Climate & Environment

Halfeti, Turkey, June 1 (AFP/APP): To the naked eye, the delicate velvet roses in southeastern Turkey appear black and overwhelm the senses with their irresistible sweet smell. The rosebuds are just as dark, and when fully developed, the flower takes on the colour of an […]

ISLAMABAD, May 30 (APP): Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman on Monday met Country Director of World Bank Najy Benhassine and discussed the ongoing projects in Pakistan by the World Bank. During the meeting, the federal minister was briefed on the overall objective […]

ISLAMABAD, May 30 (APP): Agha Steel Industries Limited, a leading steel manufacturing company, has signed an agreement with Saima Group for exclusively providing Green Electric Arc Furnace Technology steel re-bars to its first of a kind Eco-Friendly Green Housing Structure Project, Saima Premium Residency. Saima […]

ISLAMABAD, May 29 (APP): President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iftikhar Ali Malik on Sunday cautioned that looming climate threat hovering around South Asia badly needed joint action to counter this alarming situation. Talking to a delegation of women led by Ms. Ayesha Abdullah […]

Islamabad 24 May (Online): Radioactive material can cause serious health hazards as well as environmental concerns. The major source of radioactive material is found in the scrap metal which is recycled in the industry; this was stated on Tuesday by Umar Masood-ur-Rehman, Vice President FPCCI […]

Paris, May 24 (AFP/APP): The boss of NetZero still can’t believe his start-up has won a million-dollar prize from Elon Musk to improve ways of sucking climate-heating carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air. “That’ll fund a year of R&D (research and development)… or two-thirds of […]

PESHAWAR, May 23 (APP): Journalists, university students and civil society members from different parts of the country have stressed for coordinated planning and concerted actions by government, civil society and private sector against heatwave and its impact in the country. These views were expressed by […]

ISLAMABAD, May 22 (APP): Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Sunday said the damaged done to precious biodiversity would not reverse itself rather the world would have to take collective global action to preserve the nature. In a tweet on her official […]

ISLAMABAD, May 22 (APP): The launching ceremony of ‘COMSTECH Forum on Environment and Ecosystem Restoration’ (CFEER) along with a seminar on ‘Land Degradation’ will be held on June 6 at COMSTECH Secretariat to mark the World Environment Day. According to an official of COMSTECH, the […]

ISLAMABAD, May 22 (APP): The abrupt temperature increase and heatwave impacts spiking-up may increase the potential threats and frequency of glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) like incidents in the northern areas of the country during the summer. The Shisper Glacier in Hassabad Village of Hunza […]