Tag: Research
Mirza, Sonenshine Inaugurated US funded PRI
Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza and the visiting US Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine joined by...
CFJWU organises seminar on gender and migration
A seminar on ‘Gender and Migration’ was held at Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) by the Department of Gender Studies, in collaboration with Migration...
Whether it’s the city’s centre or its outskirts, there’s sulphur
A research has discovered that there are high levels of sulphur in the foliage of plants and soil samples collected along the Superhighway near...
‘Keep waist measurement less than half of height’
People concerned about heart disease and diabetes should simply take their height and waist measurements to figure out their risk, say British researchers.
Ideally, all...
‘Research must in medical teaching and training’
Due emphasis should be laid on research in medical teaching and training in the country, said Bahria University Medical and Dental College (BUMDC) Rector...
A potentially groundbreaking moo-ment
A new research has identified 2.7 billion low-income consumers in developing countries as the global dairy industry’s next big growth opportunity due to an...
Agriculture Research Board moans about everything you can think of… and...
Constraints in agriculture research and innovation, lack of coordinated planning, monitoring and evaluation, inappropriate investment in research projects, focus on routine research rather than...
20 brands of bottled water unsafe: PCRWR
The Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has found 20 out of total 74 brands of bottled water being sold in the...
Test tube hamburgers to be on the menu this year
By generating strips of meat from stem cells, researchers believe they can create a product that is identical to a real burger. The process...
‘Agri research, seed development, utility stores should be privatised’
Federal Secretary Ministry of Commerce Zafar Mehmood said it is high time that the government should privatise, or outsource the agricultural research and seed...
IFPRI seeks applications for research grants in Pakistan
United States based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has launched the Pakistan Strategy Support Program (PSSP) seeking proposals for grants upto $ 50,000...
Sitting pretty: bum’s the word in Japan security
Put your fingerprint scanners away. Stand aside iris measurers. Buttocks are the new way to prove who you are.
A team of Japanese scientists claim...
Research before taking the plunge
Flat after the bloodbath over four sessions that brought the KSE-100 benchmark below the psychological 11,000 points, was the good news Wednesday. Though around...
AIOU to conduct study on women empowerment
The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) is going to conduct a nationwide research study on ‘Role of Open Distance Learning (ODL) in Women Empowerment...
Trio wins Nobel Medicine Prize for immune system research
Three scientists shared the Nobel Medicine Prize Monday for their ground-breaking work on the immune system which the jury said opened up new prospects...
PU establishes dengue research group
The Punjab University (PU) on Thursday established a dengue research group, consisting of researchers, for providing accurate information about diagnosis, preventive and curative measures...
GCU, Bonn University sign research agreement
The Bonn University (BU), Germany and Government College University (GCU) Lahore have signed an agreement to carry out research in flood-hit areas through social...
