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Yarkhoon valley is located in the district Chitral, KPK and is an administrative unit. The valley consists of a total of 39 villages and many small settlements. As the Monsoon season has been ongoing since early July as forecasted by the PMD, it has now reached its peak with various villages suffering from flash floods […]
What are Mushrooms? – Importance and Benefits Mushrooms are kind of fungus that is edible. Not all fungi are edible, in fact it is important to acknowledge that majority of them are poisonous even causing death. However, the edible kind of fungi is a popular ingredient for food ass used in pizzas, pasta etc. but […]
Introduction: Biodiversity in Pakistan Like many other parts of the world, Pakistan is also endowed with a huge variety of flora and fauna. They range everywhere from the arid deserts of Thar and Cholistan to the cooler northern mountainous regions of Hunza. Many of them are also critically endangered and efforts are needed for their […]
Introduction: What are Pesticides? How many Types of Pesticides are there? Pesticides are the chemicals manufactured and used for the purpose of killing pests- any animal, plant or organism that harms the crops and human health and are unwanted. Pesticides are of 4 types: Fungicides, Insecticides, Herbicides and Rodenticides. There are some others as well […]
Introduction: Climate Change Research and Pakistan Although Pakistan emits less than 1 percent of the global emissions of green house gases but has suffered immensely due to climate change. Even future projections tell us of increasingly dire consequences for Pakistan. It is not fair that Pakistan has to bear the brunt of climate change and […]
Introduction: Risks and Hazards in Agriculture Pakistan has the population of around 235 million as of 2023, and 42% of our population is directly employed or earns their livelihood through agriculture. It is therefore not wrong to say that Farmers and the agriculture sector form the backbone of Pakistan’s economy as well as provide the […]
Introduction: Climate Change In Pakistan By now, none of us are strangers to the impact of the recent floods that hit Pakistan and displaced more than 30 million people across the nation. The driving factor of this flood was none other than climate change and the result was the disastrous floods and heavy rainfall accompanied […]
Introduction: Coastal Line of Pakistan The Coastal line of Pakistan is 990 km long and is divided in to 2 parts: Sindh Coast which is 270 km and Makran Coast which is 720 km which then lead into the 350km long marine zones of Pakistan. The first 12 nautical miles (22.22 km) are of territorial […]
What is meant by Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF)? The lakes formed due to the steadily melting ice at the very top of glaciers is what is called a glacial lake. This glacial lake is contained and regulated by dams. However, in the event of a sudden melting or faster than usual melting, as we […]
Evergreen Plants: Evergreen plants can be defined as those plants that never lose their leaves and remain “evergreen” throughout the year and seasons. Although most of the plants are coniferous– which are plants characterized by needle-like or scaly leaves. However, not all evergreen plants are coniferous and some may even be deciduous. In essence, the […]