Tag: Environment
Leonardo DiCaprio joins hands with Seychelles to protect ocean life
Seychelles has recently created protected areas "the size of Great Britain" in the Indian Ocean. In exchange for getting some of its national debt...
PC-I to redesign landfills in Karachi approved on ‘scientific grounds’: report
KARACHI: The PC-I drafted by the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) to redesign the existing landfill site at Jam Chakro in the city...
Environmentalist groups appeal court ruling on Norway’s Arctic drilling
Environmentalist groups said Monday they have decided to appeal an court's ruling, which says the Norwegian government's plans for Arctic oil exploration are lawful.
"There...
Plastic slowly destroying coral reefs
Plastic is one of the biggest threats to the future of coral reefs after ocean warming, say scientists.
"Plastic is one of the biggest threats...
China to plant forest the size of Ireland
China has announced plans to plant new forests in 2018 that will cover at least 6.6 million hectares, an area roughly the size of...
‘Comprehensive policy’ needed to tackle climate change: report
QUETTA: Balochistan Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai said on Tuesday said that Pakistan needs an immediate policy to save environment from the negative impact of...
Residents of Lahore exposed to harmful pesticides
LANCASTER: Residents in Lahore are exposed to harmful levels of pesticides, according to a new research conducted by scientists from Quaid-i-Azam University and England's Lancaster University.
The...
Progress on rural uplift programme reviewed
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting on Thursday to review the local government development package and progress on different matters...
Industrial wastewaters go untested
LAHORE: The laboratories of Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), situated in eight districts of the province, have stopped working due to a lack of chemicals...
36,000 trees ‘sacrificed’ to lay power lines, albeit law, environmental damage
CHITRAL: Over 3,600 green trees, including walnut, apricot, grapes and peach, have been cut in Broz village of Chitral for laying the transmission lines of...
Stella McCartney calls for fashion to be more eco-friendly
Fashion designer Stella McCartney condemned her industry as “incredibly wasteful and harmful to the environment” as she joined forces with the round-the-world sailor and...
India declines talks on SAARC revival
NEW DELHI: Any hopes of reviving the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) process have been crushed by India who said that the...
Pakistani girl becomes world’s youngest eco-friendly business owner
ISLAMABAD: Ten-year-old Pakistani girl, Zymal Umer, hailing from Sargodha took an eco-friendly initiative, becoming the youngest person in the world to own such a business.
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Corps Commanders discuss recent US, Afghanistan interactions
RAWALPINDI: The 205th Corps Commanders Conference chaired by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, on Thursday, shed light on the geo-strategic security...
Karachi in grip of pollution due to lack of environment-friendly policies
KARACHI: Pakistan’s largest city Karachi is under the grip of multifarious pollutions due to lack of government’s environment-friendly policies. The air, marine and noise pollutions...
Heavily polluted River Ravi threatens citizens’ lives
LAHORE: The heavily polluted water of River Ravi poses serious health and environmental hazards to its consumers as untreated domestic and industrial waste continue...
Important to collaborate for pollution-free environment: Marriyum
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday said that the federal and provincial governments should work together...
