NDRMF gets US$25 million
The ECC has approved the allocation of $25 million equivalent of funds for the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF).
Early warning system offered for Peshawar
The Al-Khidmat Foundation has offered to finance early warning system for Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which is a disaster-prone city in the province. The offer came during a group discussion on `multiple hazards vulnerability and risk assessment of Peshawar district` the organization said it would install early warning system if the district government provided land for it. The Al-Khidmat Foundation and Riphah University jointly organised the event, which was attended by academicians and officials of the relevant departments.
What is agility in software engineering?
A software requires change when the user’s requirement is changed. “Agility” is the term in software engineering that is related to change,
Humans cause climate change 170 times faster than natural forces
For the first time, researchers have developed a mathematical equation to describe the impact of human activity on the earth, finding people are causing the climate to change 170 times faster than natural forces. The equation was developed in conjunction with Professor Will Steffen, a climate change expert and researcher at the Australian National University, and was published in the journal The Anthropocene Review.
32nd IEEEP NESC 2017 Change with out-of-box approach only: Dale Sinkler
The engineers needed to step out of the box and to look outside to bring the desired change, invited Dale Sinkler, Chief Operating Officer, K- Electric at 32nd IEEEP National Engineering Students Competition