Innovative methods required for management of tannery waste

Pakistan’s Tanners Association (PTA) organised a workshop in Karachi on “Low-carbon Waste Technologies and Practices for Leather Industries”. The workshop was organised under United Nations Industrial Development Organization-Global Environment Facility (UNIDO-GEF) and WWF-Pakistan under its International Labour and Environmental Standards (ILES) Application in Pakistan’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) project. Muhammad Aslam Ghauri, Secretary Environment, […]

ABAD instructed to use bar codes on under construction sites

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD) to ensure the display of SBCA approved barcode at all the under construction sites in Karachi. This step is being taken to curb the menace of illegal constructions in the province. He said this during the visit of a delegation […]

WB approved finances for renewable energy resources

As the renewable energy resources will reduce Pakistan’s reliance on fossil fuel imports with lower costs of electricity production, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $450 million financing to support this mega project. With total estimated cost of $727 million, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Hydropower and Renewable Energy Development project will help to shift the […]