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Biden’s climate summit zeroes in on technology to help fight global warming

U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate summit will turn to the issue of technology on Friday, featuring remarks from entrepreneurs Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg, after Thursday’s Earth Day kickoff sought to rally world ambition to reduce global warming.
The Democratic president, who returned the United States to the pact, announced a new U.S. target on Thursday to reduce its emissions 50%-52% by 2030 compared with 2005 levels. Japan and Canada also raised their targets. read more

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:56am

Pakistan

SAU observes World Earth Day

HYDERABAD: Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) celebrated the World Earth Day, and an awareness rally was held from...

Updated 23 Apr, 2021 10:04am

Action needed to tackle ‘climate crisis’: Advisor

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam said Thursday that action is needed to...

Updated 23 Apr, 2021 09:32am

World

China's Xi says China will phase down coal consumption over 2026-2030

China's energy regulator said earlier on Thursday that it would aim to reduce the share of coal in its total energy mix to less than 56% this year, but it remains one of the only major economies to approve new coal projects.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 06:46pm

World

Biden cranks up US ambition as summit lifts climate hopes

Britain in November will host a UN conference in Glasgow that aims to upgrade the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 04:21pm

World

Putin vows Russia will fight climate change

He also called on Russia to "create an industry for the utilisation of carbon emissions".

Published 21 Apr, 2021 03:42pm

Markets

India may build new coal plants due to low cost despite climate change

CHENNAI: India may build new coal-fired power plants as they generate the cheapest power, according to a draft...

Published 21 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Technology

HP commits to reducing its emissions by half this decade

HP has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by half during this decade.
The company hopes to reach net zero emissions by 2040 and push its suppliers towards more environment-friendly practices as well.

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 08:29pm

Pakistan

Islamabad infrastructure needs improvement: PM

ISLAMABAD: Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of the Margalla Highway here on Monday, the Prime Minister said...

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 10:08am

Business & Finance

US Treasury creates climate hub to coordinate tax, economic policy

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced on Monday the creation of a new climate office to oversee...

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 10:02am

World running out of time to tackle climate crisis: UN

GENEVA: 2021 must be the year of action for protecting people against the "disastrous" effects of climate change, ...

Published 20 Apr, 2021 03:59am

Pakistan

Govt taking actions against mafias without discrimination: Zartaj

Zartaj Gul said former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif being an absconder should come back the country to face corruption cases instead of enjoying luxurious lives in London.

Updated 19 Apr, 2021 10:38pm

Opinion

Clean crude? Oil firms use offsets to claim green barrels

In January, Occidental Petroleum announced it had accomplished something no oil company had done before: It sold a...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

Pakistan

Food to growing population: Call for developing sustainable agriculture

HYDERABAD: Researchers in the agriculture sector on Wednesday raised a question about how it could be possible for...

Published 15 Apr, 2021 03:22am

Business & Finance

In world first, NZ to make banks report climate impact

WELLINGTON: New Zealand will force banks to reveal the impact their investments have on climate change under...

Updated 15 Apr, 2021 10:07am

Pakistan

Slum dwellers map flood risks to stop evictions

KARACHI: Slum dwellers in Karachi have stopped the demolition of thousands of homes by mapping flood risks from...

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 09:33am

Pakistan

Climate change: PM invites Bill Gates to work together

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and invited him to work...

Published 12 Apr, 2021 03:59am

Pakistan

Wheat, sugar being sold at subsidized rate: Zartaj Gull

The NAB following the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan was conducting inquiry against the political leaders without any discrimination, she added.

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 12:07am

Business & Finance

BlackRock's Fink wants more sustainability data from private cos

"If large private companies are not held to the same level of scrutiny as public companies, we will create an unintended incentive to shift carbon-intensive assets to markets with less transparency and, often, less regulation," Fink wrote.
Fink's language was more specific than in a January memo in which he said climate disclosures "should be embraced" by large private companies.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 06:49pm

World

Researchers develop 'roboplants' to detect abnormalities in crops

Scientists say the hi-tech system will prove useful as crops face increasing threats from climate change
With the use of this technology, farmers will be able to find out when a disease is in progress, even before full-blown symptoms appear on the crops

Updated 06 Apr, 2021 01:34pm

World

Kerry: US 'hopeful' it can work with China to tackle climate change

Sino-US relations have been strained in recent years by disagreements about trade, China's treatment of its Uighur minority, as well as China's actions in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Kerry said the countries would discuss how to reduce a reliance on coal, as well as how to "raise ambitions" on climate change ahead of November's conference.

Published 03 Apr, 2021 09:26pm

World

PM Khan 'puzzled' at the cacophony over Pakistan's exclusion from Biden's climate conference

On Saturday, Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that he was puzzled that Pakistan was not invited to the Leaders Summit on Climate in the United States.
The premier mentioned that his government's "environment policies are driven solely” by its commitment to mitigate the impact of climate change for future generations.

Updated 03 Apr, 2021 04:40pm

World

Europe’s heat and drought crop losses tripled in 50 years

PARIS: The severity of crop losses driven by heat waves and drought have tripled in the last fifty years in Europe,...

Published 03 Apr, 2021 03:41am

Kerry to skip Pakistan in his trip

ISLAMABAD: The US president’s special envoy for climate, John Kerry would skip Pakistan in his trip to the region,...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Business & Finance

World Bank revises climate policy but stops short of halting fossil fuel funding

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS: A revised World Bank policy on climate change commits to making financing decisions in line ...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Pakistan

World must support Pakistan to control climate change: Malik Amin

He said Pakistan wanted to be a part or contributing for solution of the issue as UNEP considered the country as a host for World Environment Day 2021.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 07:13pm

World

U.S. envoy Kerry heads to India to try and lift 'climate ambition'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is facing calls from the United States and Britain to commit India to a net zero emissions target by 2050
Kerry will also visit the United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh, which experts say is especially vulnerable to climate change

Published 01 Apr, 2021 01:55pm

PM seeks ‘climate finance’ for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wedn-esday called upon the major econ-omies to pursue a holistic approach...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:10am

Pakistan

Holistic approach, financial commitments needed to tackle climate change, says PM

In an article published in The Times, Imran pointed towards the risks Pakistan is facing due to climate change
PM had stated at WEF's strategic dialogue that climate change is one of the defining global challenges faced by our generation and it has far-reaching adverse economic and social impacts

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 02:40pm

World

Saudi Arabia unveils campaign to tackle climate change

RIYADH: Top crude exporter Saudi Arabia on Saturday unveiled a sweeping campaign to tackle climate change and reduce...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Saudi Pak Leas. / Apr 23 Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited(SPLC)	1.58 ▲ 0.16 (11.27%)
Allied Rental Mod / Apr 23 Allied Rental Modaraba(ARM)	9.65 ▲ 0.95 (10.92%)
Khurshid Spinng / Apr 23 Khurshid Spinning Mills Limited(KHSM)	10.99 ▲ 0.94 (9.35%)
Habib Metro / Apr 23 Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited(HMB)	39.77 ▲ 2.77 (7.49%)
Service Tex. / Apr 23 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	14.63 ▲ 1.02 (7.49%)
GOC (Pak) / Apr 23 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	42.08 ▲ 2.93 (7.48%)
Ravi Textile / Apr 23 Ravi Textile Mills Limited(RAVT)	20.61 ▲ 1.43 (7.46%)
Service Fab. / Apr 23 Service Fabrics Limited(SERF)	15.42 ▲ 1.07 (7.46%)
Bal. Glass / Apr 23 Balochistan Glass Limited(BGL)	15.02 ▲ 1.04 (7.44%)
Telecard Ltd. / Apr 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	16.02 ▲ 1.11 (7.44%)

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 23 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.55 ▲ -0.64 (-15.27%)
Flying Cement (R) / Apr 23 Flying Cement Company (R)(FLYNGR)	1.77 ▲ -0.25 (-12.38%)
SME Leasing Ltd. / Apr 23 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	3.01 ▲ -0.29 (-8.79%)
First Prud Mod. / Apr 23 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	1.66 ▲ -0.14 (-7.78%)
Sana Ind. (R) / Apr 23 Sana Industries (R)(SNAIR)	12.01 ▲ -1.00 (-7.69%)
Pak Suzuki / Apr 23 Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited(PSMC)	289.69 ▲ -23.48 (-7.50%)
Colgate-Palm. / Apr 23 Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited(COLG)	2590.01 ▲ -208.99 (-7.47%)
Tandlianwala / Apr 23 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	131.85 ▲ -10.65 (-7.47%)
BIPL securities / Apr 23 BIPL Securities Limited(BIPLS)	13.27 ▲ -1.04 (-7.27%)
Towellers Ltd / Apr 23 Towellers Limited(TOWL)	77.15 ▲ -5.85 (-7.05%)

Stock	Volume
Ghani Global Hold. / Apr 23 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	24,605,000 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Apr 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,478,000 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Apr 23 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	7,551,516 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pakistan / Apr 23 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	6,572,411 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Ltd. / Apr 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	6,291,000 ▼ 0.00
Bal. Glass / Apr 23 Balochistan Glass Limited(BGL)	6,254,500 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petr. / Apr 23 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	4,969,000 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Apr 23 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	3,752,000 ▼ 0.00
Flying Cement (R) / Apr 23 Flying Cement Company (R)(FLYNGR)	3,241,000 ▼ 0.00
Aisha Steel / Apr 23 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	2,976,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 22	153.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 22	153.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 22	107.97
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 22	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 22	1.38
Euro to USD / Apr 22	1.20
UK LIBOR % / Apr 22	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	4134.98
India Sensex / Apr 22	48080.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 22	29188.17
Nasdaq / Apr 22	13818.41
Hang Seng / Apr 22	28755.34
FTSE 100 / Apr 22	6938.24
Dow Jones / Apr 22	33815.90
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 22	15320.52
France CAC40 / Apr 22	6267.28

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Apr 22	61.43
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Apr 22	10800.00
Gold 10 Grams / Apr 22	89163.00
Gold Spot / Apr 22	1782.00
Cotton / Apr 22	86.05

climate change

Biden’s climate summit zeroes in on technology to help fight global warming

SAU observes World Earth Day

Action needed to tackle ‘climate crisis’: Advisor

China's Xi says China will phase down coal consumption over 2026-2030

Biden cranks up US ambition as summit lifts climate hopes

Putin vows Russia will fight climate change

India may build new coal plants due to low cost despite climate change

HP commits to reducing its emissions by half this decade

Islamabad infrastructure needs improvement: PM

US Treasury creates climate hub to coordinate tax, economic policy

World running out of time to tackle climate crisis: UN

Govt taking actions against mafias without discrimination: Zartaj

Clean crude? Oil firms use offsets to claim green barrels

Food to growing population: Call for developing sustainable agriculture

In world first, NZ to make banks report climate impact

Slum dwellers map flood risks to stop evictions

Climate change: PM invites Bill Gates to work together

Wheat, sugar being sold at subsidized rate: Zartaj Gull

BlackRock's Fink wants more sustainability data from private cos

Researchers develop 'roboplants' to detect abnormalities in crops

Kerry: US 'hopeful' it can work with China to tackle climate change

PM Khan 'puzzled' at the cacophony over Pakistan's exclusion from Biden's climate conference

Europe’s heat and drought crop losses tripled in 50 years

Kerry to skip Pakistan in his trip

World Bank revises climate policy but stops short of halting fossil fuel funding

World must support Pakistan to control climate change: Malik Amin

U.S. envoy Kerry heads to India to try and lift 'climate ambition'

PM seeks ‘climate finance’ for Pakistan

Holistic approach, financial commitments needed to tackle climate change, says PM

Saudi Arabia unveils campaign to tackle climate change

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