Category: News
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CDA Approves New Islamabad Convention, Expo and Exhibition Centre
PAKISTAN The Capital Development Authority Development Working Party (CDA-DWP) has approved the long-awaited New Islamabad Convention, Expo and Exhibition Centre (NICEEC), with a projected cost of Rs19.371 billion. The decision was made during the 78th CDA-DWP meeting, chaired by Chairman CDA and Chief Commissioner Islamabad Muhammad Ali Randhawa. Senior officials from the Planning, Development and…
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Pakistan’s Green Transformation Highlighted at COP30: Billions of Trees Restoring Ecosystems and Communities
PAKISTAN Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Dr. Musadik Malik, addressed the COP30 side event “Upscaling the Green Pakistan Programme (UGPP): A Success Story” through a special video message, spotlighting Pakistan’s accelerated progress in landscape restoration and community-led conservation. The event, organized by the Ministry of Climate Change & Environmental Coordination, showcased Pakistan’s…
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Pakistan Hosts 24th SCA Conference on Food Security, Sustainability and Biodiversity
PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS) and the Science Council of Asia (SCA) jointly organized the 24th SCA Conference at the PAS Secretariat, Islamabad, from 16 to 18 November 2025, on the theme “Food Security, Sustainability, and Biodiversity.” The conference was supported by the Science Council of Japan (SCJ). The scientific program included…
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Pakistan Says Achieving 50% Emissions Cut Depends on US$565 Billion in Climate Finance by 2035
CLIMATE CHANGE BELEM, Brazil: Pakistan has told the UN climate leadership that its ability to deliver on its enhanced emissions-reduction pledge—cutting 50% of national emissions by 2035—depends squarely on the availability of US$565 billion in international climate finance, a requirement the country says remains largely unmet. This was the key message shared by Ms. Aisha…
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Future Heat Waves May Dramatically Increase Wheat’s Water Needs
WORLD A new study from the University of Sheffield says that future heat waves could significantly change estimates of water requirements for wheat, potentially pushing them well beyond current benchmarks. Researchers found that the stomatal pores on wheat leaves open much more widely during heat waves to help keep the plant cool, meaning wheat crops…