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Draft alternative energy policy ready: minister

 ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Water and Power Minister Syed Naveed Qamar has said the government has formulated a new alternative energy policy to attract investors to the sector.

15 October, 2011
Daily Dawn
Kalbe Ali |
AEDB, nepra, power crisis, renewable energy, technology, water
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Posted under: Reports & Documents

Papples And Oranges

 Agriculturists have been cross breeding fruit and vegetables using technology to improve the quality, pest resistance and shelf-life of farm produce. Recently, hybridisation has been used to produce altogether ‘new’ fruit, one of which is the papple.
25 May, 2013
Beenish Israr
Daily Dawn
antioxidant, appetite, apples, Beenish Israr, blood flow, blood pressure, bone density, bones, cancer, cholesterol, colon polyps, copper, cross breeding, farm produce, Fibre, free radical damage, fruit, hardening arteries, heart disease, hybridization, intestinal health, micronutrients potassium, osteoporosis, papple, pear varieties, pears, pest resistance, quality, shelf-life, technology, teeth, tissues, vegetables, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, vitamins, weight, wounds
11 December, 2012
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Pakistan’s eco-engineers eye podium finish on Malaysian tracks

 The Asian Shell Eco-marathon, a competition held annually by Shell in Europe, the Americas and Asia, inviting students from all over the world to “design, build and drive the most energy-efficient car” got underway in Kuala Lumpur  on Thursday.

06 July, 2012
Daily Dawn
Nadir Siddiqui
carbon, eco-marathon, energy efficient, gas, solar, technology
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Posted under: Featured Articles

Sci-tech: The wondrous world of science

 *Mind reading computers—to prevent accidents*
17 September, 2011
PROF ATTA-UR-RAHMAN
Daily Dawn
Berlin institute, California, EEG, electrodes, emergencies, human reaction, reading computer, technology, water
21 August, 2011
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Senate first to adopt energy conservation

ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: The Upper House of the Parliament will be the first institution to adopt energy conservation measures and new lighting technology.

02 March, 2011
Daily Dawn
A Reporter
conservation, Energy, technology
20 February, 2011
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Researchers collect 500 years data to help avert water row

KARACHI, Jan 9: Researchers at a university have mapped the flow of the river Indus basin in the Himalayan region over the past 500 years with the help of tree-ring research, Dawn has learnt.
10 January, 2011
Faiza Ilyas
Daily Dawn
himalayan, Indus, project, river, study, technology, tree-ring, university, water resources
10 January, 2011
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Posted under: Featured Articles

Farmers to resist ban on gur export

 FARMERS in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa particularly in the gur-producing Peshawar valley are angry over the ban imposed on the export of gur to Afghanistan and its supply to the tribal belt.
13 December, 2010
Tahir Ali
Daily Dawn
agriculture, farmers, gur, KP, sugar, technology
29 November, 2010
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Low-cost hepatitis drug stuck in official machination

LAHORE, Nov 7: A large batch of interferon injection --- produced indigenously for the poor hepatitis patients after getting the manufacturing process patented in 2008 --will expire in December due to an indifferent attitude of the federal ministries of health and science and technology, Dawn has learnt.

08 November, 2010
Daily Dawn
Asif Chaudhry
expire, health, Hepatitis, injection, patients, research, technology, treatment
08 November, 2010
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