The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - Lahore—As rapid progress on the construction of Pakistan’s first ever scientific waste disposal site at Lakhodair is underway, Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) is reviewing various technologies suitable for its Waste to Energy project likely to be adopted in future. In this respect, a five …
The South Asia convention on Coastal Management convention jointly organised by Centre for Science and Environment and Pondicherry-based PondyCAN identified the need for the South Asian countries to share experiences and approaches and the need to learn from each other. RELATED CONTENT A toolkit for integrating disaster risk reduction and …
Lamjung, Jan. 18: Farmers of Lamjung district are gradually taking to organic coffee farming though they had kept themselves away from coffee farming after facing various problems. Lack of proper market price and required training and absence of any government subsidy and motivation to coffee farmers were the major reasons …
Last November, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif performed the ground breaking ceremony of Pakistan’s largest nuclear power projects, Kanupp-II and Kanupp-III. China is providing the two reactors alongside a concessional loan of $6.5 billion for the construction of these $9.59 billion plants. When completed in November 2019, these would add 2,200MW …
Friday, January 17, 2014 - Dera Ghazi Khan—Provincial Minister for Population Welfare Begum Zakkiya Shahnawaz has said the Punjab government would establish another 4000 health centres under five year programme. Addressing the officials of population welfare department here at circuit house, she said that negligent officials would not be tolerated …
LAHORE - Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister on Health Kh Salman Rafique has said that 2014 will be a more challenging year with regard to dengue and the officers and the staff of the concerned departments will have to work with greater determination to control this menace. He expressed these …
Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said he will face any challenge in fighting against smoking. The Minister was addressing the gathering after an anti-smoking walk in Colombo yesterday. He said: “No one will be able to stop our fight against smoking. I have many challenges and threats as the Health Minister …
Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), the government entity responsible for promotion and development of renewable and alternative energy, has called private entrepreneurs to submit innovative business ideas that focuses on use of electricity generated from micro-hydro projects. The plan was conceived to promote small and medium enterprises like agro-processing mills, …
Thursday, January 09, 2014 - Peshawar—Chief Secretary KP Muhammad Shehzad Arbab has expressed concern over the increasing number of polio cases registered in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and directed the concerned quarters to comply with the orders issued for the eradication of polio and ensured quick implementation. He was chairing a …
Jan 08, Colombo: Statistics released by Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Wednesday showed that Sri Lanka had met its tourist arrival target of 1.2 million for the year 2013. The Authority has validated the tourist arrival figures for each month of last year and according to validated data 1,274,593 …
Thursday, January 09, 2014 - Bajaur Agency—The local administration in collaboration with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) initiated schemes to empower tribal women by providing them modern techniques of tie and dye. According to a press release issued here, the administration with the financial support of US AID …
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry is aiming to increase the fisheries sector income to Rs 50,000 million in the near future, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said. There is a significant rise in Sri Lanka’s fish exports during the past few years and it showed …
Friday, January 03, 2014 - Lahore—Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting regarding Taunsa hydle project, here today, which was attended by Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary Energy, Secretaries of Irrigation, Planning & Development and concerned officers. Additional Chief Secretary Energy gave a briefing with regard to …
The District Administration Office (DAO), Morang has warned of closing down the crusher industries operating illegally near the different rivers in Biratnagar district. Organising a press conference here on Thursday, Chief District Officer of Morang Ganesh Raj Karki said that the crusher industries operating without meeting the standards would be …
Dec 31, Colombo: Medical doctors in Sri Lanka's state sector have called on the health authorities to pay more attention to the increasing number of kidney disease patients in the country. The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) said the Health Ministry needs to focus more on the increasing number of …
Wednesday, January 01, 2014 - Islamabad—A total of 7,819 patients of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) have been registered in the country’s various hospitals during the last five years, says an official of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination. According to the official, a total of 3,700 HIV/AIDS’ …
Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Maldives, Dec 2013 The European Union approved a grant aid of EUR 4 million to help Maldives tackle issues related to climate change. Read more in this December 2013 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Maldives ENVIRONMENT The European Union approved …
The United Nations and the World Bank on Wednesday announced a concerted effort by governments, international agencies, civil society and the private sector to scale up financing to provide sustainable energy for all, with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling for massive new investments in the face of a rising "global …
The Agriculture Ministry will take immediate measures to address the issue of high soil phosphorus levels in vegetable cultivations specially in the up-country, Agriculture Ministry Additional Secretary (Development) Nimal Dissanayake said. Addressing a media conference held yesterday presided over by Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane, the Additional Secretary said the …
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday launched the construction of the country's biggest atomic power plant and vowed to pursue further projects to make nuclear the largest energy source. The 2,200-megawatt plant is to be built with Chinese technical assistance on the Arabian Sea coast at Paradise Beach, 40 …
