ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Monday signed an agreement for the construction of Azad Pattan Hydel Power Project. Prime Minister Imran Khan, Power and Petroleum Minister Omar Ayub Khan and Special Assistant to PM on Information and Broadcasting & CPEC Authority Chairman Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa witnessed the signing ceremony. Addressing the ceremony, the prime minister said the…
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India witnessed a new record-low solar power tariff in one of the recently concluded national level tenders. The new tariff bid is 3% lower than the previous record-low bid which was first discovered in 2017 and then twice in 2018. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) bid out 2 gigawatts of solar power capacity late last month in an auction dominated…
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Solar-power farms could increase average yield 35% to 40% simply by mounting double-sided photovoltaic (PV) panels on trackers to follow the sun, a multinational research team reports. The team—led by Carlos D. Rodríguez-Gallegos, a research fellow at the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore, which is part of the National University of Singapore—analyzed, on a global basis, two types of…
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Islamabad (6th July, 2020) In view of media reporting based on incomplete information regarding payment of land rent by Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) to the landowners at Uch Gas Field, it is necessary to place a record the factual position to avoid unnecessary speculation, hype and ambiguity. The actual facts and circumstances are as follow.OGDCL’s Uch Gas…
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For centuries, wind was the force that moved cargo around the globe, until it was replaced by steam and then diesel during the industrial age. As the shipping industry comes under ever greater scrutiny for its emissions and pollution, there could still be a future for sail-power to transport cargo. REINTRODUCING WIND POWER TO LARGE CONTAINER SHIPS There are several…
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BERLIN: German lawmakers have finalised the country’s long-awaited phase-out of coal as an energy source, backing a plan that environmental groups say isn’t ambitious enough and free marketeers criticise as a waste of taxpayers’ money. Bills approved by both houses of parliament on Friday envision shutting down the last coal-fired power plant by 2038 and spending some 40 billion euros…
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ISLAMABAD: Talal Bugti, the son of slain Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, has made the startling allegation that top state office holders had demanded Rs 500 million kickback in exchange for immediate release of the rent/royalty money of the gas fields in the Bugti area, not paid for the past six years. In a telephonic talk with The News from…
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Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced to create 15 national parks across the country under the ‘Protective Area Initiative’ to protect and enhance forest cover, create green jobs and address the threat of climate change. Out of these 15 parks, nine are new national parks while government will strengthen ecological management in six others. The initiative, which is…
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If your answer is bigger than a couple of tennis courts, think again. Miniature forests are springing up on patches of land in urban areas around the world, often planted by local community groups using a method inspired by Japanese temples. The idea is simple – take brownfield sites, plant them densely with a wide variety of native seedlings, and…
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When it comes to climate change, Pakistan’s stance has unequivocally been that of a country which is suffering the impacts but has not been responsible for the causes. This is a classic case of, ‘we didn’t do it, so we aren’t responsible’. The country’s national and international policies are focused on adaptation to the impacts of climate change, which it…
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