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ISLAMABAD: A high-powered Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) mandated to oversee strategic measures for ensuring food security in the country, held its meeting under the chairmanship of Rana Tanveer Hussain, Federal Minister for National Food Security & Research.Besides the participations of senior officers of the Ministry of National Food Security & Research, the meeting was…
Islamabad : In the context of a new IMF program and upcoming budget for FY 2024-2035, Pakistan’s economic stabilization reforms need to have a human face to promote balanced recovery and inclusive growth that does not burden the people and improves the country’s human development indicators.This was the consensus amongst leading national and international policy…
H.E. Jemal Beker Abdula, Special Envoy and Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, along with Coordinator to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Climate Change with status of Federal Minister H.E. Romina Khurshid Alam on Tuesday launched the “Ethio-Pakistan Fraternity Under Green Legacy” initiative of Ethiopia’s PM…
ISLAMABAD: For the first time in Pakistan, the Digital Development Index (DDI) has entered the digital development category with an average of 0.205 in the Pakistan National Human Development Report (NHDR), which measures the progress of digital development in Pakistan’s provinces and districts. 2023/2024 ‘Digitalisation for Growth: Access, Adopt, Expect, Accelerate’ launched today. The report…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Industries and Production and National Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain has said the government is committed to increase export of livestock from Pakistan since this sector contributes around 62% of the agricultural GDP of the country.Addressing a briefing on livestock sector, Federal Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain said livestock sector is very…
ISLAMABAD: The launch of the Students Mentoring Program by Akhuwat Finland during an online meeting marked a significant step towards supporting Pakistani students.Meeting was attended by the leading educationists, technocrats, scientists, policy makers and students. In the start of the meeting, Dr. Zeeshan Asghar, as the President of Akhuwat Finland, provided a comprehensive overview of…
ISLAMABAD: In a major development for Pakistan’s agriculture sector, the Variety Evaluation Committee has recommended 10 new high-yield pulse varieties for cultivation to boost food productivity in the country.The new varieties of pulses recommended by the committee for cultivation in Pakistan are NIFA Mung-24, NIAB-CH26, NIAB-CH30, NIAB-CH32, NIAB-CH69, NIAB-CH73, NARC Lentil 24, NARC Mung 24…
By Wang Zhe, People’s Daily Inside the Liangze Agricultural Cooperative’s greenhouse in Geshang village, Shouguang, east China’s Shandong province, tomatoes in red, orange, yellow, and green are thriving. “This year’s tomatoes are well-shaped and have an exquisite taste,” said farmer Han Yougong. He told People’s Daily that these tomatoes typically sell for over 5 yuan…
By Liu Yiqing, Shen Xiaoxiao, People’s Daily China’s first hydrogen-powered urban train recently completed a test at a speed of 160 km/h in Changchun, northeast China’s Jilin province. The train, developed by China’s CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd., is equipped with a built-in hydrogen power system and an independently developed hydrogen-electric hybrid energy control…
By Peng Fei, People’s Daily In the eyes of many foreign companies, investing in China means investing in the future. A survey conducted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade showed that over 80 percent of surveyed foreign-invested enterprises rated China’s business environment in 2023 as “satisfactory” or above. In the annual…
