PTA restores TikTok

ISLAMABAD, Nov 19 (APP):Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has restored the services of TikTok on assurances of the platform to control immoral and indecent content. Subsequent to the imposition of the ban on July 20, 2021, PTA remained in communications with the TikTok management. As a […]

Punjab govt partners with Microsoft to launch Industry Certification Program

RAWALPINDI, Nov 14 (APP):Quaid-e-Azam Academy for Educational Development (QAED), an ISO Certified premier teacher training institute of Punjab, partnered with Microsoft Pakistan under the wing of the School Education Department Government of Punjab to embark upon its Digital Transformation Journey. This initiative was endorsed by […]

Scientists establish research center for Northeast Asia biodiversity conservation

HARBIN, Nov. 14 (Xinhua/APP) –:A research center dedicated to Northeast Asia biodiversity conservation was established on Sunday in Harbin, capital of China’s Heilongjiang Province. The Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center, which is located in Northeast Forestry University, is expected to boost cooperation and exchanges of […]

Toyota to develop alternative fuels

Tokyo – November 14 (Online): Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said on Saturday it will partner with four other Japanese vehicle makers to explore the viability of alternative green fuels for internal combustion engine cars, including hydrogen and synthetic fuels derived from biomass. The companies, which […]

SpaceX Crew-3 spacecraft docks to ISS

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (Xinhua/APP) –:Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft developed by SpaceX docked to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday evening, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said in a release. The spacecraft arrived at the ISS at 6:32 p.m. EST (2332 […]

Australian students win int’l prize for work on carbon capture

SYDNEY, Nov. 11 (Xinhua/APP):A team of students from Australia’s Monash University were declared on Thursday as one of the winners of the XPRIZE Carbon Removal Student Competition. The competition, funded by Tesla-founder Elon Musk, will see teams from around the world have their carbon capture […]

Japan launches small Epsilon rocket carrying 9 satellites

TOKYO, Nov 10 (XINHUA/APP):The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said Japan launched a small, low-cost Epsilon rocket with nine satellites on Tuesday, the latest attempt to promote the participation of educational institutions and companies in space development. The Epsilon-5 rocket took off from Uchinoura Space […]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission members return to earth

NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Xinhua/APP) –:Four astronauts with the SpaceX Crew-2 mission returned to earth on Tuesday night via a splashdown off the coast of Pensacola in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The webcast by NASA […]

World Science Day for Peace and Development to be marked on Nov 10

ISLAMABAD, Nov 07 (APP):World Science Day for Peace and Development (WSDPD) will be marked on November 10 across the globe including Pakistan to raise awareness of the benefits of science worldwide. The World Science Day for Peace and Development (WSDPD) celebrates the benefits of science […]