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GROUND REALITIES – Climate change in the Lower Himalayas of Pakistan.
18 May, 2013
06 December, 2009
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Sustaining a powerless environment
The first sprinkling of snow lays glittering blue-white on the heights of the
Pir Panjal mountains across the Jhelum Valley in Azad Kashmir and night time
temperatures are dropping rapidly now that winter is in the offing.
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‘Matka’ irrigation
With water conservation being the need of the time, an ancient system of
irrigation can be a great asset, writes Zahrah Nasir
20 April, 2013
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26 June, 2003
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The tantalising tukh-malanga
Zahrah Nasir throws light on the history and botanical characteristics of
sweet basil and provides useful information on growing the herb
20 April, 2013
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09 March, 2006
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Tree time
*The sultry heat at this time of the year is so enervating that even
thinking of getting out there in the garden on your hands and knees, let
alone breaking your fingernails as you work in the earth, is a thought too
far, but…like it or not, there is work to be done.*
19 April, 2013
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30 June, 2012
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Two-day holiday, clock re-setting on the cards New govt plan to conserve electricity
ISLAMABAD, March 27: With temperatures starting to rise, the government is expected to ban use of low-quality electric and gas equipment and replace about 216,000 outdated tube-wells across the country to save about 2,000MW of electricity this summer.
04 April, 2011
28 March, 2011
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US east wilts in heat wave
NEW YORK, July 6: The eastern United States wilted on Tuesday at the start of a heat wave due to last all week, putting power companies under severe pressure and driving city residents into municipal “cooling centres” — or fountains.
07 July, 2010
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07 July, 2010