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India seeks deferment of annual Indus meeting with Pak due to COVID-19, lockdownBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 27, 2020
India's has requested Pakistan to defer a meeting between their Indus Commissioners in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Thursday. The meeting is scheduled for this week. However, Islamabad is yet to respond to New Delhi's request, offficials added. Indus... Read more.. |
Pakistan setting up world’s largest solar park to promote renewable energyBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 1, 2016
Pakistan is setting up the world’s largest 1,000 MW solar park as part of its plans to promote renewable energy, Minister for Climate Change Zahid Hamid has announced, according to media reports... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , International , Pakistan , renewable , solar , Sustainable Development |
Pakistan Parliament becomes first in world to run on solar powerBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 26, 2016
Pakistan Parliament today became the first in the world to completely run on solar power, a venture supported by China with USD 55 million funding. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Pakistan , solar power |
Salt degradation imperils world's arid farmlandsBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 3, 2014
Salt is poisoning around 2,000 hectares of irrigated farm land every day – and has been doing so for the last 20 years, according to new research. Think of an area about the size of 3,000 football fields that can no longer be used to produce food each day. And then remember... Read more.. Subject Tags: Australia , Canada , India , Jordan , Pakistan , research , Spain , Sri Lanka , sustainable agriculture , United Nations University |
Brace for more extreme weather events in Himalayas, warn expertsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2014
Floods in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed scores of lives and caused widespread damage may not be a one off event. Such extreme events in the Himalayan region are bound to increase because of global warming, warn experts. |
Regional energy trade to bridge demand-supply gapBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 18, 2013
In the past two decades, there has been a remarkable increase in the demand for energy in South Asia, leading to a huge deficit in power supply. A majority of the population in South Asian countries, particularly in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, is living without an easy... Read more.. |
Power play in South Asia to energise India's hold among Saarc countriesBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 10, 2013
After finding favour with energy resource-rich countries such as Nepal and Bhutan, India's proposal for a common power market in South Asia is now gaining traction with power-deficit countries of the region like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. While Indian power... Read more.. |
CII offers help to Pakistan in setting up green business centreBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 7, 2013
CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre (GBC) has offered to help Pakistan in establishing a similar centre, which can act as a catalyst in green business initiative in the country. GBC head and Confederation of... Read more.. Subject Tags: Pakistan |
India invites Pakistan for talks on hydro power projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 1, 2013
India has invited Pakistan for talks on four controversial hydel power projects with capacity to generate more than 2000MW of energy, that it is building on Chenab river. New Delhi has sent a letter to Pakistan... Read more.. Subject Tags: Pakistan |
Solving energy crisis: Indian firms to manufacture 'power packs' in PakistanBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2013
Pakistan has lagged behind in adopting modern technology to increase electricity production with lower fuel consumption, but the fresh efforts have encouraged international engineering companies to tie up with local counterparts and transfer state-of-the-art technology to... Read more.. Subject Tags: Pakistan |