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Pakistan proposes India for video-link science lectures
By Technology Times at September 18, 2012 | 5:46 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS) has recently proposed to the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) to collaborate in sharing the advanced knowledge and expertise of Indian scientists and their science lectures delivered at various institutions across India through video-link. The vice versa has also been propounded from the Pakistani scientific more...
Mathematical base vital for science uplift: Speakers
By Technology Times at September 18, 2012 | 5:16 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The uplift of the national economy requires our due attention to science and technology. For development in science, a sound mathematical foundation is a pre-requisite, therefore, it is imperative to develop and adequate mathematical culture in Pakistan. This was the crux of the recently held three-day International Pure Mathematics Conference (13th more...
Pak students fly national flag high at London science forum
By Technology Times at September 10, 2012 | 6:24 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Five Pakistani young scientists (science students) participated in the world fame science forum - “London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) 2012”. The two-week forum was organized at the Imperial College London in August last and has been organized in the UK for the last over 50 years. The Pakistani students had participated for the more...
Mathematics backbone of science subjects
By Technology Times at September 10, 2012 | 6:03 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Mathematics is one of the important field and backbone of science subjects and there must be proper utilization of this subject in daily life. The government is committed to provide full support for the promotion of mathematical culture in the society, said by Federal Minister for Ministry of Education and Training Sheikh Waqas Akram, while addressing more...
Space science education in Pakistan
By Technology Times at August 24, 2012 | 5:10 pm | 0 Comment
By Saleem Shaikh via Dawn THE IMPARTING of space science education at the primary, secondary and college levels can encourage the young generation to pursue space science and technology as a career in Pakistan. The step holds unprecedented importance for the socio-economic uplift of this country. Space scientists at the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research 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...
Pak students excel in science Olympiads, get scholarships
By Technology Times at August 13, 2012 | 2:07 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Pakistani students have won one silver and four bronze medals along with two honourable mentions in various events at the International Science Olympiads 2012, recently held in Singapore, United States, Argentina and Estonia. According to details, four to six-member teams from each country were selected out of over 6,000 students, requiring a minimum more...
Science and development
By Technology Times at July 30, 2012 | 6:39 pm | 0 Comment
By Rao Javaid Iqbal THE SCIENCE in development refers to many of the concepts in the mind. It may include the following: • The scientific methods utilized in the community development, or the development of the poorest of the poor people • The innovative technologies and scientific instruments utilized for the community development • The innovative more...
Basis for science & development
By Technology Times at July 17, 2012 | 5:29 am | 0 Comment
by Rao Javed THERE ARE few foundations for science and technology without which the country cannot grow. We have developed thousands of colleges and hundreds of universities. But there is hardly any concrete working on the knowledge creation and innovation. All the work is indeed being copied from abroad. Most of the scientific innovations are being copied and produced more...
Muslims and Science: Should we remain backward?
By Technology Times at July 2, 2012 | 9:54 pm | 0 Comment
Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind. Religion has always played a vital role in shaping society through education. In glorious age of Islam, seminaries as a strong educational system were the centre of educational activities and provided guidance not only for religious matters, but for worldly affairs also “WISDOM IS the lost property more...
Science research key to survival: Dr. Manzoor H. Soomro
By Technology Times at July 2, 2012 | 9:41 pm | 0 Comment
Dr. Manzoor Hussain Soomro is playing a vibrant role as Chairman PSF with initiating multiple research programmes in collaboration with other organizations. Winner of the Presidential Quaid-i-Azam Scholarship for PhD. and the ‘Overseas Research Students Award’, Dr. Soomro, during his stay at PARC, played a leading role in developing disease management technology to more...
Promoting innovations key to science & tech progress
By Technology Times at June 23, 2012 | 5:35 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT LHR: Pakistan is standing at a critical stage of its history where it desperately needs not only the culture of innovations especially in science and technology but also talented brains in this sector as it would guarantee a strong and stable country. Research and development institutes must take lessons from the contemporary world and accordingly plan their more...
PSC Summer Science Exploring Camp
By Technology Times at June 23, 2012 | 5:09 pm | 1 Comments
STAFF REPORT KHI: The Pakistan Science Club announces its 3rd Summer Science Exploring Camp aims to promote scientific learning. “We have chosen the Science Exploring Camp mainly due to the fact that students are free in the summer vacations and can indulge completely in this light and fun science activities and learning,” said Abdul Rauf President and Founder of more...
Proper funding can make science and technology turnaround in Pakistan: Dr. Qureshi
By Technology Times at June 9, 2012 | 3:49 pm | 0 Comment
By Mustafa Z. Paras and Ata ul Haq Brief our readers about COMSATS? Dr. I.E. Qureshi: COMSATS stands for the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South. The Commission is a high level autonomous inter-governmental organization with 21 Countries in 3 Continents as its Members. There are commissions that work under the United Nations more...
ICMS students awarded at Intel Science Fair
By Technology Times at May 29, 2012 | 12:40 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: resenting the Institute of Computer and Management Sciences (ICMS) from Pakistan have won the fourth place grand award in the animal science category at this year’s recently held Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a programme of Society for Science and the Public, at Pittsburgh, US. According to details, Shiza Gulab and Mahnoor Hasan more...
PSF gives aid to 10 schools for science propagation
By Technology Times at May 29, 2012 | 12:26 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) has granted financial assistance to 10 schools and Science and Technology (S & T) organisation for their science propagation activities in the last two months. PSF assists the universities and research institutions by providing them Institutional Support Grants for the purchase of lab equipment, chemicals, more...
France vows to expand students science learning in Pakistan
By Technology Times at May 22, 2012 | 12:29 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: As Pakistan has displayed its seriousness in promoting the LAAMAP – the Inquiry-Based Science Education (IBSE) Programme – in its education system with positive and result-oriented steps, France, the originator of this system, has assured to continue this programme in Pakistan, which focuses on the teaching of science in primary schools to develop more...
Concepts clarity key to improving science teaching standards: Dr. Arshad Ali
By Technology Times at May 15, 2012 | 3:10 pm | 0 Comment
Prof. Dr Arshad Ali, Principal, SEECS, is a prolific researcher and academician. He has over 100 publications to his credit. He has been conferred Gold Medal by Pakistan Academy of Sciences and COMSTECH for IT research, President’s Gold Medal for Best NUST Researcher of the Year 2005 and ‘Distinguished Scientist of the Year 2006” Award by PAS. Dr Arshad is also more...
Intel Science Fair winners awarded at PSF
By Technology Times at April 30, 2012 | 2:02 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The winners of Intel National Science Fair-2012 “Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovations” have recently been awarded prizes at the Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF). An orientation session for the students selected for participation in the London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) -2012, was also held on this occasion. The PSF, as part more...
Science & Technology the only ladder to national progress
By Technology Times at April 21, 2012 | 3:54 pm | 0 Comment
What do you think is the factor behind our backwardness in the country? Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman: The first thing to understand is that we live in a knowledge driven world. The nations which have realized this have invested in strengthening their human resource through education and have made rapid progress. There are four pillars of progress in the modern era, education, more...
SSUET gets first position at GIKI science fair
By Technology Times at April 2, 2012 | 3:47 pm | 1 Comments
STAFF REPORT KHI: Students of Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (SSUET) have won the first prize at the recently held 13th All Pakistan Science Fair which was organized by the Ghulam Ishak Khan Institute for their unique, economically viable and innovative projects “Power Generation Using Magnetic Field” and “Fuzzy–PID Control for Industrial flow more...
Science policy revisit urged to alleviate poverty
By Technology Times at March 13, 2012 | 1:10 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT FBD: Science policy needs to be researched for its enhanced impact with a special focus on unprivileged class keeping in view alleviation of poverty and hunger from the globe. “The goal of my organisation is to contribute with the research and education to enhancing sustainable human development and combating poverty in the developing world,” German more...
Young talents throng SKMCH science fair
By Technology Times at March 13, 2012 | 12:57 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT LHR: The Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre’s (SKMCH&RC) science fair ‘Eureka 2012’ has concluded. Purpose of the event was to provide opportunities to young scientists across the country to share ideas, showcase innovative science projects and promote creativity among the students. About 80 projects in the category of more...
Why are Pakistani students science-phobic?
By Technology Times at March 3, 2012 | 3:05 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_13490" align="alignright" width="113" caption="Pervez Hoodbhoy"][/caption] SCHOOL SYLLABI demand it, but even then few young Pakistanis want to study science subjects and still fewer want to become scientists. Many generations have found science so odiously dull that they are now indifferent — even hostile — to a subject that stands at the more...
IDB selects UAF for science & tech award
By Technology Times at February 25, 2012 | 2:47 pm | 0 Comment
MONITORING REPORT: Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has announced the Science and Technology Award among more than three billion Muslim population of 57 OIC countries to the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad by recognizing its meritorious and acclaimed services in the field of science & technology in the Islamic world, says a press release. In a letter more...
