Pakistan Navy observes World Hydrography Day

Islamabad, 21 Jun 22 (Online): With an aim to accentuate the significance of Hydrography, to create awareness on the importance and its role towards rendering our waters safer to support maritime trade and accident free marine environment, Pakistan Navy observes the World Hydrography Day. World […]

Bilawal concerned over vanishing of delta regions

ISLAMABAD – June 8 (ONLINE) Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Wednesday delta regions along with country’s coastal areas were vanishing quickly due to unjust control over rivers, it emerged. In his message on World Oceans’ day, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said reports have revealed that […]

Changing climatic patterns adversely affect mango production

By Jehangir Khan Tareen MULTAN, Jun 07 (APP): Pakistan is a land blessed with four seasons but this year we directly landed from winter into summer without having spring and its allied charms. The shift was abrupt and traumatically shocking, especially in South Punjab which […]

Global crises must not delay action on climate, UN talks told

Paris, June 6 (AFP/APP):A barrage of global crises must not deflect attention from urgent climate action, the UN’s climate chief warned Monday, as negotiators from nearly 200 nations began talks in Germany against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The conference will set the […]

UN environment meeting calls for urgent action for healthy Earth

STOCKHOLM, June 3 (Xinhua/APP) –: A United Nations (UN) environment meeting which kicked off here on Thursday has called for urgent and socially inclusive climate action. The meeting, called “Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all — our responsibility, our opportunity,” comes as […]

Seen from space, the snow-capped Alps are going green

Washington, June 2 (AFP/APP): The famous snow-capped peaks of the Alps are fading fast and being replaced by vegetation cover — a process called “greening” that is expected to accelerate climate change, a study said Thursday. The research, published in Science, was based on 38 […]

Air pollutants’ ratio below permissible limits

ISLAMABAD, Jun 1 (APP): The air quality of the federal capital on Wednesday was reported healthy as reduced suspended particles were recorded in the atmosphere and the pollutants’ ratio also remained below permissible limits due to less vehicular traffic on roads. The air quality data […]