Globally 1.7 billion people living without sanitation facilities: Dr Buledi
Parliamentary Secretary Law and Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Rubaba Buledi said that over 1.7 billion people globally are deprived of basic sanitation services, such as private toilets. “Of these, 494 million…
Pakistan to start vaccinating children aged 5 to 7
Pakistan announced on Wednesday its decision to start vaccinating children aged five to seven against the novel coronavirus as the country expands its inoculation drive amid the rising number of…
Vertical Gardening: Edible landscape a way forward to sustainable Urban Horticulture
In gardens, space is always a premium, especially in urban areas, as a result of human institutions, which has a direct impact on the quality of life, both physically and…
New $7m i3 programme launched to back African e-health startups
Southbridge A&I, Salient Advisory and SCIDaR have partnered to launch i3, a US$7 million programme that will provide 30 African e-health startups with funding and support each year. Sponsored by…
Scientists Synthesize New Carbon Material: A Two-Dimensional Monolayer Polymeric Fullerene
Synthetic carbon allotropes are intriguing due to their exceptional properties and potential applications. Scientists have devoted decades to synthesizing new Carbon Material. However, a two-dimensional fullerene, which possesses a unique…
FCC Commissioner writes to Apple and Google about removing TikTok
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr wrote to Apple and Google on Tuesday, requesting the companies removing TikTok from their app stores for “its pattern of surreptitious data practices.” This comes after…
MG 3 to launch in Pakistan under 2 million?
Javed Afridi, the owner of Peshawar Zalmi and key stakeholder of MG Motors in Pakistan, has once again teased the launch of the MG 3 in Pakistan. In a Facebook…
Vets deployed to check health of sacrificial animals
Livestock department officials asked to keep eye on sellers of sick animals on roads, streets The local administrations have deployed to check health and safety of livestock in the two…
ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS COULD LET HYBRID PLANTS MAKE FOOD WITHOUT SUNLIGHT
In the science fiction film Pitch Black (now streaming on Peacock!), interplanetary travelers encounter a world inhabited by creatures who spend their entire lives in the dark. artificial photosynthesis that…
South Africa: SA Records Second Case of Monkeypox
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed the country’s second case of Monkeypox. The latest case was identified through laboratory testing. n a statement, the NICD said the…
South Africa: Want to Give Organic Waste and Food Scraps a New Life? Try Earthworms #AfricaClimateHope
Landfill sites pose a variety of risks to humans and the environment, as well as the possibility of releasing toxic leachate or fluids into our groundwater. But turning rotting food…
Scientists Target a Human Protein To Squash COVID-19 and Other Viruses
Scientists have discovered that apratoxin S4, an anticancer drug candidate that targets a human protein, can interfere with the replication of many viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A, offering a…