Tag: World
Sanitation workers in developing countries exposed to host of diseases: WHO...
World Desk
Millions of sanitation workers in the developing world ,
mainly in South Asian countries...
Post harvest food losses reach 14 percent, according to FAO report
Agriculture Desk
Around 14 percent of the world's food is lost after harvesting and before reaching the retail level, including through on-farm activities, storage and...
QAU ranked among world’s top 500 universities
By Muhammad Luqman
Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) , Islamabad is the only Pakistani university to be ranked among the top 500 universities in the world, according...
Suicide: one person dies every 40 seconds
World Desk
Of 193 members of the World Health Organization (WHO), only 38 countries have developed national suicide prevention policies, according to WHO report released...
World Fish Production set to reach over 200 million tons by...
Monitoring Desk
A growing human population is expected to drive an increase in fish consumption of approximately 1.2 percent per annum over the next decade....
Pakistan rolls out new visa regime to attract tourists, foreign investment
By Muhammad Luqman
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday announced a new visa regime to facilitate tourism in the country besides attracting foreign investment.
The new...
Air pollution: The silent killer that claims 7 million lives each...
World Desk
More than 6 billion people, one-third of them children, are regularly inhaling air so polluted that it puts their life, health and well-being...
Climate Change: 75-80% chance of El Niño within next 3 months,...
By Muhammad Luqman
There is a 75-80% chance of an El Niño developing by February 2019, according to latest update from World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Sea...
Worldwide campaign against antimicrobial resistance picking up: FAO
International Desk
Countries are making significant steps in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR), but serious gaps remain and require urgent action, according to a report of...
Rise in global fish production continues: FAO
World Desk
Global fish production will continue to expand over the next decade even though the amount of fish being captured in the wild has...

















