Three students from the University of Karachi have proposed an innovative solution to utilize the city’s massive organic waste problem and have won the Texitech Best Pitch Award, an award established by Dr. Amtul and sponsored by Mr. Sohail-ur-Rahman, CEO of Texitech Pakistan. According to a spokesperson for the International Centre for Chemical and Biological […]
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Maryam flags off eco-friendly SRT in Lahore
LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday took a test ride of the province’s first Super Autonomous Rapid Transit (SRT) system in Lahore. She monitored the road test up to Muslim Town while traveling among regular public traffic. The SRT is a fully electric, eco-friendly urban train developed with modern technology. During the […]
China to add ‘eco’ toilet on Mount Everest
Climbers with pressing needs on Mount Everest will soon find an “eco-friendly” toilet at a Chinese campsite 7,028 metres (23,058 feet) above sea level in an ongoing campaign to deal with the peak’s waste problem. Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the world’s highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending […]
Taxing, not banning, companies can make them adopt eco-friendly practices
Cement factories, in Katas Raj case, and steel mills in Islamabad are under heightened scrutiny and the proceedings of these cases have unleashed some important findings. The first one is that violating environmental laws pays off even when a company anticipates all the legal consequences of its behavior as these companies made profits worth billions […]