Climate Change

France becomes first major nation to ratify UN climate deal

PARIS: President Francois Hollande finalised ratification of the Paris climate accord reached in December 2015,… Read More

Scientists turn carbon dioxide into stone to fight climate change

WASHINGTON: Scientists have turned carbon dioxide into stone in a matter of months by pumping… Read More

Indian power plants responsible for heatwave in Pakistan: NDMA

KARACHI:  The coal-powered power plants in India are responsible for intense summers and heatwaves in Pakistan,… Read More

Third of coral ‘dead or dying’ in parts of Australian Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY: At least 35 percent of corals in parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef are… Read More

Trump vows to undo Obama’s climate agenda in appeal to oil sector

BISMARCK, N.D: Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, promised on Thursday to roll back… Read More

Climate change still a ‘race against the clock’: UN climate chief

BONN: Even after the world sealed a historic climate deal in Paris, the UN's climate chief… Read More

Trump casts shadow over UN climate talks

BONN: The talks in Germany to flesh out December's historic global climate deal are probably… Read More

Economies could shrink by mid-century due to scarce water – World Bank

NEW YORK: A World Bank report has stated that Economies across the world could shrink dramatically… Read More

Maleeha Lodhi invites Leonardo DiCaprio to Pakistan

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi has invited Hollywood… Read More

Kerry signs agreement with grand daughter on his lap

United Nations: US Secretary of State John Kerry brought his 2-year old granddaughter Isabelle to… Read More

Pakistan signs world climate deal

PARIS: Pakistan along with 174 other countries signed the Paris Agreement on climate change in… Read More

Earth Day celebrated today worldwide

Earth Day is being celebrated in Pakistan and around the world today to express the… Read More

People urged to conserve water on World Water Day

ISLAMABAD: A non-government organization, on World Water Day, has urged sustainable management of water resources in… Read More

Online portal launched for climate change awareness in Pakistan

KARACHI: Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) Pakistan in collaboration with OXFAM Novib has launched… Read More

Empowerment of women is an important ingredient in climate resistance: Chairman NDMA

According to Maj. General Asghar Nawaz, women are disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of natural… Read More

Climate change boosted ‘once-a-century’ floods: study

PARIS: Man-made climate change significantly enhanced the risk of the severe winter storms that ravaged… Read More

People supported PML-N in Islamabad LG polls, says Rasheed

ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Pervez Rasheed has said that the people supported Pakistan Muslim League… Read More

Modi shakes hands, greets PM Nawaz in Paris

PARIS: Indian Premier Narendra Modi on Monday shook hands with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and… Read More

PM Nawaz arrives in Paris to attend UN climate change conference

PARIS: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reached Paris where he will represent Pakistan in the upcoming United… Read More

2015 to be hottest year on record – until next year-: WMO

GENEVA: This year will be the hottest on record and 2016 could be even hotter… Read More