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MoITT barred from giving contract to default firms
By Technology Times at July 18, 2012 | 1:23 am | 0 Comment
MONITORING REPORT: Rising to the situation, the Standing Committee of Senate on IT has halted the ministry from awarding any contract to those telecom companies which are still unable to pay off their outstanding government dues. IT Secretary Farooq Awan informed the committee at a recently held meeting of the standing committee that the award of contract to telecom more...
Markhor giving new life to wildlife in Pakistan
By Technology Times at July 10, 2012 | 1:19 am | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has announced that the markhor - a majestic wild goat species - is making a remarkable comeback in Pakistan due to the continued conservation efforts. The WCS-led community surveys have revealed that markhor population in northern Pakistan's Kargah region in Gilgit-Baltistan has increased from a low of more...
Cotton – a major cash giving but world’s ‘dirtiest’ crop
By Technology Times at March 13, 2012 | 12:39 pm | 0 Comment
By Naseem Sheikh COTTON IS considered the world's 'dirtiest' crop due to its heavy use of insecticides, the most hazardous pesticide to human and animal health. Cotton covers 2.5 per cect of the world's cultivated land yet uses 16 per cent of the world's insecticides, more than any other single major crop. Cotton, one of the most water and pesticide intensive more...
