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
The City District Government of Lahore has formed special teams to conduct a detailed survey of Charar drain to assess the pollution level of contaminated waste and its impact on the environment. District environment department officials told APP on Tuesday three teams would conduct the study so that a comprehensive strategy could be formulated to reduce the pollution level. The sources said
With mercury rising, water has become a rare commodity in different localities of the city, making lives of the citizens miserable. Residents of Rawalpindi have accused the authorities concerned of being indifferent to their problems and have paid no heed to their repeated requests. The worst-affected localities include Tench Bhatta, Mughalabad, Azizabad, Peshawar Road, Naseerabad, Misrial R
Three million rupees has so far been released for the protection of green turtles during the current financial year, said Sindh Minister for Wildlife Daya Ram during the question hour in the Sindh Assembly on Tuesday. He added that the government launched the scheme `Protection and Conservation of Marine Turtle` in the year 2009-10 with an estimated cost of Rs93.651 million. However, the min
Nuclear chemist and a professor of chemistry at the University of Sindh, Dr Mohammad Yar Khuhawar, has said that non-release of water downstream of Kotri Barrage has caused an increase in salt levels in river water and led to large-scale death of small fish. Mr Khuhawar told journalists here on Monday that salt level had increased in water pooled in a small quantity at different places on the r
Pakistan and India will start secretary-level talks on water disputes, particularly the Wullar barrage project, here on Wednesday.
AS budget time approaches, government departments and big contractors are racing against time to
The Provincial Seed Council has given provisional approval for production of the `controversial` variety of BT cotton on a trial basis, taking into account the variety`s great potential. Punjab approved its production on a permanent basis about two years ago. BT cotton has remained controversial since its arrival in the country from Australia and it appears that even after its approval there
Thousands of people planning to construct houses in Murree town have been running from pillar to post to get approval of building plans after Punjab government declared the hilly area as environment sensitive. Getting a building map is no doubt a difficult task in the country but Murree is perhaps the only area where one has to obtain no-objection certificates from a large number of government
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has suggested to the government to maintain a
The Punjab government on Tuesday informed the Lahore High Court (LHC) that Rs42 million had been transferred to the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) for installation of 150 filtration plants on tubewells in the city. Additional advocate-general Muhammad Hanif Khatana appeared before chief justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry, who was hearing a suo motu and writ petition questioning presence of arsenic