In shift, US backs global target to reduce plastic production
The United States, one of the world’s biggest plastic makers, will support a global treaty calling for a reduction in how much new plastic is produced each year in a…
Climate change, plastic pollution, and waste management
Pakistan is among the top-ten climate change vulnerable country. Global warming needs to be controlled, and a desirable target in this regard globally is considered to be 1.5°C, beyond which…
Textile industry: water management
Unsustainable industrial water consumption has become a massive environmental sustainability challenge. Discharge of untreated wastewater, lack of water-efficient technologies, and absence of recycling and reuse techniques are significant contributors to…
NASFF- Winning Filmmaker Keen To Touch Pinnacle Of Success In Movie Production
Saqlain Abbas, one among the winners of National Amateur Short Film Festival (NASFF-21) on Friday pledged to touch pinnacle of success in film production with sheer hard work and dedication. Talking to APP, he…
Revamping price management
It’s almost every day that the Islamabad district administration publishes the rate list of fruits and vegetables on social media. People still always complain of retail shops overcharging shops by…
Micromanagement of exports – II
As a first stage of micromanagement, Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development (PITAD) needs a complete revamp in its research orientation to act as a data back stop for real…
Euro-II compliant fuel production
All refineries in Pakistan, except Pak-Arab Refinery (Parco), are reported to be setting up their fuel oil production to be compliant to Euro-II emission standards. A total investment of over…
Wapda’s management touches us all
I feel sorry for the institution. When it was first being created with the directions from the WB, I had resisted and had said that our engineers should be able…
Gas crisis
Pakistan produces around 4 bcf per day (bcfd) natural gas out of which 3.2 bcfd is available to the two Gas Utility companies viz SSGC and SNGPL. The balance is…
Pakistan must change direction
Pakistan’s persistent failure to develop a strong economy and combat growing poverty stems from incompetent governance accompanied by massive corruption at the highest levels, leading to economic collapse, and bringing…
