Tonnes of charred plastic pellets from a burning container ship washed ashore near Sri Lanka’s capital Friday as an international effort to salvage the vessel dragged into a ninth day. Thick black smoke rose from the Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl, anchored just outside Colombo harbour, heightening fears that it could break up spilling its 278 […]
environment
Registration of electric vehicles complicated, costly, PM’s aide told
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Thursday said that introducing modern and environmental-friendly transport system through electric vehicles was of unprecedented importance to efforts for coping with Pakistan’s air pollution woes and making cities clean and green under Imran Khan’s world-acclaimed green agenda. “Introducing electric vehicles in the […]
Plastic bags
Sir: Plastic bags are a major contributor in plastic pollution – a kind of pollution which is deteriorating our environment. It is a threat to life on Earth. As plastic bags cause land, air and water pollution, therefore, they must be banned. These have been banned in various countries. However, they are still being widely […]
How to survive a heartbreak
Life is full of seasons likewise many relationships are seasonal as well. No matter how much time and love we invest, some things have got to go. Whether their love turns cold or they find somebody else, we can easily catch a lying partner. A dying romance is evident when their eyes do not look […]
Environment education
Sir: Education about environment has become very essential owing to climate change all over the world. However, climate change and environment are dovetailed and react to each other’s changes very promptly. On the other hand, it is essential to have information and knowledge about our environment. A few decades ago the environment was clean but […]
Sindh police constable initiates plantation drive in town
UMERKOT: To combat climate change, a police constable from Chhor police station at Newchhore started a plantation drive in the town. When approached to Narian Das, he said that it was his passion to do something benificiary for the society along with his duty, and that he remained aware of every single problem facing the people of […]
Future of Humanity
One of the many miracles of nature is that life first appeared on Earth 4 billion years ago, a relatively short time after the planet was formed some 4.5 billion years ago. That first life form was very primitive, compared with what we see around us today. Earth cooperates when we use resources economically with […]