Sunday, May 31st, 2020
Pakistan’s soybean may move towards self-production with Chinese tech
CHENGDU (CHINA), May 31 (DNA): China’s maize-soybean strip intercropping technology has attracted a lot of attention after a recent media’s report highlighted two Pakistani students from Sichuan Agricultural University are using and popularizing this technology in their hometown. This technology is universally applicable all over Pakistan. It can boost maize yield as well as create an additional soybean harvest to reduce Pakistan’s soybean imports and improve the country’s food security,” Yang Wenyu, the professor of Sichuan Agricultural University who develops this technology and provides generous support for the two students, said inRead More
IEP-RIC continues online lectures’ series in wake of COVID-19
ISLAMABAD, MAY 31 (DNA) – Institution of Engineers, Pakistan, Rawalpindi-Islamabad Centre (IEP-RIC). continued its Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities during the lockdown period of COVID-19. As many as seven lectures were delivered online during the recent days by Vice Chancellor Karkarum International University, Gilgit-Baltistan Engr. Prof. Dr. Attaullah Shah who is also vice chairman of the local chapter of IEP. It was announced here on Sunday that the IEP intends to continue this online courses till the effect of COVID-19. According to Secretary IEP-RIC Gp Captain (r) Engr. Najamuddin theRead More
The tax service is changing in favor of service orientation
Tashkent, Uzbekistan , MAY 31 — Restructuring begins in the system of tax authorities in Uzbekistan. The goal is to provide the highest quality service to taxpayers, thereby increasing the level of service orientation of the system and to facilitate the voluntary and comfortable fulfillment by taxpayers of their tax obligations. This was reported by the press service of the State Tax Committee. Now tax administration of VAT payers, who are also payers of generally established taxes, is gradually moving to a new level. At the first stage, a newRead More
UN discusses measures, taken by Uzbekistan to mitigate the effects of drying out of the Aral Sea
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, MAY 31 – A high-level event on the theme “Accelerated implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Water Supply, Sanitation and Climate Action” was held at the UN in a video conference format, Dunyo news agency reported. The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the UN, Bakhtiyor Ibrahimov, acquainted the conference participants with the comprehensive measures taken by the government of our country to mitigate the harmful effects of the Aral Sea crisis on the environment and the livelihoods of the population living in the region.Read More
COVID-19 Crisis: An unprecedented push For SDGS action
Huma Balouch Whenever the world experienced a health crisis, it provided an opportunity for creating major changes. For instance, all spheres of political leadership in the global system interact, reinforce, and implement adaptive decisions at much faster pace in response to humanitarian emergencies The current financial market turmoil, crude oil prices slump and temporary truce in all armed conflicts around the world in response to the COVD-19 pandemic chaos makes it clear that the intrinsic value of health sector goes beyond its contribution to human development. The catastrophic impact ofRead More
Progress in S&T crucial for dealing corona
DNA ISLAMABAD: “Corona pandemic has seriously affected the national and global development upsetting progress of all sectors in the short and long-run. Progress in Science & Technology is the key to mitigate the aftermath of this crisis”, Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, Chairman of Prime Minister Task Force on Science and Technology, Pakistan, expressed these views at a meeting held at COMSATS Secretariat to discuss the future prospects of Science and Technology in Pakistan. The meeting that deliberated on state of S&T in Pakistan and its role in national development seemedRead More