Water availability down to alarming levels: WAPDA
LAHORE: Pakistan’s per capita water availability has come down from 5650 cubic metre in 1951 to an alarming level of 908 cubic metre per annum, pushing Pakistan to the verge…
Greenhouse gas emissions rose to record levels in 2021
All three greenhouse gas emissions, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and methane, peaked at a record high last year, as scientists warn the world is heading in the “wrong direction”. According…
Punjab Assembly levels treason charge against PM
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Monday passed a resolution by majority vote, pushing forth the demand for action against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif under Article 6 of the Constitution of…
Water levels in Manchhar lake remain dangerously high
ISLAMABAD: Authorities are struggling to prevent the country’s biggest lake from bursting its banks and inundating nearby towns after unprecedented flooding, while the disaster management agency on Monday raised its…
Receding water levels of Yangtze reveal ancient Buddhist statues
BEIJING: Plunging water levels of the Yangtze River have revealed a submerged island in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing and a trio of Buddhist statues on it that are believed…