Pakistan and China to develop the first ever climate and environment observation station at University of Peshawar. The joint project would provide unique weather data to stakeholders and civil society organisations. The lidar station will be the joint venture of University of Peshawar and Lanzhou University, China and it will be the most advanced climate and environment observation station in Pakistan. The Peshawar station is part of a lidar network that also includes eight stations in northwest China’s Gansu Province and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The lidar station at University of Peshawar will provide atmospheric clouds, aerosols, temperature, humidity and…
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The country may face a big challenge of food security as rice, banana and other agriculture produces have been badly affected due to the recent floods. Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said this while speaking with the media today in Islamabad. He stated that steps are being taken by the concerned authorities to ensure that there is no shortage of food items in markets across the country. He said that the recent floods and torrential rains have also damaged 40-50 percent cotton crop across the country. Accordingly 0.9 million livestock and one million houses have been…
The Federal Government has exempted local NGOs from signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Economic Affairs Division (EAD) in an effort to support flood affectees in Pakistan. Earlier, a requirement of signing an MoU was mandatory for all non-governmental organizations working on country’s disaster management. However, the new rules have been issued as a result of hard work and commitment to give a helping hand during this disaster. According to the official memorandum issued by EAD, the government exempted all local NGOs receiving foreign contributions, that had filed applications for processing with EAD, from signing of MoU with EAD…
Mercedes-Benz is all set to unveil an all electric G-Class SUV off-road vehicle which was previewed earlier as the EQG concept. The all new SUV will reportedly come with multiple innovative tech, including the brand’s new energy dense battery cells and software that manages energy consumption in real-time. The new dense battery has been developed in a partnership with an American company Sila Nanotechnologies. It would feature a silicon anode in combination with other chemical changes in the cells and believed to contribute to a 20-40 per cent increase in energy density compared with the batteries used in the existing…
3G/4G users in Pakistan crossed 118 million. The figure is expected to keep growing as more people get access to the technology and more devices gain access to the 4G spectrum. The number of cellular subscribers in Pakistan increased by 0.68 million to 195.26 million by end-July compared to 194.58 million by end-June. The teledensity for cellular mobile increased from 88.34 percent by the end of June to 88.61 percent by the end of July. The total teledensity increased from 89.53 percent by end June to 89.8 percent by end July. Jazz’s total count for 3G users declined from 5.947…
WhatsApp is going to introduce a new shopping experience with JeoMart. The service will allow users to shop from JioMart right within their WhatsApp chat. WhatsApp has announced to launch shopping experience on WhatsApp for the first time. Consumers can browser through JioMart’s entire grocery catalog right within their WhatsApp chat. In addition to adding items directly into your cart, users can also make payments using their Jio Money wallet or via their bank account via Paytm Payments Bank. It is now the world’s first end-to-end shopping experience on a popular messaging platform. WhatsApp users in India will now be…
A short code of 9999 has been issued for contributing donations in the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. By sending an SMS ‘Fund’ on 9999, the citizens can donate ten rupees in the relief fund. All the cellular operators will inform the National Disaster Management Authority about the donations collected through this way. Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had appealed to the countrymen including overseas Pakistanis, philanthropists and organizations to donate money in the relief fund for the help of flood affected people. The donations can be deposited in the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund 2022 Account No.’G-12164′. NBP Flood Relief Account…
Saudi Arabia will invest $1 billion in Pakistan to support the country’s economy. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud – may God protect him – has directed to invest an amount of one billion dollars in the sisterly Republic of Pakistan, in confirmation of the Kingdom’s position in support of the economy of the Republic of Pakistan and its brotherly people,” the report said. This was confirmed during a telephone call received today by His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, from His Excellency the Minister of Foreign…
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Meta to launch its new VR headset in October with special focus on social presence, according to Mark Zuckerberg. The headset will have the combination of mixed reality features. He said that the new VR headset, a sequel to the popular Oculus 2, will focus on “social presence,” with features like eye-tracking and face-tracking. Headset is designed to capture users’ facial expressions and have them replicated on their avatars in real time to enhance non-verbal communication. Meta’s AR glasses launch are a few years away. Since Facebook was rebranded to Meta, the company has been recasting the whole company as a…