Pakistan certifies first organic cotton bale
Balochistan on Wednesday marked the certification of Pakistan's first organic cotton bale at a ceremony held at Kot Sabzal. Balochistan's Minister for Agriculture Engineer Zamrak Khan said the provincial
Balochistan on Wednesday marked the certification of Pakistan's first organic cotton bale at a ceremony held at Kot Sabzal. Balochistan's Minister for Agriculture Engineer Zamrak Khan said the provincial
We are losing 30,000 children to poor environmental conditions at our houses and 25,000 adults to overall air pollution in the country every year. This was observed by Minister for Environment Askari Taqvi while speaking at an Earth Day event held at the Wetland Centre of the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P) at Sandspit, Karachi.
Major parts of the metropolis are exposed to acute lead pollution, which poses a serious threat to the health of citizens, a research study conducted at the University of Karachi has established.
It seems the government is finally waking up to the increasing level of pollution in Rawal Dam, as only recently the departments concerned have filed a record number of 430 cases against the polluters. According to official documents, the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has filed cases in the environment tribunals seeking heavy fines on those responsible for contaminating the d
The Sindh cabinet has decided to investigate alleged wrongdoings in the signing of memorandums of understanding for the Thar coal power project and take action against those responsible. The cabinet decided in a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah here on Tuesday to expedite implementation of the project with the help of the federal government to overcome the energy shortage.
The energy conservation drive by the Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) turned out to be a 'partial success' on its first day (Sunday), with 60 per cent markets across the province voluntarily closing by 9pm. Pepco officials called it an encouraging sign as all these markets pulled their shutters down on their own because neither the Labour Department nor the district administration was on duty on Sunday. (Except for Lahore and Rawalpindi, markets do open in Punjab on Sundays as they follow the Friday closure)
The energy saving drive of the government found little favour with traders in the city on Monday, as markets remained open beyond the stipulated time on the first working day of the week. While people have been suffering degenerating power supply with prolonged and nightlong power outages since Sunday night the situation was not so encouraging amid blazing heat in 34 degrees Celsius with 72 per cent humidity. Various residential areas across the city were hit by prolonged and unannounced power outages of up to 10 hours from late Sunday night till Monday evening.
Iranians on Saturday were told to cut their electricity consumption by 10 per cent or face daily power cuts because of a severe drought and low production by hydroelectric power plants. Residents of the capital Tehran could face up to four hours of blackouts each day, officials said according to media reports. "If consumers do not cut down consumption by 10 per cent, we will have blackouts until the end of the summer,' Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad Ahmadian told Fars news agency.