UET, PSF highlight ‘research grant opportunities’
STAFF REPORT IBD: The University of Engineering and Technology (UET) in collaboration with Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) has recently held a workshop on "Research grant opportunities and proposal writing and…
Punjab plans modern silos for wheat storage
STAFF REPORT LHR: The Punjab government is mulling to have modern silos for storing wheat as the storage infrastructure and manual handling of procurement processes are archaic - involving huge…
Conference calls for Pak-India cooperation for just water use
STAFF REPORT IBD :Deliberating on water, energy, adaptation, gender equity and livelihoods, the climate stakeholders have adopted a resolution during the concluding day of Track-II Dialogue on (Climate) Change for…
Participants sensitised on climate change
STAFF REPORT IBD: A three-day training course on Developing Local Adaptations Plans of Action for Climate Change Resilience’ has recently been concluded at LEAD House, where climate change experts and…
Smooth gas supply to fertilizer sector to save Rs23 billion
STAFF REPORT LHR: The government can save up to Rs23 billion by supplying gas to fertiliser sector as compared with power sector, while the ill-conceived gas load management plan has…
KP offers subsidised space, power for IT parks
STAFF REPORT PSR:The Department of Science and Information Technology (SIandIT), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has recently signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) with COMSAT University, Abbottabad, and Pakistan PTCL for establishment…
18 cotton varieties approved in Punjab
STAFF REPORT LHR: The Punjab Seed Council has approved 18 cotton varieties for cultivation in the province.The approval has been given during a meeting of the Council held here last…
KESC signs energy deal with KDFA
STAFF REPORT KHI: The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Karachi Dairy Farmers Association that marks the completion of the testing phase of…
Pakistan gets digital navigation system
STAFF REPORT IBD: A maze of streets, roads, underpasses, overheads and traffic can leave the best of drivers and navigators baffled in Pakistan. Trakker NAV Digital Navigation system by TPL…
Telenor gets $6.5m Bill and Melinda Gates grant for easypaisa
STAFF REPORT IBD: Telenor Pakistan has announced that Easypaisa has got a $6.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to increase adoption of its mobile financial services."Accessible…
Thai firm to set up halal meat farms at UAF
STAFF REPORT FBD: CP Group, an agri-business giant of Thailand, which has investments in 14 countries, has planned to invest and set up state-of-the-art animal feed, hatchery and halal meat…
Nokia, MCB join h and s for mobile money services
STAFF REPORT IBD: In order to launch mobile banking services in Pakistan, the Nokia and Muslim Commercial Bank have joined hands.According to details, the Mobile Money Service, Nokia’s flagship product…