Pakistan asks Qatar for more LNG to help ease fuel crunch
Pakistan is in discussions for increased deliveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar, the latest effort by the South Asian nation to help ease a crippling fuel crunch, Bloomberg…
Sindh launches oral medicine program to prevent new HIV infections
At a time when Pakistan is witnessing a staggering increase in the number of new HIV infections, Sindh became the first province to officially launch an oral medicine program known…
Changing climatic patterns adversely affect mango production
Pakistan is a land blessed with four seasons but this year we directly landed from winter into summer without having spring and its allied charms. The shift was abrupt and…
FCCU launches free classes for students from marginalized communities
Forman Christian College (A chartered university) launched their free Pre- College Summer coaching classes 2022 for students from marginalized communities. Dr. Farzand Masih, Head of Forman Church Relations Office highlighted…
Cameroon: Locusts in Cameroon From Pest to Seasonal Asset
Locusts in Cameroon From Pest to Seasonal Asset , People fleeing the wartorn north-west region are catching grasshoppers, plucking, spicing, cooking and selling them. The profit helps keep children in…
Wireless Firms Receive Notice to Pay About $180 Million to Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered Wireless Firms thorough notice that mobile-phone companies operating in the African nation to pay a levy estimated at about $180 million a year,…
New solar module for pavement applications
Hungarian tech company Platio Solar has developed a new solar module PV paving line featuring monocrystalline and polycrystalline cells with clear or opal glass. Hungary-based Platio Solar launched new solar…
After three years of 5G commercial use, Chinese firms eye next generation of network
It was only three years ago that Chinese telecoms authorities granted the first batch of 5G licenses for commercial use. Three years later, with over 1.6 million base stations installed…
Animals affected by skin disease enter livestock markets as govt bickers
In the absence of any effective mechanism at city’s entry points to isolate diseased animals, cattle infected with lumpy skin disease (LSD) are being brought to Karachi’s livestock markets ahead…
Butterflies, bees, sheep, and solar energy production can coexist
Butterflies, bees, sheep, and solar energy production can coexist EDF Renewables maintains a 23.4 MW agrivoltaic facility that supports local wildlife and agriculture. Since it was installed in 2009, the…
50 MW IPP’s plant likely to be installed in Gwadar Port
After a new hike in petrol prices, a proposal to install a 50 MW Independent Power Producer IPP’s plant in collaboration with Chinese power producers in Gwadar is going to…
Age exacerbates COVID neuroimmunological symptoms
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago investigated whether aging exacerbated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) COVID…