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Cotton-a major cash giving but world’s ‘dirtiest’ crop

March 13, 2012 Web Team 103 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

By Naseem SheikhCOTTON 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 agricultural commodity, is responsible for significant adverse impacts on human and animal (livestock) health, natural resources such as

2012 Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship at University of Nottingham, UK

March 13, 2012 Web Team 125 Views 0 Comments Scholarship, Solutions, UK 1 min read

Study Subject(s): Medicine and Health Sciences Course Level: Master’s Scholarship Provider: University Of Nottingham, UK Scholarship can be taken at: UK Eligibility: You can apply for this scholarship if you are a national of (or permanently domiciled in) Africa, India or one of the countries of the Commonwealth listed below* AND are classed as an overseas student for fee purposes AND already hold an offer to start a full-time Masters degree programme (including MRes) at Nottingham in

NAVTTC forms task forces for teachers training

March 13, 2012 Web Team 91 Views 0 Comments task, teachers, training 1 min read

STAFF REPORT IBD: The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) has constituted Task Forces in all the provinces including Islamabad, AJK and Gilgit Baltistan for swift implementation on the in-service training programme of 10,000 TVET teachers.According to details, these Tasks Forces, formed during a day-long workshop recently held here, have been formed to implement the MoU already signed between NAVTTC and GIZ for TVET Reforms Support Programme in Pakistan. Under the

Warid conducts counseling at IBA

March 13, 2012 Web Team 126 Views 0 Comments 0 min read

STAFF REPORT KHI: Warid Telecom has recently reached out to students at IBA career fair 2012 in order to transforming futures by providing lucrative learning and growth opportunities. The company’s recruitment and staffing team along with senior team member from Organization Development and Training, provided career counseling, coaching and career advice to the students on the occasion, says a press release.This event was organized at the IBA Main Campus by the IBA Career Development Society (

NCP arranges Intl Scientific Spring

March 13, 2012 Web Team 128 Views 0 Comments Scientific, Spring 1 min read

STAFF REPORT IBD: The National Centre for Physics has an excellent potential to collaborate with Italy in the field of scientific development. Italy has a deep-rooted relationship with Pakistan.This was stated by Professor Joseph Nimela from the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) while addressing 4rth International Scientific Spring at the NCP last week."ICTP has contributed over last 46 years to fostering scientific research in developing countries throughout the world. It

Etisalat likely to cut $73m to settle PTCL properties issue

March 3, 2012 Web Team 125 Views 0 Comments properties, PTCL, settle 0 min read

STAFF REPORT IBD: The Etisalat and the government of Pakistan are soon to resolve the long pending payment dispute of $800 million, Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Advisor to Pakistan’s PM on Textile and Chairman of Pak-UAE Business Council, reported has given the impression.According to a report, the resolution involves a mechanism agreed by both the parties, under which Etisalat will deduct the market price of those properties that Pakistan has failed to transfer."We proposed an out of the box

FFCEL to start trial of power production

March 3, 2012 Web Team 124 Views 0 Comments start, trial 1 min read

STAFF REPORT KHI: The FFC Energy Limited (FCCEL), a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of FFC, would commence trial production of its wind power project, capable of producing 50MW electricity, in June this year and would supply power to the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) free of charge till the commercial operations commence from coming November.According to details, the company has already installed 7 out of its total 33 wind turbines and the remaining 25 would also be completed

Wateen grabs Consumer Choice Award

March 3, 2012 Web Team 118 Views 0 Comments 0 min read

STAFF REPORT LHR: Wateen Telecom, recently ranked as Pakistan’s top wireless broadband company by the PTA, has also been awarded the Consumer Choice Award for Best Internet Service Provider in the country.The award was presented at a prestigious ceremony for the 7th Annual Consumer Choice Awards, held in Karachi last week.According to details, in total around 85 awards were presented in various categories, ranging from financial services to FMCG to telecommunications.Sindh Assembly Speaker

Short distant course for medical students

March 3, 2012March 18, 2018 Web Team 32 Views 0 Comments Short, students 0 min read

STAFF REPORT IBD: The ISCB-RSG-Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan Medical Students’ Research Society (PMSRS) has recently hosted a three-day intensive short distance learning course for medical students.This course provided an introduction to medical informatics, sequence analysis, phylogenetics, molecular modeling, protein-protein interaction, pathways studies, drug designing and data mining of medical data etc. The objectives of the course were to present the state-of-the-art developments

Budding brain narrates journey to innovation

March 3, 2012 Web Team 115 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Zohaib Khan explains how he has developed ultrasonic navigation system for the blindHow were you first interested in this field of science?Well, I am interested in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. But at the time of admission I found that there was huge amount of Electronic Engineers passed out from all over Karachi, therefore, it would be very great competition in job. So I moved to Biomedical Engineering, Which is a merge form of Medical, Anatomy, Biology and Electronic Engineering. In

Zong sets up Contact Centre in Lahore

March 3, 2012 Web Team 95 Views 0 Comments sets 0 min read

STAFF REPORT IBD: Zong has launched the state-of-the-art multimedia Contact Centre in Lahore, which is the first of its kind in telecom sector of Pakistan.According to details, the centre features rich Contact Centre using next generation Cloud Computing Model in addition to having a service capacity of 300 seats."Zong realizes that excellent service is the key for attracting and maintaining customers, therefore, following its philosophy of keeping customer satisfaction as foremost priority

Samsung leads an IT Awards Ceremony in Lahore. Samsung leads an IT Awards Ceremony in Lahore.

March 3, 2012March 18, 2018 Web Team 46 Views 0 Comments Samsung 1 min read

Islamabad (PAKISTAN): Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, Telecommunications, Digital Media and Digital Convergence Technologies. Recently, the Head of HHP and IT at Samsung, Mr. Jyongil Chang was invited to chair an IT Awards Ceremony, organized by a prominent distributor of IT products in Pakistan – Decent Computers. The event was organized at the Liberty Castle in Lahore.The event featured a Prize Distribution and Dealer Sales Achievement Rewards Ceremony, for

Remittance services from S. Arabia to easypaisa rolled out

March 3, 2012 Web Team 103 Views 0 Comments Remittance, rolled, S, services 1 min read

STAFF REPORT IBD: The Xpress Money has tied up with Telenor Pakistan for the "Direct to Mobile Account" service, while its "Direct to Bank Account" service will be available through 17 leading banks in Pakistan.All Telenor mobile account number holders can avail the "Direct to Mobile Account" service. New customers who wish to remit money using their mobiles can sign up with Telenor to obtain their personal mobile account numbers, says a press release issued here

Science-based agri to ensure food security

March 3, 2012 Web Team 130 Views 0 Comments science, Security 0 min read

STAFF REPORT IBD: Chairman of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) Dr Iftikhar Ahmad has said that science-based agriculture is key to ensuring food security in the country.He said this while speaking at a recently held international workshop titled Promoting Science and Innovation in Agriculture’ organised by the Sindh Agriculture Department in collaboration with donor agencies.It is to be noted here that due to devolution of agriculture and livestock to the provinces, the

wi-tribe sponsors the Islamabad Deaf Cricket Association

March 3, 2012 Web Team 136 Views 0 Comments sponsors, tribe 0 min read

wi-tribe Pakistan, in partnership with the Islamabad Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA), has patronized 32 deaf cricket teams representing different cities throughout Pakistan. The company has provided the team members with uniforms, travel, accommodation and sports kits for two major gaming events, among others. Seen in the picture is Zohare Haider, Manager of Corporate and Digital Communications, wi-tribe Pakistan, giving uniform to players

Why are Pakistani students science-phobic?

March 3, 2012 Web Team 102 Views 0 Comments science, students 4 min read

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 very pinnacle of human understanding and progress. While some of our better students will be reasonably successful in science-related professions such as engineering, medicine, and information technology, their poor science

2012 Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship at University of Nottingham, UK

March 3, 2012 Web Team 130 Views 0 Comments Scholarship, Solutions, UK 1 min read

Study Subject(s): Medicine and Health Sciences Course Level: Master’s Scholarship Provider: University Of Nottingham, UK Scholarship can be taken at: UK Eligibility: You can apply for this scholarship if you are a national of (or permanently domiciled in) Africa, India or one of the countries of the Commonwealth listed below* AND are classed as an overseas student for fee purposes AND already hold an offer to start a full-time Masters degree programme (including MRes) at Nottingham in