Air pollution has emerged as a key environmental issue of Pakistan as its major cities are ranked among top polluted cities in the South Asian region. Due to lack of adequate ground-based monitoring facilities, satellite ...

For the past few decades, climate change has accelerated alteration in weather patterns at a global scale due to elevated greenhouse gas emissions. Factors such as increased atmospheric CO2 concentration and subsequent ...

Energy harvesting from solar-cell with high efficiency has great attention from the last few decades. For this purpose, the addition of pyroelectric materials which have the ability of polarization with the change in ...

Rainfed regions are those where cultivation mostly depends upon rainfall. The climate of Pakistan is uneven and almost two-third of the country has an arid type climate. A significant population is feeding on Barani ...

Economic development comes at an unavoidable cost of environmental degradation. History suggests that Coal-Fired power plants are a symbol of economic development, at present 38% of world electricity generated by Coal-fired ...

Formaldehyde (HCHO) is an organic carbonyl compound found abundantly in the atmosphere. It is formed as a byproduct in the degradation pathways of many VOCs. This study was specifically designed to monitor the HCHO ...

The present study focused on the interactive effect of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) on rice (Oryza sativa) growth and changes in soil health for two contrasting soil textures (silt-loam and clay). For this ...

Pakistan has moved from water surplus country to water scarce country. Increase in climate and environmental issues have worsened water crisis. There is a need for an effective water management and effective water technology. ...

Respirable Particulate Matter (RPM) in indoor Microenvironment (ME) is a major concern due to its health impacts together with the fact that people spend, on average, 70-80 % of the time in indoor environments. Therefore, ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health issue and is more daunting in developing countries. Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) found in clinical and environmental bacteria are investigated to understand the resistance ...