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In an effort to accelerate remote learning in a safe and secure environment, Microsoft is supporting the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan by deploying Teams for official online and remote learning interactions across more than 100 public and private universities. The move is in response to the call by the HEC for ideas on how to address the impact of COVID-19 on education and research.This pandemic has forced educators and students to rush into distance learning. Our strong collaboration with Microsoft has spanned many areas including research innovation, capacity…

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With the entire world now being encouraged to switch to Electric Vehicles (EV’s), it was when rather than if Pakistan would also join the race. Especially with Imran Khan’s drive to make Pakistan clean and green again, the wheels have finally started turning in the right direction for the Pakistani Automotive Industry. During November 2019, Pakistan approved the rather optimistic National Electric Vehicles Policy (NEVP), with the goal of observing a 30% conversion of the entire automotive industry to electric power by 2030, and an ambitious 90% by 2040. Furthermore, the…

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When the Margalla Hills National Park was conceived, its aim was to protect the natural heritage in and around Islamabad.  Only a few minutes from the nation’s seat of power ,the Margallas offer a breathtaking view of the twin cities and beyond. Daman-e-koh, the aptly named recreational area has long been a getaway spot for families, rich and poor and the young and the old.  While the middle class and those with lesser means still find their way to Daman-e-koh, the elites over the past decade have found a new…

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KARACHI: Metropolises across the world reported improved air quality and decreased noise pollution during lockdowns prompted by the coronavirus. As people were forced inside their houses awaiting the threat of the virus to be contained, cities witnessed clearer skies and a respite from the usual cacophony. Karachi was no different. The port city experienced improved air quality and an up to 40 per cent decrease in noise pollution during the lockdown. This was disclosed during a dialogue with environmental experts held in the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency’s (SEPA) complex on the…

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, while chairing a meeting of the federal cabinet on Tuesday, endorsed an out-of-the-box proposal for dealing with the locust threat in the country under which people would be given financial incentives for catching locusts and encouraged to sell these insects to poultry farmers who could use them as poultry feed at a rate of Rs15 per kilogram. The cabinet also decided to form an inter-ministerial committee to present recommendations to the government regarding the role of regulators in the light of the sugar inquiry commission…

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