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 federal capital is turning into a
Pakistan is lagging far behind in paddy cultivation as it was harvesting only 23 varieties out of the total 100. This was stated by Gada Hussain Mahisar, Vice-President, Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB) at a seminar on Thursday. Speakers said that the country can only benefit if new varieties with promising yields were evolved. Gada Hussain Mahisar criticised the discouraging performance of rese
The Islamabad administration has planned to construct 23 mini-dams, 25 retaining walls, 11 green houses, three veterinary hospitals, 15 fish ponds and 100 water courses during the current fiscal year. The agricultural extension services department has also planned to train 6,300 farmers on modern lines during the current fiscal year to improve the agricultural output in the federal capital.
FAISALABAD, Nov 24: The city district government is working on a project to generate electricity with the help of solid waste to overcome power deficit, District Coordination Officer (DCO) Saeed Wahla told a press conference here on Tuesday. The Punjab government would also undertake such plans in other cities, he said. Mr Wahla said that Faisalabad produced 1,200 tons of solid waste every d
DADU, Nov 20: Speakers at a seminar have said that 41 per cent children do not go to school due to different reasons and they are engaged in child labour in Dadu district. They were speaking at a seminar on
ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: Climate change along with local environmental degeneration is pushing vulnerable farming and fishing communities in Pakistan towards increased poverty and suffering, according to a new study published by Oxfam. The community-based research
HYDERABAD, Nov 15: Sindh Minister for Environment and Alternate Energy Shaikh Mohammad Afzal said on Sunday he would try to review the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report of the RBOD-II because experts believed the project
KARACHI, Nov 12: The Sindh High Court on Thursday directed the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board to place on record measures and mechanisms put in place to check the supply of clean drinking water to Karachi. A division bench comprising Justices Mushir Alam and Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi was seized with a petition filed by Advocate Islam Hussain, who sought the supply of safe water to the city. Citin
RAWALPINDI, Nov 12: The district administration on Thursday said it would introduce a new mechanism for quick collection and disposal of garbage in the city. Executive District Officer (EDO) Municipal Services Imtiaz Ahmed told Dawn that new sweeping machines, lifters and containers given to his office under the Rawalpindi Environmental Improvement Project (REIP) would effectively help clean th
ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: The Japanese government will provide grant financial support of Rs7.23 million for the supply of safe drinking water to the residents of Skardu. Under the