Provision of amenities at 5 areas: CDA fails to justify millions of rupees expenditure
ISLAMABAD - Capital Development Authority (CDA) is faced difficulties to justify its annual expenditures running into millions of rupees as ...
Year: 2015
Lake Cachuma, water source for 220,000 people depletes day by day
NEW YORK: Lake Cachuma which is a source of drinking water for 220,000 people in southern Santa Barbara County is ...
70% of population at risk: 50m suffering from iodine deficiency, says GAIN
LAHORE: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), in collaboration with other development partners, is playing an important role to adopt ...
‘Extinct’ bird rediscovered in Myanmar after more than 73 years
NEW YORK: A bird that was long thought to have gone extinct has been rediscovered in Myanmar after a team ...
Lack of co-operation between NADRA, cellular companies: SIMs users lose millions of rupees balance due to blockage
LAHORE: SIM users have to lose their connections in a great number due to lack of co-operation between NADRA and ...
Sony Xperia Z4 not waterproof smartphone but targets HTC One M9, Samsung Galaxy S6
TOKYO: Sony Xperia Z4 is in the news now that next generation flagship by Sony is not a water phone ...
NASA scientists reproduce building blocks of life non-biologically in lab
WASHINGTON: Scientists over at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California have reproduced non-biologically the three basic components of ...
RBI rate cut by 0.25pc to lower EMI, boost economic growth
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry's top functionaries hailed RBI's decision to cut policy rate by 0.25 percent, and said it ...
Stuck in mud plankton reveals ancient ocean temperatures
MEXICO: Determining ancient ocean temperatures involves a lot of guess-work, but is necessary for understanding climate change trends that affect ...
Rs2.9b salaries paid: Pakistan Steel Mills suffers Rs25.53m losses in FY 2013-14
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Industries and Production Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi has informed Senate that Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) had witnessed ...
Apple allows companies to adjust apps on apple watch ahead of release
SAN FRANSISCO: Apple Inc has allowed some companies to test their apps on its upcoming Apple Watch and adjust the ...
Scientists at NASA expose Mars had vast ocean as big as Arctic
LONDON: In the distant past, Mars had a vast ocean a big as the Arctic, according to a team of ...
Paper merchants for improved economic activities
LAHORE: All Pakistan Paper Merchants Association (APPMA) Central leader Khawaja Nadeem Saeed Wain has said that the business community is ...
Why earth made of different stuff than moon? Heavy metal rain can explain
MEXICO: We already know that Earth’s formation would have been a rough time for the planet — asteroids and even ...
Eastern Oregon uncovers 15,800 years old ancient stone tool
HONG KONG: An ancient stone tool found in the high desert of eastern Oregon could be up to 15,800 years ...
IDBI Bank plans to raise Rs 20,000 crore to fund its business growth
New Delhi: IDBI Bank said it will raise Rs 20,000 crore through bond issuance in more than one tranches from ...
Naughty Dog ramps up production of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End with series of job openings on its careers page
LONDON: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End developer Naughty Dog has posted a series of job openings on its careers page, ...
Researchers probe climate’s impact on food safety
HONG KONG: Researchers at Wageningen University and Ghent University (Belgium) have published a special issue on the "Impacts of Climate ...
Land record computerisation, online availability in Punjab till May 31
SIALKOT: Computerisation of land record and its online availability in Punjab province would complete till May 31, 2015, Board of ...
Afghan raisins export facing processing units closure
KABUL: Director of the Raisin, Fruits and Vegetables Export Development Administration, Muhammad Azim Hashemi, said during a meeting that despite ...
