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Sustainable agriculture to secure future
By Technology Times at May 22, 2013 | 7:48 pm | 0 Comment
By Ali Ahsan Bajwa, Ehsan Ullah, Muhammad Farooq and Shakeel Ahmad Anjum ONCE J.D Sachs said, “we need to defend the interests of those whom we’ve never met and never will”. He was quite right with this demand because services are always memorable and commendable when offered without interests. We are thriving in a materialistic world to draw our own benefits. more...
Electronic Health Records for improved healthcare!
By Technology Times at May 22, 2013 | 7:39 pm | 0 Comment
By Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig “Change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they have, and underestimate the value of what they may gain by giving that up.” – James Belasco and Ralph Stayer INFORMATION AND communication technologies (ICTs) have been recognized in the past decades as an important tool for the scientific, economic, and social growth more...
WSN4DC’13 signifies role of Wireless Sensor Networks
By Technology Times at May 22, 2013 | 7:35 pm | 0 Comment
By Team Technology Times AFTER THE huge success of two consecutive International Multi-Topic ICT Conferences (IMTIC08 and IMTIC12) held at Mehran University, the 1st International Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks for Developing Countries (WSN4DC’13) has recently been organized jointly by the Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan, more...
Axing LDI operators with Rs9bn CCP fine
By Technology Times at May 22, 2013 | 7:34 pm | 0 Comment
By Sikander Naqi RECENTLY, THE Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) finally made its order regarding the fate of the amounts charged on making international telephone calls to Pakistan. The CCP had the PTCL and 13 other long distance and international telecommunication service operators (LDI operators) in its sights and has now found against the LDI operators. In more...
MAB-UNESCO Programme and Recent updates from perspective of Pakistan
By Technology Times at May 22, 2013 | 7:29 pm | 0 Comment
By Rizvana Khan THE MAB (Man and the Biosphere) Programme is an Intergovernmental Scientific Programme providing a platform for the enhancement of the relationships between people and their environment on scientific basis. It was established under the umbrella of UNESCO in early 1970s with main secretariat in Paris. This interdisciplinary programme is based on research more...
Challenges to biotechnology in Pakistan
By Technology Times at May 5, 2013 | 3:15 am | 0 Comment
By Sayyar Khan Kazi WE ARE living in an age, where almost all aspects of human life have been revolutionized by the highly sophisticated and advanced technologies. In recent years, we have witnessed on print and electronic media, several scientific endeavors to target innovations and discoveries beyond the boundaries of our planet Earth. Technologically advanced more...
Fodder value for livestock in arid zone
By Technology Times at May 5, 2013 | 3:04 am | 0 Comment
MOST OF the land area of Pakistan is classified as arid (lack of available water) to semi-arid as rainfall is not sufficient to grow agricultural crops and in the rain fed (farming practices that rely only on rainfall) areas of Pakistan. The rainfall varies from less than 100 mm to over 1000 mm annually with an average of about 400 mm/year. In such areas, the important more...
Deforestation the biggest threat to earth’s biodiversity
By Technology Times at May 5, 2013 | 2:44 am | 0 Comment
DEFORESTATION IS one of the major environmental issues, not only in directly affected countries and locations, but also from a global prospective. Deforestation means the loss of forest due to overcutting of trees. The long term or permanent loss of forest and implies transfer into another land use. In rare words such these lose can only be caused and maintained by only a more...
Integrated Ectoparasite control strategy: Food for thought
By Technology Times at May 5, 2013 | 2:33 am | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_27056" align="alignright" width="150"] Qurat ul Ain[/caption] GLOBALLY, THE well-being of animals is a matter of continuous onslaught by parasites; with a major category of arthropod ectoparasites affecting animal population on land. These ectoparasites represent a number of forms of parasitic associations with their hosts; permanent and more...
Ganoderma lucidum: King of medicinal mushrooms
By Technology Times at May 5, 2013 | 2:28 am | 0 Comment
GANODERMA LUCIDUM, also named Lingzhi or Reishi - Chinese language named - has been widely used all over the world. It is a species of the class Basidiomycetes, which belongs to the family Polyporaceae commonly known as a wood-decaying fungus. It causes white rot of a wide variety of trees and can thus be described as a phytopathogenic fungus. Because of its perceived more...
Relay cropping – a breakthrough to improve soil, air, water quality
By Technology Times at April 28, 2013 | 12:41 pm | 0 Comment
UNDER THE circumference of global warming and climate change, emanations of various gases seem to be played most destructive role in changing climate. In agriculture, so called chemical fertilizers or synthetic harmones are considered most effective candidates for instant availability of nutrients. However, complete utilization or uptake by plants is still a question. Not more...
Honey the panacea of many ills
By Technology Times at April 28, 2013 | 12:37 pm | 0 Comment
HONEY HAS been regarded as a wonderful gift of Nature and man’s oldest sweetener. It is an excellent substitute for sugar in our foodstuff. It is a sweet viscous fluid produced by feeding insects called honey bees using nectar of flowers. The captivating process of making honey begins when the bees feast on flowers, collecting the flower nectar in their mouths. Then more...
Resource conserving agri technologies
By Technology Times at April 28, 2013 | 12:33 pm | 0 Comment
By Habib Ullah, Ehsanullah and Shakeel Ahmad Anjum PAKISTAN IS an agricultural country. Contribution of agriculture sector in the GDP is about 21 per cent. It provides employment to 45 per cent of country’s labour force and is source of livelihood for 60 per cent of the rural population. It has a vital role in ensuring food security, generating overall economic more...
Modern agriculture – issues and options
By Technology Times at April 28, 2013 | 12:30 pm | 0 Comment
I GUESS change is the only constant in the world. Everything has to change with time sooner or later. Agriculture is one of the most important and old occupations. People used to grow crops and rear animals to meet their food and accommodation requirements since ancient times. These requirements have climbed enormously with the passage of time. Agriculture has changed and more...
Transplantation of maize – a time saving option
By Technology Times at April 19, 2013 | 2:12 am | 0 Comment
By Hafiz Abdul Wajid Bhatti, M. Bilawal Junaid, Aqib Mahmood and Dr. Irfan Afzal WITH AN increasing global population demands high crop production to meet the food requirements, timely sown and proper method of sowing ensures the food security, food safety and environmental protection simultaneously. Transplanting provides maximum stand establishment, early flowering, more...
Unforgettable achievements of MUETians celebrated at IEEEP Students Seminar
By Technology Times at April 19, 2013 | 2:11 am | 0 Comment
By Zakir Shaikh THE 28TH IEEEP All Pakistan Students Seminar was held on March 18 last and organized by IEEEP in collaboration with the Bahria University, Karachi, emerged as the event of novelty and thoughts in the field of Engineering. Cluster of talented students came from different universities across Pakistan and presented their research papers and also remained more...
Silage preparation – an effective way to store excess fodder
By Technology Times at April 19, 2013 | 1:58 am | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_26690" align="alignright" width="150"] Ahmad Mahmood[/caption] SILAGE IS a product obtained by packing fresh fodder in a suitable container (Silo) and allowing it to ferment under anaerobic conditions without undergoing much loss of nutrients. Fermentation under anaerobic condition preserves the nutritive value and enhances the keeping quality more...
Farmer friendly technology to improve soil health
By Technology Times at April 19, 2013 | 1:57 am | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_26687" align="alignright" width="150"] Mohsin Tanveer[/caption] By Mohsin Tanveer, Dr. Ehsan Ullah and Dr. Shakeel Ahamd Anjum BOURGEONING POPULATION and inclination in food demand has modified agriculture into an industry liked prototype. Under such situation, farmers are growing more and more crops per unit area in hunger of more earning. more...
Dilemma of technology transfer
By Technology Times at April 19, 2013 | 1:54 am | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_26682" align="alignright" width="150"] Badar Minhas[/caption] HUMAN BEINGS are social despite their associations to technology and other belongings. Very possessive about ownership thus despite social behavior traits of competition and professional envy does manifest in behaviour of human beings. Maybe it is for good to keep mankind aggressive more...
Future of computing & networking: cloud computing
By Technology Times at April 19, 2013 | 1:52 am | 0 Comment
By Ram Kumar and Muhammad Usman A CLOUD is a powerful combination of cloud computing, networking, storage, management solutions, and business applications that facilitate a new generation of IT and consumer services. These services are available on demand and are delivered economically without compromising security or functionality. Instead of moving to a single cloud, more...
Dendrochronology – a new emerging and Applied Science in Pakistan
By Technology Times at April 10, 2013 | 8:37 pm | 0 Comment
CLIMATE PLAYS an important role in our everyday life and also directly or indirectly influences some of our key economic activities e.g. Agriculture, Forestry, Tourism, Hydropower. It is now widely accepted that the world’s climate is changing (global warming) due to human activities. The urgent question is what does this mean to Pakistan? Developed countries are more...
Medical Informatics: An inventive approach for optimal healthcare!
By Technology Times at April 10, 2013 | 8:35 pm | 0 Comment
THE LIMITS of medical sciences have rarely been as thrilling and as full of opportunity as it is these days. From basic science through medical research to health services research, the opportunity made available through the inspirational advances of modern decades in the biomedical, physical, computational, and social sciences have brought us to a place of terrific more...
New technology in agriculture
By Technology Times at April 3, 2013 | 4:38 pm | 0 Comment
By Hira Anwaar THE RAGING debate now engaging the scientific community is centred on the role and efficacy of foods derived from Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Scientific and technological advances in genetics, cytogenetics, microbial genetics, microbiology, microtechniques, cell physiology and material science have unlocked the secrets of action, reaction and more...
Evolving concern of potato crop in Pakistan
By Technology Times at April 3, 2013 | 4:37 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_26376" align="alignright" width="150"] M. Fahim Abbas[/caption] POTATO CULTIVATION was too old as 2000 years ago from South America Andes and the potato is from genus solanum while only 8 species are cultivated. The cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum L) is a starchy, tuberous and dicotyledonous crop belongs to the family solanacea and potato more...
Ber – a ‘poor man’s fruit’
By Technology Times at April 3, 2013 | 4:35 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_26373" align="alignright" width="150"] Imtiaz Hussain[/caption] By Imtiaz Hussain, Dr. Saeed Ahmad and Waseem Ahmad FRUITS CONSTITUTE a commercially important and nutritionally indispensable food commodity. Being part of a balanced diet, fruits play a vital role in human nutrition by supplying the necessary growth-regulating factors essential more...
