India is planning to speed up testing and safety approvals of electronic devices, including smartphones and earbuds, to reduce their time to market. Currently, it can take as long as 20 weeks to for consumer electronics to pass safety tests — but the new approvals could bring that down to as little as three days. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the country’s nodal agency responsible for setting quality and safety standards, has considered a pilot project to do away with the existing sequential testing model and deploy parallel testing for electronic devices in the South Asian market. As reported by Reuters,…
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government has announced the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cambridge Scholarship, a collaborative venture between the provincial government and the University of Cambridge. The scholarship is jointly funded by the University of Cambridge and the KP government. According to details, the University of Engineering and Applied Sciences (UEAS), Swat, in partnership with the Cambridge Trust is offering fully funded scholarships to Pakistani students wishing to pursue their doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom (UK). How to Apply In order to apply for the scholarship, applicants are advised to visit UEAS’s Cambridge website. Eligibility Applicants must have…
President has approved the establishment of The National Information Technology Board bill by the federal government. According to Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) officials, the ministry wants the appointment of two members, including the appointment of CEO and a private member, to be completed before the formation of the board. According to the NITB Act, the Board shall have all the financial and administrative powers of the NITB. The Board shall prescribe regulations, including regulations for exercising its powers and performance of its functions, and enter into contracts, agreements, and MoUs. It will have powers to acquire, lease,…
Xiaomi Foundation announced a donation of USD 100,000 to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to support UNHCR’s operation in Pakistan including this most recent emergency response to the flooding and other situations affecting refugees and host communities in Pakistan. According to the National Disaster Management Authority, more than 33,046,329 individuals have been displaced, and over 1,051,570 houses are damaged because of these devastating floods. UNHCR is on the ground already distributing life-saving support to affected communities, including many of the 1.3 million Afghan refugees who have been generously hosted in Pakistan for over 40 years. In the worst-hit areas of…
Play the new variation of the classic Breakout game by clearing the screen from blocks of different color and shapes by breaking them with a ball launched by paddle strikes and moving on the horizontal axis. Various strike combinations and shortcuts are available. DX-Ball was developed to work on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 or Windows 11 and can function on 32-bit systems. A very good game, far above average & recommended. Of course it seems too simple to be addicting. But that is the beauty of DX Ball. The simplicity means you don’t have…
The government of Japan would provide emergency relief goods including tents and Plastic Sheets through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to Pakistan in response to the damages caused by the flood disaster. The emergency relief goods will be delivered to Pakistan in two consignments. Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, WADA Mitsuhiro has expressed his condolences and profound grief over the extensive damage, including the loss of precious lives, due to the floods caused by the torrential rains in Pakistan. The first consignment of emergency relief goods including tents and plastic sheets would arrive in Pakistan at Jinnah International Airport Karachi…
Pakistan is currently facing acute shortage of energy as well as economic crisis are also very serious in the country. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave a go-ahead for the early execution of 10,000 megawatts solar energy project to reduce the import bill of costly diesel and furnace oil. The decision has been taken to save the foreign exchange as it would help the country save billions of dollars. In the first phase, the solar energy would be supplied to the government buildings, tube wells operating on electricity and diesel and domestic consumers with low consumption.
Martin Dow Group a leading multinational pharmaceutical company in Pakistan has set up medical camps across areas of Balochistan, KPK, Punjab, and Sindh (D.G Khan in Taunsa, Basti Lashari and Ahmadani, D.I Khan – Tank, Quetta – Pishin, Badin, and Hala) to provide medical relief and other essential items to people affected by the recent floods. The primary goal is to facilitate the victims with on-ground medical aid. Martin Dow has so far done 4 camps and over 15 more camps are planned, keeping in view the calamity more camps would be further added. These camps are managing over 500…
Mustafa (Peace Be Upon Him) Science and Technology Foundation (MSTF) in collaboration with COMSTECH and the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) has announced the ‘Young Scientists’ Fellowship Program (YSFP)’ for the researchers of Science and Technology in Islamic World. The fellowship program provides research opportunities for young scientists in the Islamic world who are under 45 years of age. YSFP is part of the MSTF offering programs in areas of capacity building, networking, and discourse-making for creating conditions for students and young researchers in the Islamic world that will strongly exhort them to become familiar with state-of-the-art technologies…
Pakistan is experiencing the worst floods and rains in its history. Millions of Pakistanis are experiencing the worst torrential rains and floods in the country’s history. People have been left homeless and stranded in flood-hit areas. During this time of the disaster, Google will donate $500,000 (108 Million PKR) through its philanthropic arm to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. This will be directed to the sub-grants of local organizations that are actively engaged in crisis response and recovery. In addition to this, Google employees are also donating at this critical time. In just a few days, employees have already contributed…