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...

Reduce taxes on hybrid cars to contain pollution: Senate standing committee

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Thursday proposed the government to consider abolishing and reducing taxes on hybrid cars to contain pollution. And the...

Germany-France agree to reduce usage of coal for combating climate change

BONN: The leaders of Germany and France promised to limit the use of coal on Wednesday and urged more global action 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...

Global warming can impact agricultural output in Pakistan say: Environmentalists

LAHORE: Environmentalists said climate change due to global warming can affect agricultural output, thereby threatening the country’s food security situation. “There is a...

World Bank interested in financing Green Pakistan program

World Bank offers $100m loan for Green Pakistan program Islamabad: The Green Pakistan Program started for the planting of 100m trees in the...

13 coal-based power projects at various stages of completion: PPIB

ISLAMABAD Six power generation projects based on indigenous coal with a cumulative capacity of 4290 megawatts and seven projects based on imported coal...

CCE gives nod to establishment of 1200 MW LNG power plant

ISLAMABAD Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCE), Tuesday, accorded approval to establish 1200 megawatt Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) based power plant in the country and...

Fazl-e-Elahi praises federal govt. bid to curb illicit tobacco trade

PESHAWAR Senior Vice-President Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Agriculture (KPCA) Fazal-e-Elahi Khan today welcomed the decision of federal government to introduce a new tier...

WWF-Pakistan and SNGPL sign MoU to provide cheap, green fuel source

ISLAMABAD World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) signed a MoU to provide alternate means of energy...

US decision to pull out of Paris climate accord a ‘major disappointment’:UN

The United States’ decision to withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement was a “major disappointment for global efforts to reduce greenhouse...