Chief Minister of Punjab announced 13 Small Waterbodies to be built in Sulaiman Ranges A memorandum of Understanding has been signed by NESPAK and Irrigation Department. Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf is doing efforts for tribal communities living in the underdeveloped areas of the country. Millions have been allocated for the development of the areas surrounding Sulaiman Ranges. […]
Top 15 Countries with Highest Percentage of Food Waste
United Nations has issued a report stating that almost half of vegetables and fruits are being wasted in the world. Climate change and urbanization are severely affecting productive soils all around the world. More than 800 million people in the world are malnourished. Food waste is organic waste that contributes to global warming. Also read: […]
Balochistan Could Suffer Aridity Due to Insufficient Dams
Introduction Pakistan has four provinces and Baluchistan is one of them. It is the least populated but largest province by area. Quetta is the provincial capital. Geographically Baluchistan is connected with the Arabian Sea. Baluchistan has Makran coast and mud volcanoes are active in the region. Baluchistan is experiencing extreme weather events like never before. […]
Occupational Health and Safety Conditions in Pakistan
Introduction International Labor Organization along with World Health Organization has defined Occupational Safety and Health as a discipline that encompasses all characteristic points of safety and health at the workplace. It intends to prevent occupational hazards. This discipline focuses on the absolute physical, social, and mental well-being of the workforce at the workplace. Also read: […]
Mehmood Booti Dumping Site Impacting Environment of Lahore
Introduction In 2010, the City District Government Lahore (CDGL) launched Lahore Waste Management Company following section 42 of the Companies Ordinance 1984. The purpose of this company was to handle waste being generated in the city. LWMC has come with the aim that Lahore will be among the cleanest cities on the Earth by ensuring […]
Pakistan As World Environment Day 2021 Host – Why and How?
Pakistan has been selected by the UNEP as a global host of World Environment Day 2021, it was announced earlier today by the UNEP and the Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan. But did this happen without a reasons and out of the blue? Of course not! Pakistan gave a reason to UNEP to […]
Pakistan To Host World Environment Day 2021
World Environment Day, also known as Environment Day or Eco Day is celebrated every year on 5th of June to impart environmental awareness to the masses. First World Environment Day was held in 1974, as an initiative by the United Nations to spread awareness about the environmental issues faced by the world. It has now […]
Pollinator Decline of Bees – Causes, Effects and Solutions
INTRODUCTION: Pollination: To transfer pollen from an anther of an angiosperm (flowering plants) to a stigma of a flower for reproduction. Pollinator: An insect or animal that carries pollen from one flower to another. Pollinator Decline: The term pollinator decline refers to the reduction in amount of insect or animal pollinators in the ecosystem. This […]
UAE-Israel Oil Pipeline Deal Can Destroy Red Sea Coral Reefs
Qatar based news channel has recently reported about the vulnerability of distinctive red sea coral reefs to the UAE-Israel oil pipeline deal. According to specialists, this oil pipeline deal could bring about the upcoming ecological disaster. The UAE-Israel oil pipeline deal was signed in October 2020 following the normalization of ties between these two nations. […]
Olive Production and Olive Extraction Plants in Pakistan
Olives are being produced on a commercial level in Pakistan Nine olive extraction plants are set up in Pakistan under PSDP for harvesting olives Cultivation of olives in Pakistan would result in less dependency on imported olives. The truth about Pakistan- a world leader in Olive Cultivation The government of Pakistan is trying to increase […]