environment

Conference with the theme ‘Go Green Get Healthy’ presided over by the Vice Chancellor Shahid Siddiqui

Residents have complained that toxic waste has killed fish and affected the health of their community

Panelists urge strategies for conservation of groundwater

Water resources ministry lacks infrastructure, funds

Home secretary directs police to register cases against violaters

History has proven that many countries have used nuclear power as a way to cut back on carbon emissions

Untreated industrial waste is harmful for human health, crops and cattle

It has become a regular occurrence in the last five years

International conference advises govts to implement satellite technologies for water security

Behaviour change through mass awareness is imperative

Prince Ahmed Ali says biodegradable factory to manufacture plastic bags that will decimate after eight months

Experts say issue could lead to irreversible ecological crises in country

Hualien's worst tremor in recent decades was a 7.6-magnitude quake in September 1999 that killed around 2,400 people

LEAD Pakistan organises conference on empowering women for growth and prosperity

Pakistan is victim to grave threats of climate change, which encompass erratic monsoon rains, intense floods, droughts

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation supporting the project

Commission visits 10 sites, notes that waste still being dumped in canals

Spill area is an important spawning ground for species

Bench headed by CJ instructs environment protection department to submit report

Officials question how can project director appoint committee for pointing out his flaws

Over 1 million birds and over 100,000 other sea mammals and turtles die every year due to plastic waste

Officials are concerned bunker fuel would could contaminate water if the ship sinks

Growing pressure to regulate cement industry in the wake of protests against environmental degradation

China is trying to reach a balance between industrial growth, food production and protecting its environment.

A lot of large-scale bleaching has already occurred from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to the Caribbean.

There will be cooperative activities pertaining to climate action and sustainable forestry

Change in world temperature could increase the threat of drought and wildfires

The foreign species has been invading Karachi since it was first brought in 2008

Insufficient storage capacity one of the major reasons behind an increase in extreme weather events

140 scientists from all over the world are participating in global conference on climate change

14 stone crushers asked to stop work due to lack of NOCs

Environmental activists say agency has failed to monitor precise and accurate air quality

NASA’s Aqua satellite images shown capture haze, fog blanketing South Asian region

The teams imposed a fine of Rs62,000 on the vehicle owners

United States only nation opting to stay outside the landmark treaty

All outdoor activities have also been banned across the capital's 6,000 schools

Exhaust-spewing traffic and heavy tourism threatens Khunjerab National Park surrounding the high-mountain border post

Speakers discuss environmental issues of metropolis at fifth Karachi Conference

In rapidly-industrialising countries such as Pakistan and India, pollution can cause as many as one in four deaths

112,464 lives also lost since 1947, says audit report on NDMA activities

IRSA estimates 20% cut in water share of Punjab and Sindh for Rabi season

Greenbelts encroached by private organisations, govt depts.; land leased without taking due clearance

Trump decided in June to withdraw United States from Paris accord

Highlights the constraints for developing a large pipeline of bankable green infrastructure projects

MCCI convener stressed the need for preparation of syllabus for unskilled women

Shah directs authorities to complete installation of five treatment plants in Karachi

Fuel wood harvesting, overgrazing and urbanisation are destroying Ayubia National Park

As his trees grow, Shahzad Qureshi plans to set up 1,800 square foot forest in Lahore

Posh areas of city polluted with garbage, decreasing trees, says Javed Jabbar

Speakers at seminar stress need for plantation in the city