Climate Change
News Climate Change, its Impacts and Risks for World, Mitigation Efforts
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A city that always sinks
IT happens every year. This time too, after a spate of truly devastating heat, the rains came, and just as…
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Water availability more urgent than other inputs
LAHORE: Availability of water at the right time and in the right quantity is the more crucial issue for Pakistan’s…
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Water wastage
KARACHI: With growing water shortages, the government has urged people to conserve water. But first, people need to recognise the…
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Amid water shortages, tankers business thrives in Karachi
KARACHI: Acute water shortage coupled with worst load shedding during the ongoing sweltering heat has made people’s life miserable as…
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Microplastics in water can carry viruses, but should we worry?
Researchers investigated the stability of viruses over time when suspended in water containing microplastics. They found that viruses can attach…
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PM Shehbaz orders inquiry over delay in Gwadar Breakwater project
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday ordered authorities to conduct an inquiry into the delay in the Gwadar Breakwater project,…
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In the mouth of dragons: Melting glaciers threaten Pakistan’s north
HASSANABAD (AFP) – As dawn broke over Javed Rahi’s Pakistani mountain village, a loud boom shattered the silence and a…
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Project management issues
Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) came into being by the Lahore Development Authority in 1976 for the designing, planning and…
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Water – the perpetual apple of discord
Water shortage in the Indus river system remained severe this season due to the unusual behaviour of river flows. The…
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Deadly Flooding
After experiencing heavy rainfall for the past few days, major areas in Quetta, Islamabad and Rawalpindi were flooded with as…
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