interest in investing in wind power in Pakistan, aiming to assist the government in overcoming the...