Browsing Tag - Need
PTA in need of budget for 3G auction
By Technology Times at September 2, 2012 | 5:49 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Though the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has initiated the process of auctioning the 3G lecense in the country, yet it has no substantial budget for marketing and procurement of the 3G, sources closed to the development disclosed to this scribe. They said that the telecom watchdog’s hard financial days are not yet over as the sources more...
Need for science education
By Technology Times at August 24, 2012 | 3:16 pm | 0 Comment
IN THIS developed era, science education has got an envious niche in the world of knowledge. Undoubtedly with all our science activities we recognise science as the most important subject for our next generation and trust the best way for children to learn it through engaging them in exciting hands-on activities, providing them with spectacular demonstrations, encouraging more...
Having strong cyber security system need of the hour
By Technology Times at July 18, 2012 | 1:04 am | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: There is no dearth of material available in public domain related to cyber security, while ironically no initiative has so far been taken ensure cyber security. “Have we got a national strategy to secure our cyberspace. Have we got a programme aimed at cyber warfare,” said an expert on internet security related issues. He suggested that there more...
Desperate need for organic farming!
By Technology Times at July 17, 2012 | 5:15 am | 0 Comment
AS THE issue of climate change and subsequent degradation of environment has started getting worse the world over including Pakistan with every passing day, the recent studies on practicing all available options and resources regarding protection of global environment or overcoming the negative impacts of climate change are gaining strength. Organic farming has emerged as more...
Climate change: Farmers need to boost knowhow
By Technology Times at July 10, 2012 | 1:13 am | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The climate change is badly impacting the agriculture in terms of reduction in per acre yield that needs to corrective measures for its revival as well as boost knowledge to ensure food security in the country. These remarks were expressed speakers at a recently held seminar by Damaan, an NGO, in collaboration with the Sustainable Agriculture Action more...
Need for promote innovative society
By Technology Times at July 9, 2012 | 11:40 pm | 0 Comment
LACK OF innovative spirit in both the public sector and private enterprises is not the only factor behind the insufficient resources or ill-conceived policies, the unsupportive culture is equally responsible for this negative trend. No doubt, growth in per capita income can be achieved only through improved productivity, which comes by dint of knowledge accumulation, more...
WED – Need for paradigm shift: Ban Ki-moon
By Technology Times at June 5, 2012 | 4:03 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_16735" align="alignright" width="142" caption="Ban Ki-moon"][/caption] AS THE world gears up for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), World Environment Day is an opportunity to highlight the need for a paradigm shift towards a more sustainable world. This year’s theme, “Green Economy: Does it include you?”, more...
Need to revisit IT affairs
By Technology Times at April 14, 2012 | 2:07 pm | 0 Comment
The Ministry of Information Technology has again landed in troubles and looks to have gone astray when most recently, in a surprise move, CEO of ICT R&D Fund, just few months after his appointment, has tendered his resignation citing excessive interference and meddling by the Secretary, Ministry of IT. During his service, the Secretary had also reportedly served the more...
Yawning need for reprioritisation
By Technology Times at April 9, 2012 | 12:18 pm | 0 Comment
The reservations of stakeholders over the planned auction of 3G spectrum are still haunting the whole process, a new debate – should the said technology come first to the country or the local contents are developed – has rocked the bottom of the whole process. Majority of the investors – local as well as international – are closely monitoring the shaky situation more...
Need for Smart Grid, renewable energy highlighted
By Technology Times at March 24, 2012 | 12:07 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Siemens Pakistan and LUMS have agreed to establish a Smart Grid laboratory in Lahore which will serve as a platform for NTDC/DISCOs to bring their challenges, Siemens to share technological systems, whereas LUMS SSE engineers to develop Smart Grid solutions customized to local requirements. This was disclosed during a lecture on ‘Smart Grid solutions more...
Agri scientists need to work for knowhow management
By Technology Times at March 17, 2012 | 1:05 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Dr. Muhammad Sharif, Member, Social Sciences, Division, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), has said that agricultural scientists should play their role for the management of knowledge generated from different research and development activities. “PARC likes to join hands with International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and International more...
Microbiologists need encouragement
By Technology Times at March 13, 2012 | 12:21 pm | 0 Comment
Apropos the letter on the aforesaid topic by S.R. Kathio which deserves attention and action. Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary science as it has its foundation in many scientific disciplines. The application of microorganisms is at the core of many enabling biotechnologies. Biotechnology was an artisanal skill rather than a science in the manufacture of bread, beer, more...
Islamic banks need to offer farm financing
By Technology Times at March 3, 2012 | 3:58 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT KHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Yaseen Anwar has said that Islamic banks need to offer agriculture financing to tap the huge productive potential of this sector. “It’s regrettable that Islamic banks have not been able to come out of the conventional shadow and lack better risk management and due diligence,” Anwar said during a two-day more...
Pakistan, India need to address environment issues
By Technology Times at February 25, 2012 | 2:38 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Participants of the Pakistan-India Track-II Dialogue on (Climate) Change for Peace have stressed that India and Pakistan need to work together to address common challenges posed by climate change in order to achieve food and energy security, sustainable livelihoods, conservation of biodiversity, enhanced water use efficiency, promotion of low carbon more...
Saving energy, money need of the hour
By Technology Times at February 21, 2012 | 12:44 pm | 0 Comment
By Usman Munawar AUTOMATION MEANS to operate something automatically. Talha Khan, Ali Hasan and I (Usman Munawar), the students of COMSATS University for Science and Technology, Lahore, electrical engineering 5th semester, have recently made it possible that there is no need of Microcontroller in every part of electronics project. Here our project is light and water tank more...
Wetlands need to be revived
By Technology Times at February 14, 2012 | 2:33 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT KHI: Due to lack of freshwater flow and dumping of untreated effluents, 12 out of the 42 natural wetlands in Sindh have completely dried up while the rest are becoming more and more water depleted and polluted. “With over 225 nationally significant wetlands, Pakistan is well endowed with a wide variety of wetlands ranging from the mountain ranges to the more...
Need to rise to situation
By Technology Times at February 6, 2012 | 12:30 pm | 0 Comment
What kind of relationship remains between the public entity – Trading Corporation of Pakistan – and mighty cartel of sugar mills on the payments issue, the core victim on either way were the sugarcane farmers who all the time have to bear the brunt. On one hand they face a lot in securing provision of water for their sugarcane crop at the preliminary stages, while on more...
Pakistan, India need to coop in science & technology
By Technology Times at January 28, 2012 | 2:19 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT FBD: Pakistan and India need to cooperate in various fields especially science and technology in order to learn from each other's experiences, said President Indian National Science Academy, Dr Krishan Lal. “India has 800 million literate people, which is more than literate population of European countries in numbers. More than 350 multinational companies more...
The next great war – we need to get ready
By Technology Times at January 28, 2012 | 1:29 pm | 0 Comment
By Sarah Farid HOW WILL water shortage affect me? That is the silent thought that echoes through our heads. Or, it’s not your fault. Our brains have been programmed to think as such — the urge to do so is heightened by functioning in an increasingly globalised, competitive and cut-throat world. Remember the flood tax that had reduced your take-home income? How more...
Need to revisit policy on R&D
By Technology Times at January 16, 2012 | 4:14 pm | 0 Comment
WHILE GLOBAL expenditure on research and development has been rising consistently, two of the ten countries – China and India - which contribute about 78 per cent of the total are now emerging economies. Most recently, India has announced to double its R&D allocations with the main focus on science and technology as well as information technology. South Asia’s more...
Telcos need to opt for becoming complete solution providers
By Technology Times at January 7, 2012 | 2:47 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: With almost one million youth would be entering the work force every year till 2040, the government has no planning of how to provide employment to the young population. According to the PTA, the country’s teledensity has increased to 68.6 per cent. The total mobile subscribers have reached a record level of 112 million. The cut throat more...
Need stressed to slap tax on farm incomes
By Technology Times at January 2, 2012 | 10:14 am | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The provincial government are now look convinced tax the agriculture incomes across the board, however, efforts in this regard still considered half hearted as no tangible progress has so far been made in this regard. According to a report, there are two taxes that apply to landholders - one is land tax and the other is agriculture income tax more...
