Tag: World
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...
Time is running out for world’s forests, warns FAO
Agriculture Desk
Rome-based Word Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has urged governments to foster an all-inclusive approach to benefit both trees and those who rely...
Inflation: Dairy prices push the FAO Food Price Index up in...
By Muhammad Luqman
Global agricultural food commodity prices rose in May, with dairy prices jumping significantly, according to a report of Rome-based Food and Agriculture...
Tobacco claims over 7 million lives every year: WHO
By Muhammad Luqman
Despite World Health Organization’s claims of about 7 percent decrease in the tobacco use , smoking still kills over 7 million people...
Future of World linked to Pakistan: NSA Janjua
By Muhammad Luqman
Pakistan’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Nasser Khan Janjua has said that future of the world is linked to Islamabad, adding that the...