Pakistan's forests have declined by 19 per cent to 3.44 million hectares since 2001, with a 0.36 per cent average rate of deforestation, according to an assessment made recently by Ministry of Envi

The world loses or wastes a staggering 25 per cent to 33 per cent of the food it produces for consumption, losses that can mean the difference between an adequate diet and malnutrition in many coun

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government in order to take full advantage of the province's potential in hydel power generation, has planned to launch 17 new energy projects in 2014-15 to cater the growing

Balochistan government has allocated rupees over three billion for energy sector in its annual budget for financial year 2014-15.

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Khuzdar on Friday, but officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a financing package from the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank Group's grant and low-interest arm, to help expan

The government has so far released over Rs 319.566 billion under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against total allocations of Rs 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013

After years of fractious talks, EU states have finally reached a compromise to allow cultivation of genetically modified (GM) food crops by giving their opponents an opt out, official sources said

The government of Australia contribution of $2.7 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) for livelihood activities in Sindh is timely help to mitigate the miseries of the needy people, said WFP S

Saudi health authorities reported Monday new deaths from the MERS coronavirus, taking to 173 the overall number of fatalities from the disease in the world's worst-hit country.