environment

News Desk Peshawar: Environmentalists have urged their countrymen to take collective action to reduce reliance on single-use plastic, support policies promoting sustainable practices, engage in community-driven initiatives, and advocate…

News Desk Islamabad: Experts at an event called for a multifaceted approach to tackle mountain drought risks. “An annual deficiency of rainfall is causing drought in southern areas. However, if winter rainfall suppresses in the South,…

News Desk Rawalpindi: The launch of the Naqsh Digital Film Festival (NDFF) would play a pivotal role in highlighting climate change, harassment, child marriage, and women empowerment-related challenges. These views were expressed by…

News Desk Islamabad: The National Assembly on Saturday unanimously recognised and expressed gratitude for the contributions of international and civil society organisations and the Pakistani diaspora in addressing climate change-related…

News Desk Peshawar: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Wednesday issued an alert of flash floods in Upper and Lower Chitral, Kohistan, Upper and Lower Dir, and Swat due to the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).…

News Desk Peshawar: Himalayan glaciers disappeared 65 percent faster in the 2010s than in the previous decade; the glaciers could lose up to 80 per cent of their current volume by the end of this century; the availability of water in the…

Neelam Lashari Islamabad: A cyclone is a natural and catastrophic phenomenon. It always left people scared because of its aftermath. A cyclone is a large air mass that rotates around a powerful centre of low atmospheric pressure. It…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Quenching their thirst on a hot day is their last day. They died in their hundreds and the count will continue as the lake is poisoned and contaminated. This was witnessed a few days ago in Islamabad,…

News Desk Lahore: As many as Rs 2 billion has been allocated to provide loans to industrial units for the installation of environmental emissions control systems (EECSs), said Environment Protection Department (EPD) Director Assessment…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Islamabad: Isn’t it bizarre that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government has organised a public protest demanding the resignation of Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial for ordering the release of Imran Khan (IK)…