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Threats to biodiversity and ecosystem
By Technology Times at January 16, 2013 | 1:39 am | 0 Comment
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY refers to the variety and variability among living organisms and the ecological complexes in which they occur. Diversity can be defined as the number of different items and their relative frequency. For biological diversity, these items are organized at many levels, ranging from complete ecosystems to the chemical structures that are the molecular more...
Wild birds: career of infectious diseases
By Technology Times at January 6, 2013 | 2:15 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_24327" align="alignright" width="180"] Dr. Urfa Bin Tahir[/caption] By Dr. Saif Ur Rehman WILD BIRDS and especially migratory species transmit a wide range of parasitic infections to human and other living organisms. Certain types of pathogens are closely associated with migratory birds in comparison to other animal species. There is no more...
Solar energy panacea to power shortage
By Technology Times at January 6, 2013 | 2:11 pm | 0 Comment
By Ijaz Kakakhel SOLAR ENERGY generation is the real time solution to Pakistan’s growing energy scarcity problem whereby environment-friendly renewable energy can be produced in the shortest possible time. According to experts, if renewable energy generation options are not adopted, the power shortage will become more acute – to 19,000 megawatts (MW) by more...
A way forward in achieving food security for our livestock
By Technology Times at January 6, 2013 | 2:09 pm | 0 Comment
By Hafiz Wasi Muhammad Khan IN LAST 65 years Pakistan managed to increase its population of large animals from 12 million to 65 million as per latest survey of animal population in the country. However, in terms of per animal production we observe a declining trend which was 10 liter/head in 1950 and now its 6.1 liter in cattle while around 6.9 liters in more...
Investing in science and engineering
By Technology Times at January 6, 2013 | 2:08 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_24315" align="alignright" width="150"] Dr. Atta Ur Rehman[/caption] THE REAL wealth of Pakistan lies in its youth. About 90 million people or roughly half the population is below the age of 18. This is a unique advantage as it offers a window of opportunity for progress. If we can re-prioritise our national development vision and programmes, we more...
Sustainable management of gastrointestinal parasites of ruminants
By Technology Times at January 6, 2013 | 2:04 pm | 0 Comment
By M Jawad ul Hassan and Dr. M Sohail Sajid INTERNAL PARASITES have always been a problem for livestock farmers all over the world. Whether the animals are grazed on pastures or stall-fed, they must have encountered internal parasites in their lives. Animals of humid areas have been found more prone to internal parasitic problems as compared to those of dry and arid more...
Ozone depletion: Serious threat to biodiversity
By Technology Times at January 6, 2013 | 1:59 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_24308" align="alignright" width="150"] Sidra Cheema[/caption] THE OZONE layer is a thin layer which protects the earth from dangerous ultraviolet rays. When this layer becomes thinner or damaged, the ultraviolet radiation reaches to earth and can cause eye cataract, skin cancer, and mutation to humans, reduce crop yield and damage arable more...
37th Int’t Nathiagali Summer College on Physics and contemporary needs
By Technology Times at December 31, 2012 | 1:35 pm | 0 Comment
By Dr. Syed Javaid Khurshid, Executives Secretary, PAEC INTERNATIONAL NATHIAGALI Summer Colleges (INSC) on Physics and Contemporary needs have been organized every year since 1976. The idea of holding these Colleges came from the distinguished Nobel Laureate, Professor Abdus Salam who emphasized the vital need of communication, as well as for transferring and sharing more...
We are losing time
By Technology Times at December 31, 2012 | 1:33 pm | 0 Comment
By Prof M. Subhan Qureshi WE AS a nation could not focus on the issues that really deserve our attention. This has resulted in poverty and many other social evils as well. And we are losing time in identifying and addressing these issues. One of these issues is the livestock sector, which in spite of huge investment of $73 billion by the people of Pakistan, it can more...
The HEC impact
By Technology Times at December 31, 2012 | 1:32 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_24133" align="alignright" width="150"] Dr Atta ur Rahman[/caption] THE PERIOD between 2003 and 2008 saw amazing developments in the higher education sector of Pakistan, dramatically changing the landscape of our universities. In 2003, only 2.6 per cent of youth in Pakistan aged 17 to 23 had access to higher education, among the lowest more...
Mobile technology for health: A look to developing nations
By Technology Times at December 31, 2012 | 1:31 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_24130" align="alignright" width="150"] Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig[/caption] TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORM is not an independent aspect that impacts on society from external, but technology and society are mutually constitutive. Like the television in the 1950s and the internet in the 1990s, mobile phones have emerged as one of the essential communication more...
How can we improve science teaching and learning…..?
By Technology Times at December 31, 2012 | 1:24 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_24126" align="alignright" width="150"] Sidra Cheema[/caption] THE QUALITY of science teaching and learning continues to be an area of concern. What it is inadequate; it is often the lack of a sufficient number of highly-qualified and dedicated science teachers that is cited as the problem. Subject knowledge is important; we should not neglect more...
Economic progress impossible without scientific research: Dr. Anwar
By Technology Times at December 25, 2012 | 8:35 pm | 0 Comment
By Shahid Husain Prof. Dr Anwar Naseem, an eminent scientist, a short-story writer and a newly-elected Secretary General of the Pakistan Scientific Society, is credited with groundbreaking work in botany and biochemical genetics. He maintains that Pakistan cannot make economic progress unless the state attaches importance to scientific research. He holds a more...
Hydropower projects on a snail’s pace
By Technology Times at December 25, 2012 | 8:31 pm | 0 Comment
By Samz PA PAKISTAN IS facing an acute shortage of energy and ever since the country’s birth in 1947 electricity is a major energy resource for the country. Due to its rapid economic growth in recent years the demand for energy has been increasing at the rate of 10 to 12 per cent per annum. In recent years Pakistan demand has been forecasted by the Government of more...
SOX lights – the major energy saver
By Technology Times at December 25, 2012 | 8:23 pm | 0 Comment
By Shafiq Minhas SINCE THE energy crisis in Pakistan has badly affected almost the whole fabrics of the national economy, the official policy makers have joined their heads to find out a lasting solution to get the country out of this persistent crisis where they could explore the potential of alternative energy or at least work out some austerity initiatives in order more...
Agriculture: Humic acid as a remedy
By Technology Times at December 25, 2012 | 8:21 pm | 0 Comment
By Khalid Mehmood AGRICULTURE HAS been the mainstay of Pakistan’s economy for many years, though in recent years its importance has somewhat declined. There are several issues regarding agriculture, but some are directly associated with soil and plant productivity. The productivity-related issues are plant health, plant nutrient requirement, and improper use of more...
How to promote science culture in Pakistan?
By Technology Times at December 25, 2012 | 8:19 pm | 0 Comment
By Sidra Cheema SCIENCE IS a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanation and predictions. The words "Science" and "Philosophy" were sometimes used interchangeably in the English language. However, "Science" continued to be used in a broad sense devoting reliable knowledge about topic. To develop and promote science more...
PTCL EVO Wingle: Experience the power of instant sharing
By Technology Times at December 16, 2012 | 4:27 pm | 0 Comment
3G & WI-FI EVO Wingle supports two-way wireless connectivity, supporting both 3G and Wi-Fi. The device automatically establishes 3G internet connectivity via EV-DO Rev.B, simply by plugging the device in a USB power source, such as a USB port or external USB power adapter. When the device is inserted in a computer, it allows 5+1 users to connect - one user via the USB more...
Honourable lawmakers?
By Technology Times at December 16, 2012 | 4:24 pm | 0 Comment
By Dr. Atta Ur Rehman THE PRESENT alarming state of affairs in our country is directly connected with the presence and actions of hundreds of “honourable” parliamentarians who forged their degrees to become eligible for elections to the National and Provincial Assemblies in 2008. It is the actions of these “honourable” parliamentarians, particularly the budgets more...
Upto 5.3m years old wood fossils discovered
By Technology Times at December 16, 2012 | 4:23 pm | 0 Comment
By Khalid Ahmed Mirani WOOD FOSSILS have been discovered in Manchhar Formation exposed beside Ranikot Fort, district Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. This petrified wood is about 23.03 to 5.3 million years old according geological time period of Miocene. As many as 24 specimens of trunks trees are displayed in museum, Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) Islamabad. more...
Botanical pesticides for sustainable agriculture
By Technology Times at December 16, 2012 | 4:19 pm | 0 Comment
By Faizan Wazir and Asia Nosheen PLANTS ARE considered as natural laboratories in which a great number of chemicals are biosynthesized. These diverse groups of chemicals protect plants from attack of pathogens and predators. By studying the diverse chemistries of many different plant species, scientists have discovered many useful compounds that can be used as more...
Facebook – an addiction
By Technology Times at December 16, 2012 | 4:18 pm | 0 Comment
By Sikandar K. Sherwani “FACEBOOK ADDICTION” or “Facebook addiction disorder” are not, however; medically approved terms, rather this relatively depicts addictive behaviours’ or attitude of using Facebook extraordinarily - connecting, sharing, and learning via Facebook, despite of the availability of other resources; sounds indeed something alarming. Among more...
Wheat support pricing or bad economics?
By Technology Times at December 12, 2012 | 5:46 pm | 0 Comment
By Ahmad Fraz Khan The stated logic behind increasing wheat support price is the escalating cost of production. This growing cost is a reality but it constitutes one of the many variables that should determine the wheat price. Import and export parity, domestic consumption and projected requirement should also get equal weight in calculating price. But it has not been more...
Innovations weighed at ‘Minds to Market’ moot
By Technology Times at December 12, 2012 | 5:44 pm | 0 Comment
THE NATIONAL Academy of Young Scientists and COMSATS Electrical Engineering (EE) Department with the sponsorship of Weekly Technology Times have recently organized a one-day workshop on "Minds to Market "at the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad. Young researches showed great interest in the event and more than 200 young researchers participated in more...
Forest based poverty alleviation
By Technology Times at December 12, 2012 | 5:20 pm | 0 Comment
By Syed Kashan Hyder Gillani and Aqib Raza,Sohail Tariq THE FOREST Based Poverty Alleviation (FBPA) is an encompassing term where forest resources are used to avoid or eliminate poverty. FBPA is not a standalone process. Forests and trees play an important role in alleviation of poverty with so many aspects following are the aspects discussed to encounter more...
