<style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> </style><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; page-break-before: always;">Proceeding of the public hearing of M/S Vedanta Aluminium limited for its expansion of alumina refinery from 1.0 mtpa to 6 .0 mtpa on 25.04.2009 at 10 a.m. at: village Belemba (opposite
Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that an amount of $3.5 billion is needed to overcome the prevailing 3,500MW power shortage.
The WorldWide Funds for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P) has expressed its grave concerns over illegal import of White tigers and conversion of the green areas in Karachi into industrial areas. According to an official here on Thursday, a meeting of WWF-P Board was held on April 18 at the Qarshi Industries, Hattar.
President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI Sultan Ahmed Chawla) and Chairman Pakistan-Turkey Business Council, Amjad Rafi Thursday welcomed the installation of first wind power generation plant by Turkish Company, Zorlu Energy, which was launched by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday.
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has accelerated its efforts towards implementation of its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) programme leading to energy efficiency in the Pakistan. The CDM under article 12 of Kyoto Protocol is considered as an effective mechanism for industrial and economic development for the developing countries like Pakistan.
Sukanya Shetty Uran, April 23
The chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council, Joytirindra Bodhipriya Larma alias Santu Larma Thursday urged all concerned to ensure safe water and sanitation to the CHT region. He was addressing a district level dialogue on
The government will start compensating locals within a few days for land acquisition in the ambitious Hatirjheel-Begunbari development project in the heart of the capital. Around Tk 488 crore has been handed over to the Dhaka deputy commissioner for the compensation.
The meteorological office of the United Kingdom on Thursday organised a seminar on "Matching climate impact prediction modeling and development needs" at the BRAC Centre in the city.
The Siddhirganj Peaking Power Project (SPPP), Bangladesh's first integrated gas-to-power project would add 300MW electricity to national power grid, which was scheduled to be completed by 2011.
ICDDRB, the biggest centre for treating intestinal disorders, is reportedly taking 700 diarrhoea patients daily, on average, in Dhaka city. The number of people coming to it's hospital for diarrhoeal treatment, every day, appears to suggests a sort of epidemic. There are different reasons for diarrhoea attacks specially suffered by children. But the main one is unsafe water supply.
Cultivation of summer Mug dal has been gaining popularity in various districts of the region for the last couple of years with the farmers reaping higher economic benefit from the increased demand for this variety of pulse.
The Sindh Assembly on Wednesday unanimously adopted four resolutions, which were moved one after the other under Rule 211 by relaxation of Rule 103(2) and other relevant rules by different members of the house.
Chinese experts visiting the Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) on Wednesday said deserts could be converted into productive farmlands and the same could be done in Pakistan also. The Chinese experts and the PARC scientists discussed the areas of cooperation for development of agriculture sector in Pakistan.
Due to last three weeks of rains in the country, water shortage, which otherwise was estimated at 10 per cent for early Kharif, has ended, and the water planners hope to have
A pit, about 35 feet deep and 35 feet wide, has developed near Sukkur Barrage
The scourge of Budhha Nullah continues
Duban Pura, a locality on Multan Road, lacks the basic facilities of a functional sewerage system that has caused a lot of problems for the local residents.
Jalandhar: The state government has ordered the registration of a case against the company that allegedly supplied spurious mother seed to potato farmers of the Doaba belt.
IIT Bombay's suggestion to divert the course of Mithi river alongside the internal boundary of the airport - which is the most viable option to prevent flooding of the river has already mired in controversy with both the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) locking horns over the responsibility of carrying out the work and bearing its expense
