PM Imran Khan s arrangements for Saudi Arabia visit finalised: sources
Pakistan
Prime Minister Imran Khan (right). Twitter/File
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is all set to depart for Saudi Arabia as the arrangements for his two-day visit May 7-9 have been completed, sources said Wednesday.
According to sources, the Pakistani delegation will reach the Kingdom in two to three phases, adding that the first delegation has already left the country.
Prime Minister will be accompanied by the Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam and Chairman Standing Committee on Defense Amjad Khan Niazi.
PM Khan will leave for Saudi Arabia in the next two days, sources said.
Govt to introduce climate change as subject in curriculum
National
May 4, 2021
Islamabad: The climate change ministry has planned to introduce the subject of climate change in the educational institutions with an aim to aware younger generation about this looming danger to this planet earth.
According to the details, the ministry thinks that the education system in Pakistan is insufficient to effectively focus on climate change that is posing grave threats to natural environment and food security of Pakistan.
The ministry would take the provinces into confidence and convince them to introduce climate change as a subject from the school to university level. The decision has been taken in line with the National Climate Change Policy 2012 that also stressed to make the climate change a compulsory subject in education curriculum.
Ministry pursuing policy to increase clean energy share up to 60pc by 2030
Islamabad
May 4, 2021
Islamabad : The climate change ministry is pursuing a multi-pronged policy to increase the share of renewable energy up to sixty percent in the national economy by 2030.
According to the data shared by the ministry, it achieved early successes when it convinced the government to remove the cap on solar energy share in the national grid, shelve the policy of importing coal and introduce electric vehicle policy.
The data showed that renewable energy technologies would be fully deployed so they provide a higher targeted proportion of the national energy supply mix, i.e., a minimum of 9,700 MW by 2030 as per the Medium Term Development Framework (MTDF), and helps ensure universal access to electricity in all regions of the country.
Ministry pursuing policy to increase clean energy share up to 60pc by 2030
National
May 3, 2021
Islamabad: The climate change ministry is pursuing a multi-pronged policy to increase the share of renewable energy up to sixty percent in the national economy by 2030.
According to the data shared by the ministry, it achieved early successes when it convinced the government to remove the cap on solar energy share in the national grid, shelve the policy of importing coal and introduce electric vehicle policy.
The data showed that renewable energy technologies would be fully deployed so they provide a higher targeted proportion of the national energy supply mix, i.e., a minimum of 9,700 MW by 2030 as per the Medium Term Development Framework (MTDF), and helps ensure universal access to electricity in all regions of the country.
Ministry pursuing policy to increase clean energy share up to 60% by 2030
National
May 3, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The climate change ministry is pursuing a multi-pronged policy to increase the share of renewable energy up to sixty percent in the national economy by 2030.
According to the data shared by the ministry, it achieved early successes when it convinced the government to remove the cap on solar energy share in the national grid, shelve the policy of importing coal and introduce electric vehicle policy.
The data showed that renewable energy technologies would be fully deployed so they provide a higher targeted proportion of the national energy supply mix, i.e., a minimum of 9,700 MW by 2030 as per the Medium Term Development Framework (MTDF), and helps ensure universal access to electricity in all regions of the country.