RUDA to develop country’s first ever eco-friendly industrial zone on July 15, 2021The Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) has all set to develop Pakistan’s first ever industrial estate based on renewable energy in Ravi Riverfront City, aiming at promoting renewable energy practices in the country. This was stated by RUDA Chief Executive Officer Imran Ameen while talking to journalists in Lahore. He said that renewable industrial estate […]
Punjab EPA rewards hundreds of NOCs on dubious reports on January 30, 2021The Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rewarded hundreds of environmental approvals on distorted information during the last five years, Daily Times has learnt. These approvals have been rewarded by Punjab EPA’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) section on the basis of EIA and Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) reports of various projects in the province with […]
EPA audit unearths fake working of private labs on December 23, 2020Private environmental testing laboratories are facilitating polluters by preparing fake, unrealistic, and forged environmental test reports and such labs have been certified by the Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Daily Times has leaned. These laboratories have provided opportunities to polluter industrial units in Punjab to continue their operations at the cost of the environment. Law […]
PDMA predicts low-intensity smog this year on October 22, 2020The Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has predicted that this year low intensity of smog will be observed in Pakistan while claiming that the smoke coming from India was responsible for up to 12 percent of smog in Pakistan. This claim was made by the Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Relief Commissioner Babar Hayat Tarar […]
Punjab EPA pays no heed to air quality during corona lockdown on August 28, 2020The Punjab Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has failed in preparing an air quality assessment report during a recent lockdown in the country that was imposed due to COVID-19 pandemic. Experts have been criticized for not measuring air quality during lockdown, saying this was the “golden chance” for the Punjab EPA to assess air quality which […]
LWMC officials received extra perks for a project that was never executed on March 6, 2020A number of employees in Lahore Waste Management Company’s (LWMC) had been receiving officiating allowances for many years for the ‘Three Cities Project’ that only exited in papers, Daily Times has learnt. After having no update or zero progress regarding the said project since it was designed in 2017, the present management of LWMC has […]
EPA silent over water pollution in Faisalabad on March 4, 2020The inefficiency of Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given free hand to hundreds of industrial units in Faisalabad district to dispose their untreated wastewater into the sewer system. Owing to the situation, water bodies in the district are being polluted at large scale which posing direct threat to all kinds of living beings. Despite, […]
Correlation between climate change, food security highlights on February 28, 2020Climate Change is directly or indirectly effects food chain supply, milk chain supply, fodder production and air quality in Pakistan while there is dire need to highlight the issues in effective ways. This was stated by the speakers at one day workshop, “Climate Change Resilience, Regenerative Livestock Farming and Climate Smart Agriculture” at University of […]
Experts stress need for promoting pragmatic, prompt water stewardship on February 20, 2020Rapid urbanisation and industrialisation are negatively impacting the quantity and quality of water resources in the country, which is increasing with each passing day. This was stressed by the speakers of day-long international conference on 21st Century Water Challenges and Industrialisation. The conference was organised by WWF-Pakistan under its International Labour and Environmental Standards (ILES) […]
Lahore’s only landfill site about to reach its capacity on February 17, 2020The waste management system of metropolitan-Lahore is feared to enter into a big challenge for the authorities as the only landfill site in city is rapidly reaching to its capacity prior to the time, owing to mismanagement of Lahore Waste Management Compnay (LWMC), Daily Times has observed. After closure of city’s years old landfill site […]