Total Solar Eclipse of the year was witnessed in most parts of the world on Monday (8th April, 2024). A total solar eclipse unfolded in several distinct stages. The solar eclipse was visible in west Europe, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic. It started with a partial eclipse phase as the moon begins […]
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BEIJING: China has provided equipment of early warning system to Gwadar port to help mitigate detrimental impacts of natural disasters like catastrophic flood, torrential rain as well as meteorological hazards. The equipment given by China Meteorological Administration (CMA) to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), includes the establishment of one mobile vertical observation system, one Beidou Navigation […]
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TAIPEI: Nine people were killed and more than 1,000 injured on Wednesday (3rd April, 2024) by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before being lifted. Officials said the quake was the strongest to shake the island in decades, and warned […]
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PESHAWAR: Ten people lost their lives while twelve others got injured in the heavy rain and hail storms related incidents in the last 48 hours. A total of 27 houses were damaged due to the collapse of walls and roofs in different districts, in which 3 houses were completely damaged and 24 houses were partially […]
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MANHATTAN: Pakistan has plans to fight plastic pollution and improve waste management system, Ambassador Munir Akram has said, amid global efforts to sustain a liveable planet. “We plan to implement ‘Zero Plastic Waste Cities along the Indus’ under the overall framework of the ‘Living Indus Initiative’ to tackle the challenge of plastic pollution,” the Pakistan […]
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PARIS: The world threw away a record amount of smartphones, televisions and other electrical devices in 2022, the UN said on Wednesday (20th of March, 2024), warning this avalanche of dumped gadgets was polluting the planet. Less than one quarter of the 62 million tonnes of e-waste produced in 2022 was recycled, resulting in heavy […]
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ISLAMABAD: An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale jolted District Zohb and its adjoining areas in Balochistan on Tuesday (19th March, 2024). The National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) confirmed that tremors were felt in various parts of the District and adjoining areas, private news channel reported. According to NSMC, the depth of the earthquake […]
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GENEVA: Michel Forst, UN special rapporteur on environmental defenders, has observed that activists were increasingly facing hostility across Europe. He warned that the very right to protest was “at risk” in countries usually considered beacons of democracy. Michel Forst said that he was deeply troubled by the hardening tone against climate activists in countries including […]
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BEIJING: In a significant development, Fengyun-4B (FY-4B), one of China’s meteorological satellites, has succeeded Fengyun-4A (FY-4A) and resumed its operations on 5th March after almost a month of drift and adjustment, according to China Meteorological Administration (CMA). FY-4B started drifting from 133 degrees east longitude on 1st February, and arrived at the geostationary orbit at […]
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ISLAMABAD: The People’s Republic of China on Thursday provided “Emergency Aid” to the government of Pakistan for residents of the rain-hit areas in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “On March 14, the donation ceremony for emergency aid provided by the Chinese government to rain-hit areas in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was held in the Ministry of […]
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