The Karachi Electric Supply Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Oracle Coalfields to set up a major coal-fired power plant at mine-mouth fueled by coal to be mined at Thar Coalfields in Sindh.

The Sindh High Court expressed on Tuesday its grave concern over the slackness of the provincial authorities in resolving the issue of smoke-emitting and noise-creating vehicles and illegal bus terminals in the city.

The ministry of industries has issued directives to the State Engineering Corporation to take initiative for local manufacturing of windmill turbines in view of the prevailing energy crisis in the country.

This study documents the deteriorating riverine environment of Sindh. Previous studies have also highlighted this issue but the referencing and documentation is generally fragmentary.

The Sindh government has appointed Faling, Pieter Adriaan (Piet) as the International Energy Advisor under World Bank's Thar Coal and Power Technical Assistance Project to promote the vast coal reserves of district Tharparkar, Business Recorder learnt on Saturday.

Sindh Minister for Culture & Tourism Sassui Palejo has said that National Tourism Policy is being formulated under which the tourists' spot /destinations of all provinces would be integrated and developed to turn the tourism industry into income generating industry.

KARACHI, Nov 12: The Sindh High Court on Thursday directed the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board to place on record measures and mechanisms put in place to check the supply of clean drinking water to Karachi.

A division bench comprising Justices Mushir Alam and Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi was seized with a petition filed by Advocate Islam Hussain, who sought the supply of safe water to the city.

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The Sindh government has decided to introduce a Rs 7 billion Disaster Risk Management Programme with priorities like establishing early warning systems and safety of coastal and flood zones.

The Sindh government has decided to introduce a Rs 7 billion Disaster Risk Management Programme with priorities like establishing early warning systems and safety of coastal and flood zones.

Cotton leaf curl virus, a deadly pest, has badly hit the standing cotton crop across the country due to the use of uncertified and illegal BT cottonseeds, growers told Business Recorder on Thursday. The situation is very alarming and indicates likely occurrence of a huge cotton crisis in the country, as the pest is destroying cotton crop in Sindh and Punjab.

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