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Pakistan exhibited in Conference of IAEA in Vienna
Pakistan has presented an exhibition stall on "Atoms for Sustainable Development" as a parallel event of the ongoing 63rd General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna.…
Modern farming – a road to sustainable agriculture
Pakistan is an agricultural country. A major part of population is directly or indirectly involved with agriculture and modern farming business. The economy of Pakistan is greatly dependent on this…
UK-funded Karandaaz to Promote Sustainable Energy
UK commitment to provide financing for renewable energy and energy efficiency to Pakistan’s industrial Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector has been signed by the Department for International Development (DFID).As…
National agricultural policy for sustainable development
National Agricultural Policy: Pakistan is an agricultural country as according recent estimate nearly two fifth () of the country’s total population is residing in rural areas. These people are directly…
Inflating world urbanization and the SDGs
Currently, around two third of the world’s population inhabits the urban areas— ever witnessed in the history. Are we overlooking the urbanization in the pursuit of SDGs? Urbanization was not…
Organic farming and sustainable farming
Organic farming is the form of agriculture that realize on techniques such as crop rotation, green manuring compost and biological pest control. Organic farming uses fertilizers and pesticides but exclude…
Agroecology mitigate climate change in agriculture
Our intensive agriculture plays a key role in the changing of climate by releasing different gases and volatile compounds in air and in soil. This climate change has serious threats…
Int’l conference on microbes for sustainable agriculture
International Conference on Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture an exploration into the interactive world of microbes and plants organized by Forman Christian College, a Chartered University, Lahore Pakistan from March 25th…
Weed management workshop held at MNS-UAM
Keeping in view the monetary and environmental significance of weeds in wheat crop, Department of Agronomy, MNS-UAM, organized a one day workshop titled as “Integrated Weed Management for Sustainable Wheat…
Conference on ‘Sustainable Development Halophytes for Green Revolution’
A three-day international conference on ‘Sustainable Development: Halophytes for Green Revolution’ held at Karachi University Business School (KUBS), KU, organized by the Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization (ISHU) of the…
UOB ranked 347th as World’s most Sustainable University
The UI GreenMetric, World University ranking 2018 ranked Pakistan’s University of Balochistan (UOB) , as 347th number the World’s most Sustainable University based on certain criteria’s. According to the world…
Sustainable Development
The Brundtland Commission’s brief definition of sustainable development as the “ability to make development sustainable—to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future…
SDPI’s 21st Sustainable Development Conference (SDC 2018)
The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) has announced its 21stSustainable Development Conference (SDC 2018) and the 11th South Asia Economic Summit (SAES XI). This four-day long event under the theme…
PPAF financing sustainable development and community building in Balochistan
The Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) held a half-day conference in Quetta for developing strong linkages between duty bearers and community institutions in Balochistan. The objective was to empower Local…
Sustainable agricultural farming system: A key to success
Sustaining agriculture, traditional conservation minded methods combined with modern technology can reduce farmers dependence on possible dangerous chemicals. The rewards of the sustainable agricultural farming system are both environmental and…
Sustainable forest management is the need of Pakistan: Experts
Sustainable forest management needs introduction into Pakistan’s forestry which was highlighted by experts at a two-day workshop organized by IUCN and the Ministry of Climate Change, under the Sustainable Forest…
Soil health environment friendly remedy: Biochar
Land degradation is one of the major problems affecting the world. The term “Land degradation” refers to the decrease in soil productivity and deterioration of soil quality. When we talk…