Author: Waheed Ahmed
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Pakistan Unveils New Energy Vehicle Policy 2025-30 Amid Climate and Implementation Challenges
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif unveiled Pakistan’s New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Policy 2025-30, describing it as a landmark initiative to tackle the country’s intensifying climate crisis, cut petroleum imports, and usher in a new era of green industrial growth. The policy, which promotes electric mobility and clean transportation, has been hailed as both a timely response…
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Ultrasound-based wireless charging technology for implantable medical devices
A research team led by Professor Jinho Chang from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at DGIST has developed an “ultrasound-based wireless charging technology” capable of rapidly and efficiently charging the batteries of implantable medical devices. This technology has achieved world-class energy efficiency, fully charging a commercial battery within two hours, even inside…
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How Entrepreneurship Drives Scalable Business Models for Engineers
By Engr. Dr. Nawaz Iqbal Entrepreneurship provides engineers with access to convert technical innovation into results that make significant businesses suited to growth. Being analytical and goal-oriented in solving problems, engineers are also in an advantageous position to recognize inefficiencies and develop smart systems, as well as generate solutions for the market. By combining the…
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37 pc of women, girls in Thar Desert Region Battling Depression, Mental Health Camps Find
A mental health initiative of the Sindh Mental Health Authority (SMHA), covering over four and a half thousand subjects, has revealed that over 37 percent of the people—predominantly women and adolescent girls—suffer from depression in the desert belt of Sindh, which stretches over 50 thousand square kilometers. Led by Senator Dr. Karim Ahmed Khawaja, the…
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Can agriculture and solar energy work together instead of competing?
Cotton: Pakistan is among the ancient homes of cotton, with traces found in Mehrgarh dating back to 5000 BC. The crop spread to the Indus Valley and remains central to the economy today. Pakistan is the 5th largest cotton producer and 3rd largest yarn producer globally. Around 1.3 million farmers grow cotton on 6 million…