Overhauling NISP
By Sohail Ahmed Islamabad: Climate change is the biggest threat to life on our planet. Wildfires in the Amazon forests,...
Environment
Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese joins plantation drive
Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy Andreas Ferrarese on Tuesday planted an olive tree at the Embassy compound. “We look forward to...
China makes progress in protecting critically endangered plant
Hangzhou: Several hundred Abies beshanzuensis seedlings have sprouted in a mountain in east China, marking remarkable progress in the country's...
PM for drastic steps to revert back effects of climate change
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday urged the nation to fully participate in tree plantation drive to revert the environmental...
Urban flooding expected in Karachi, Hyderabad from August 7-8
Karachi: Karachi and lower Sindh can suffer from urban flooding on Friday and Saturday, the Pakistan Meterological Department said in...
Karachi to witness three rainy spells in August: NDMA chairman
Karachi: Motorists face troubles due to rainwater accumulated on Shahrae Faisal after heavy rain in the provincial capital on July...
PM expresses satisfaction over success of 10 Billion Tree Tsunami project
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan says as an environmentalist, it is a great satisfaction for him to make Pakistan green...
China’s meteorological satellites help Pakistan monitor desert locusts
Beijing: The satellite data and meteorological data provided by China’s meteorological satellites can be used to monitor Pakistan’s desert locusts...
PM urges nation to make 10 billion tree target a success to fight climate change
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said a green Pakistan guaranteed a prosperous future for coming generations and urged upon...
Govt to undertake every possible effort for locust control: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan said Friday the government will undertake every possible effort for locust control since it involves...
Strong regional and international cooperation vital to combating Desert Locust in Pakistan and beyond
Islamabad: Pakistan Thursday underlined that strong regional and international cooperative mechanisms are vital to addressing the serious threat posed by...
Many feared dead and missing as rain cause flooding a nursing home in Japan
Fifteen people are believed dead and nine are missing on Japan's southern island of Kyushu as devastating rains cause flooding...
Hundreds of elephants found dead in Botswana
Mystery surrounds the "completely unprecedented" deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana over the last two months. Dr Niall McCann...
PM announces establishment of 15 national parks in all federating units
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced the establishment of fifteen national parks in all the federating units as part...
Myanmar jade mine landslide kills 160
At least 162 bodies have been found after a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar, officials say....
Australian envoy shares pics of rainwater tankers at his residence
Islamabad: Just before the start of the Monsoon season, the Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dr Geoffrey Shaw took to...
Micro-sprayers arrive from UK
Islamabad: 20 micro-sprayers from the UK have now arrived in Pakistan and will help immediately to tackle the devastating desert...
Pakistani company signs deal with Chinese wind turbine producer to expand renewable energy
Beijing: A major developer of wind energy in Pakistan, ACT Wind (Pvt) Limited, has signed a contract with Xinjiang Goldwind...
Xi’s Yellow River tour a boost to ecological protection, high-quality development
Beijing: The inspection tour to the Yellow River by President Xi Jinping reflects the great importance he attaches to the...
Japan to provide insecticide to Pakistan to battle locust swarms invasion
Islamabad: Apart from assisting Pakistan in its fight against the COVID-19 contagion, the Government of Japan, in collaboration with a...
Development of agri sector vital for economic prosperity: Qureshi
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday terming development of agriculture sector vital for the country’s economic prosperity said...
Sunniest spring in UK since records began
London: The UK has recorded the sunniest spring since records began in 1929, the Met Office has said. It is...
Imran Khan has left the nation on the mercy of Covid-19 and locust: Nafisa Shah
Islamabad: Information Secretary Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians Dr. Nafisa Shah MNA has said that prime minister Imran Khan has left...
Sherry Rehman urges govt to help farmers against locust
Islamabad: “Farmers across Pakistan are suffering the worst plague of locusts in recent history which will cause a loss of...
Inaction against locust attack criminal negligence: Bilawal Bhutto
Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Federal government failed to take adequate and required steps...
China to further support private enterprises in environmental industries
Beijing: Chinese authorities released guidelines aimed at supporting private enterprises related to energy saving and environmental protection, as part of...
12th anniversary of Sichuan Earthquake: friendship between Pakistan and China constantly sublimated
Beijing: Yesterday was the 12th anniversary of 2008 China Sichuan Earthquake which had caused a total of 69,227 deaths, 374,643...
Bilawal Bhutto urges federal govt to control locust
Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has asked the federal government to immediately implement National Action Plan (NAP)...
Alice Wells excited to see Pakistan, Uzbekistan’s snow leopards on tracking cameras
Islamabad:’United States (US) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells Wednesday hailed the...
China on blue alert for rainstorms
Beijing: China's national observatory on Monday issued a blue alert for rainstorms in parts of southern and eastern China. From...
