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ISLAMABAD, Sep 14 (APP):Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Monday sad Pakistan would indigenously start producing solar energy panels in one and a half year. “We will be able to transform free solar power to the batteries. With the rapid technological change, each residential unit will have its separate domestic power house and the size of a battery will reduce with its enhanced power,” he said in an exclusive talk with a private news channel. The minister said currently, one time chargeable million mile batteries were being…

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LAHORE-Renewable energy is a cheap source of energy and has changed the approach of big economies from conventional sources of power to more efficient, cheap and nature friendly resources. These views were expressed by the president of Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, senior vice president Ali Hussam Asghar and vice president Mian Zahid Jawaid Ahmed during a meeting with a delegation on renewable energy here on Monday. They said Pakistan is full of resources needed for renewable energy as it can receive about 1KW of solar…

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Karachi: National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) is holding 17th Annual Environment Excellence Awards (AEEA 2020) & Conference on “Biodiversity and Post Pandemic Challenges” on September 18 at local hotel Karachi. This was announced by President Naeem Qureshi in the meeting of NFEH Advisory Committee held at NFEH Office. Naeem Qureshi said conference and colorful award ceremony will be held on September 18, 2020. Syed Amin ul Haque Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunications, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Minister Local Government, Forest and Wildlife Sindh, Administrator Karachi Iftikhar Shallwani…

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ISLAMABAD: The government has appointed a new head of two research and administration support projects of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) ahead of a meeting of the highest decision-making body of the bilateral strategic initiative. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has given the charge of Centre of Excellence project of CPEC and CPEC Support Project to Qazi Zaheer Ahmad, a grade-21 officer working in the Ministry of Planning and Development. The responsibilities have been given on a temporary basis. “I have been appointed project director and the CPEC Support Project…

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Sui Southern Gas Company’s (SSGC) consolidated loss dropped 11.3% to Rs3.24 billion in the quarter ended September 30, 2018 due to an increase in revenue from the sale of gas, according to a bourse filing on Monday. The loss had been registered at Rs3.65 billion in the same quarter of previous year, according to the company’s profit or loss account sent to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Accordingly, the loss per share fell to Rs3.68 in the quarter under review from Rs4.15 in the corresponding quarter of previous year. SSGC’s…

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