The registration drive for the second edition of Startup Lahore, a two-day event featuring competitions, panel discussions and an exhibition, is now open, says a statement released by Technology Accelerator, PlanX. The event is scheduled to be held on March 30-31 at …Continue reading
Lahore’s Largest Science Mela Underway
More than 8,000 students from various public and private institutions visited the science mela organised by Khwarizmi Science Society on its inaugural day on Saturday. The two-day festival was inaugurated by Ali Institute of Education Chairman Syed Babar Ali. Speaking on the …Continue reading
Dust in Lahore Contaminated With Harmful Levels of Pesticides, Study Finds
Dust in areas surrounding pesticide manufacturing units and farmland in Lahore contains harmful levels of pesticide pollution, a study done jointly by researchers at Quaid-e-Azam University and Lancaster University has found. Farmers, factory workers and residents of such areas are exposed to …Continue reading
Lahore May Miss out on Annual Geminid Meteor Shower Due to Weather
Unlike the rest of the world, residents of Lahore are not in for a treat tonight and may miss the Geminid meteor shower between 7pm and 6am due to cloudy weather conditions. This year’s Geminid meteor shower is going to be the …Continue reading
Third China Agro-Chemical Pakistan Summit Opens in Lahore
The third China Agro-Chemical (CAC) Pakistan Summit opened at the Lahore Expo Center on Monday. The event was inaugurated by Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal. The summit is being organized in collaboration with the Chinese Sub-Council for Chemical Industry (CCPIT CHEM). As many …Continue reading
Lahore’s Smog is Back but This Time There’s a Policy to Tackle it
A thick smog has been persistently plaguing citizens of Lahore for over a week now, causing throat infections, headaches and breathing problems. “I noticed the smog on my way to work last week. There was a haze in the skyline and buildings …Continue reading
Pakistani Professor Wins UNESCO Prize for Microbiology
The 2017 Carlos J. Finlay UNESCO Prize for Microbiology was awarded to Pakistani microbiologist Professor Shahida Hasnain and Dr Samir Saha from Bangladesh. The prize has an endowment of $10,000, which will be shared by the two laureates. Set up in 1977 …Continue reading
ICTD 2017 Conference to Be Held in Lahore, Pakistan
Information Technology University (ITU) is hosting the 9th International Conference on Information & Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD) 2017 from 16th to 19th November this year. The four-day conference will be held at Avari Hotel in Lahore. ICTD is the world’s premier …Continue reading
Startups to showcase products at Plan9’s Launchpad
Plan9’s Launchpad will be held at Arfa Software Technology Park in Lahore between July 19 and July 23. The five-day event, organized by the technology incubator of the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), will consist of talks, workshops and a competition where …Continue reading
The Role of Technology in Justice Delivery
In his paper titled “Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied”, Anwar (Andy) N. Khan, a professor emeritus of Legal Studies at Canada’s Athabasca University, states that backlog of cases at various courts in India stood at a whopping 30 million in 2015. Timely …Continue reading