Month: April 2020

When we asked readers to send their questions about coronavirus, a common theme emerged: Many people are fearful about tracking the virus into their homes on their clothes, their shoes, the mail and even the newspaper. We reached out to infectious disease experts, aerosol scientists and microbiologists to answer reader questions about the risks of coming into contact with the virus during essential trips outside and from deliveries. While we still need to take precautions, their answers were reassuring. Should I change my clothes and shower when I come home…

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In light of the current global situation which does not allow international travel and physical meetings, WWEA will launch a new series of webinars presenting first hand information about the latest developments in wind power from experts from around the world. The first WWEA webinar will be held on 16 April presenting latest developments of key wind markets around the world. After introducing the latest global wind statistics, experts from countries including China, Japan, Korea, India, Australia, Germany, Brazil, North Africa and more will present the market performance during the…

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KARACHI: As part of the Rs1 billion Hussain Dawood Pledge, Engro Fertilisers — a subsidiary of Engro Corporation — has committed to provide Rs95 million to the Indus Hospital to expand the Covid-19 testing capacity across Sindh under the “Sindh Screening Programme — Free of Cost” campaign, Engro Fertilisers will sponsor the Indus Hospital network to launch testing interventions across rural Sindh. To ensure maximum coverage of the rural population, the testing campaign will be deployed in Larkana, Nawabshah, Jamshoro, Sukkur, Tharparkar and Badin, which have seen a gradual increase…

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Vestas, the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer, announced on Monday that it will cut 400 jobs, citing uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The jobs affected relate to “technology projects” that will be paused while Vestas focuses its resources on delivering turbines to customers through 2020, a critical construction year in key markets such as the U.S. and China. The majority of the layoffs will be in Lem and Aarhus, Denmark. Around 4,000 of the company’s 25,000 employees are located in Denmark. In a statement, the company said the wind…

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ISLAMABAD: The audit committee on power has recommended the government to introduce additional petroleum levy on petroleum products in the wake of reduced global oil prices in a bid to generate Rs100 billion to meet cost of circular debt. Taking advantage of lower international oil prices, with aggregate annual consumption of 20 billion litres of petrol and diesel, a charge of Rs5 per litre would generate Rs100 billion in additional revenues per year, the committee proposed the government. Between financial year 2005 and 2010, the cost of generation in the country…

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