Category: News & Announcement

No planes in the sky, empty hotels and deserted attractions: with the world at a standstill, tourism has been one of the industries worst-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. International arrivals this year could be down by 80% compared with 2019, according to the World Tourism Organization, and more than 100 million jobs are under threat. But as destinations slowly start to emerge from lockdown and borders tentatively reopen, many in the sector are wondering if this is a chance for tourism to rebuild in a greener, more sustainable way. “Of…

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PIA’s Airbus A320, registration number AP-BLD, crashed in a residential area in Karachi, killing 97 passengers on board. Two passengers survived the crash. The accident happened just seven days after the government permitted PIA to operate limited domestic flights from six airports. PIA’s fleet currently consists of 11 Airbus A320-200, three ATR 42-500, four ATR72-500, six Boeing 777-200ER, two Boeing 777-200LR, four Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for domestic and international flights. PIA plans to add five more aircraft to its fleet by the end of this year. Furthermore, the government has…

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Recently, there had been news that JW had set up their plant in the country and were looking to establish the biggest private venture of electric car manufacturing in Pakistan. The company JW Auto Park had also inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Morris Garages for their electric cars. Originally, MG had started life as a British company but was taken over by a Chinese firm. Now there has been news that the plant would be inaugurated by the Chinese President during his visit to Pakistan later this year…

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The rise of renewables and declining coal electricity generation resulted in energy consumption from renewables in the United States surpassing in 2019 coal consumption for the first time since 1885, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Thursday. Last year, total U.S. renewable energy consumption increased by 1 percent compared to 2018, while coal consumption slumped by almost 15 percent year on year, the EIA said in its Monthly Energy Review. The rise of renewable energy sources, especially wind and solar power, marked a historic milestone for energy consumption…

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Siemens Gamesa has unveiled its new 14MW SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine, the largest capacity wind turbine in the world. The turbine, which beats out competitor GE Renewable Energy’s 12MW Haliade X turbine, features 108-metre-long blades, on a 222-meter diameter rotor, and capacity can be boosted to 15MW using proprietary technology. One turbine produces enough electricity to power approximately 18,000 average European households every year, according to the company, meaning that 30 turbines would be able to cover the annual electricity consumption of the city closest to its international headquarters…

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