Exploring resources way to stem energy crisis
STAFF REPORT IBD: Speakers at a seminar were on the same page that the persistent energy crisis in Pakistan can be overcome with adopting well crafted policy of exploring all…
Prof Dr Akram Shaikh: Man behind the task to digitize information resources at PASTIC
By Team Technology TimesProf Dr M Akram Shaikh is the Director General of PASTIC National Centre, Pakistan Science Foundation. He did his MS in Software Engineering in 2000 from University…
Depleting fish resources and malnutrition
ACCORDING TO reports, Pakistan ranks 50th among the nations whose marine fish resources are most vulnerable due to climate change and ocean acidification as a result of reduced sea…
Water resources in Pak evaporating speedily
STAFF REPORT IBD: With the country slowly slipping down the scarcity benchmark, it will be facing a severe water crisis in coming years, which will also harm the agriculture sector.According…
Climate change impacts on water resources management
WATER IS the primary medium through which climate change impacts ecosystem and people. Managing water resources to ensure a secure supply to growing populations is already a major challenge in…
Water resources allocation may down next fiscal year
STAFF REPORT IBD: Funds for developing the all-important water resources have shrunk to about 13 per cent of total development budget for 2012-13 and this comes at a time when…
Pakistan fish, shrimp resources on the decline
STAFF REPORT KHI: Pakistan is fast losing the fish resources as several species of fishes and shrimps have started disappearing especially along the country’s coasts, reveal fresh surveys conducted to…
Conference highlights vitality of alternate energy resources
STAFF REPORT LHR: The alternate energy sources in Pakistan need to be utilized in order to meet the demand of the country. Pakistan is amongst the countries that divert the…
Speakers project wheat genetic resources
STAFF REPORT HYB: Speakers at a series of lecture highlighted the importance of wheat breeding, originof wheat as well as production of synthetic wheat and its dispersal.The speakers said at…
Managing water resources
Last week, the world observed the International Water Day highlighting the importance of potable water, water-borne human as well as agriculture diseases and negative effects of contaminated water on environment.…
Exploring all resources for S and T research the only priority
Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar is serving as Federal Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology. Carrying excellent academic background, he proved his mettle while holding key executive positions in various government departments.…
Pak water resources drying up
STAFF REPORT IBD: China, India and Pakistan are three of the four top irrigators in the world, suffering from serious water problems.Pakistan has in most areas of agriculture a monsoon…