KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) observed on Thursday that the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) was patronising the mafia running the illegal water hydrants and selling the essential commodity to
KARACHI: Metallic pollution seems to have risen over the years as the highest concentrations of heavy metals in green mussels were observed in 2012, according to a study. The comparative study for 2012
ISLAMABAD: After Islamabad, Lahore has the least number of income-poor households in the country. The first ever Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for the country categorises as poor only 4.3 percent
RAWALPINDI: As blazing hot weather persists, many suburban areas in Rawalpindi have been facing acute water shortage, forcing residents to buy the commodity from tanker suppliers at exorbitant costs.
ISLAMABAD: The involvement of a huge annual business of agriculture seeds valuing Rs40 to Rs60 billion is a key hurdle to passage of the Plant Breeders Rights Bill, which has been stuck in parliament for
PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to provide a complete record of action taken against those industries that are causing pollution. A division bench, comprising
PESHAWAR: The Climate Change Cell working under the K-P Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its climate change policy—the first by any province. It has now been sent to the government for
LAHORE: Last week, a green bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) had ordered closure of a chemicals manufacturing company in Multan on a petition moved by the Environment Protection Department (EPA).
At a time when environmentalists have forecast a severe heat wave in the metropolis this summer, others are ruthlessly chopping down trees for commercial benefits. The greenbelt at Shaheed-e-Millat
BEIJING: China’s environment ministry has ordered an investigation after a provincial environmental protection body fined a polluting factory just $90 for dumping waste water, state media said on Friday.
