99.9 % buildings in Rawalpindi not quake proof: Survey
Most of the multi storey buildings in Rawalpindi are not designed according to buildings code, and may collapse if city was to be hit by a severe earthquake in future. According to a survey 99.9 %
View Article3,500 MW wind energy to be added to national grid by 2018
The Alternate Energy Development Board (AEDB) has embarked upon an ambitious plan to enhance the energy mix up to 20-25 per cent by adding 3000-3500 megawatt wind-based electricity to the national grid
View ArticleSaturday hottest February day in two decades: Met office
With the mercury topping 36.5 degrees Celsius on Saturday, Karachi witnessed it the hottest day of the month in over two decades, the Met office said on Sunday. The heat wave is expected to continue
View ArticleBad governance behind Pakistan’s massive deforestation: SCOPE
Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment’s (SCOPE) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the country’s prominent environmentalist, Tanveer Arif, said on Sunday that bad governance was behind
View ArticleCorporate sector help boost forest cover through CSR spending: minister
Federal Minister for Climate Change, Zahid Hamid, stressed the need for exploiting massive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) potential to address the country’s shrinking forest cover by large-scale
View ArticleForests hacked from 1,50,000 to 60,000 square miles: experts
Experts have shown concern over the rapid curtailment in forest area in the country from 1,50,000 square miles to 60,000 square miles. They also said that plantation would not only be beneficial for...
View ArticleNorway becomes first country to commit to zero deforestation
Norway has become the first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation. The Norwegian parliament pledged the government’s public procurement policy will become deforestation-free after a...
View ArticleModerate earthquake jolts parts of KP, FATA
An earthquake of moderate intensity jolted several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on Wednesday; no casualty or loss of property was reported. According to
View ArticleEarthquake jolts different parts of the country
An earthquake has jolted different parts of the country on Thursday (today). The areas that were hit by the earthquake were Lahore, Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). According to American Geological
View ArticleWomen across world spend 200m hours every day collecting water: Unicef
Women and girls across the world collectively spend about 200 million hours every day collecting water which is a “colossal waste” of their valuable time, the UN children’s agency has said of the activity
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