Overcoming water crisis
Source: DAWN
Lahore :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-05 19:50:17 -0700 | green-news
a sit-in by farmers for water disrupted the main line rail traffic between Karachi and Lahore. The farmers were protesting against shortage of water in Badin district which is creating drought-like conditions, forcing farmers' families to migrate from the area....
Cotton output falls below 13m bales
Source: DAWN
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-04 00:27:40 -0700 | green-news
A massive shortfall in cotton production in Punjab has badly affected the country's overall output which remained less than 13 million bales in 2012-13. All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) and Karachi Cotton Association (KCA), the country harvested only 12.915...
New gas reserve discovered in Sindh: petroleum ministry
Source: DAWN
Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-03 08:44:53 -0700 | green-news
Pakistan has discovered a new gas reserve in southern Sindh province that would help reduce acute gas shortages for industry and transport, the petroleum ministry said Friday. Italian energy major ENI with joint venture partners Pakistan Petroleum Limited and Kuwait...
SC grills power sector over load shedding ...
Source: Pak Tribune
Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-03 08:44:52 -0700 | green-news
During the hearing of suo motu case regarding the unprecedented load shedding in the country, the Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that power generation had been badly affected these days due to the non supply of gas and furnace...
Earthquake reveals admn''s under preparedness, no loss
Source: Indian Express
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-01 11:13:43 -0700 | green-news
While an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the richter scale shook the city residents for nearly 40 second on Wednesday, another startling fact that it revealed was that despite being in seismic zone 4 category, the administration was ill-equipped to tackle...
Nepra hikes tariff by Rs1.35/unit
Source: Pak Tribune
Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-01 02:03:17 -0700 | green-news
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has increased the electricity tariff by Rs1.35/unit on account of monthly fuel price adjustment. Khwaja Muhammad Naeem in the premises of the regulatory authority. March not a single unit of electricity was generated...
Gas supply to parts of Sindh disrupted
Source: DAWN
Quetta :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-30 18:55:55 -0700 | green-news
Gas supply to parts of Sindh was disrupted after some people blew up the main pipeline providing gas to Sindh on Tuesday. Levies sources said that unidentified people planted explosives along the 18-inch-diameter pipeline in Malguzar area of Dera Bugti...
Rains affect wheat, chaff, cotton severely
Source: DAWN
Lahore :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-28 07:48:50 -0700 | green-news
The recent rain badly damaged 0.2 million maund wheat, 0.5 million maund chaff and cotton sown on an area of 0.2 million acres, according to a survey by the Pakistan Agri Forum. Pakistan Agri Forum Chairman Dr Muhammad Ibrahim Mughal...
Gas pipeline explosion: Supply to Punjab CNG stations, industries suspended
Source: DAWN
Lahore :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-27 00:11:09 -0700 | green-news
All the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations were closed in Punjab on Saturday after an explosion targeted a gas pipeline near Kashmore, DawnNews reported. Unknown assailants blew up the 30-inch gas pipeline which resulted in the suspension of gas supply...
Turks, Energy Ministry refuse to comment on barge issue
Source: The Daily Star
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-26 15:46:59 -0700 | green-news
The Energy Ministry and the Turkish company operating the electricity barge refrained for a third day from making a public statement explaining the sharp drop in electricity production by the ship. The public relations office of Karkey Karadeniz Elektrik Uretim...
NAB seeks records from power and gas utilities
Source: Pak Tribune
Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-26 01:42:05 -0700 | green-news
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has sought complete records from power and gas utilities while investigating an alleged scam involving captive power plants. The industrial units employing such plants had allegedly utilised cheap electricity from the national grid to run...
PME predicts bad weather
Source: Arab News
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-25 18:13:36 -0700 | green-news
Friday 26 April 2013 Last Update 26 April 2013 4:04 am The Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) is predicting further bad weather across the Kingdom today, with a 70 percent chance of rain and a drop in temperatures. Government...
Not a penny in budgets for making power for 19 years
Source: Pak Tribune
Lahore :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-25 02:24:39 -0700 | green-news
Not a single penny has been allocated in federal budgets for power generation for the last 19 years despite unprecedented electricity loadshedding in the country. This was stated by former managing director of Pepco, Engineer Tahir Basharat Cheema, while addressing...
Chinese academy
Source: DAWN
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-24 20:08:37 -0700 | green-news
Acting consul general of China Jian Qing Jian on Wednesday met Sindh Chief Secretary Mohammad Ijaz Chaudhry and discussed with him the proposed establishment of a chain of Chinese language academies in Sindh. They discussed that the proposed chain of...
Districts near Punjab alerted to fight measles
Source: DAWN
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-04-24 20:08:36 -0700 | green-news
The Sindh health department has asked its senior officials in three districts to keep vigil on the proceedings in neighbouring Punjab regarding a measles outbreak, which killed around 60 children under the age of five. Sources in the health department...
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