Global Electricity Review 2025
<p>In a world of higher electricity demand growth, clean electricity is stepping up to the challenge. Spearheaded by exponential solar expansion, clean power is set to grow faster than demand, marking
Pakistan
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Water Conservation Bill awaits ministry’s approval
ISLAMABAD - The first-ever “Water Conservation Bill” drafted by Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) is still awaiting approval from the Ministry of Science and Technology, which would
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Govt to announce power policy this month
Hoping to overcome prevailing gas shortage, the government on Tuesday decided to announce a new power policy along with a 25-year composite energy strategy this month. This was the crux of a meeting of
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KP govt completes construction of Kundal dam in Buner
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has completed the construction work of Kundal dam in district Buner. A spokesman of Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization told that the project has been completed at
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Minister promises resolution of Dasu project issues by 15th
Federal minister of water resources Faisal Vawda has assured the families affected by Dasu hydropower project of the resolution of their issues by the middle of the current month. The assurance came as
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Marghazar Zoo loses four nilgais in a week
At least four nilgais have died in the Marchazar Zoo within a week apparently due to cold weather as the officials concerned did not construct huts to keep the animals warm at night. Sources said the nilgais
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As winter bites, air pollution in India and Pakistan gets ‘crazy bad’
Since the start of the year, air pollution in major cities in India and Pakistan has reached levels well beyond what is considered hazardous to human health. On 2 January, the air pollution in Lahore reached
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AIDS Control Programme conducted 42,000 tests in ‘18
LAHORE - The Punjab AIDS Control Programme (PACP) during the year 2018 conducted AIDS and Hepatitis tests of 42,000 inmates and 33,000 truck drivers apart from other initiatives, said spokesman for PACP.
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70K acres forest land in Sindh given illegally on lease, SC informed
Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday informed that 70,000 acres of forest land in Sindh had illegally been given on lease. The additional advocate general of Sindh submitted the information before the
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Pakistan: getting more from water
This report builds on prior work to provide a new, comprehensive, and balanced view of water security in Pakistan, stressing the importance of the diverse social, environmental, and economic outcomes from
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The enabling environment for disaster risk financing in Pakistan: country diagnostics assessment
This publication seeks to strengthen financial preparedness for disasters in Pakistan. It focuses on insurance and other risk transfer instruments and explores the current application of disaster risk