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Climate risk – is the climate action enough?

50 years from now, what would the world look like if climate risk is not managed? That could be a world with more...

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 07:15am

Pakistan

Climate-related school closures cause dropouts: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: Climate-related school closures are frequent or of long duration, which beyond impacts on learning, cause...

Published 06 Sep, 2024 08:09am

Perspectives

Microfinance solar loans: for Pakistan, this can be a sustainable road ahead

There is an urgent need to address climate change and it has become increasingly clear. With it, the importance of...

Published 29 Jul, 2024 08:23pm

Pakistan

SCF, YANCEE arrange seminar on climate change awareness for children

HYDERABAD: Climate change is an emerging phenomenon, and the existing curriculum needs to emphasize climate change...

Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am

World

Climate: Carbon capture tech is booming, and confusing

PARIS: Humanity’s failure to reduce planet-heating carbon pollution — at record levels in 2023 — has thrust...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:30am

Pakistan

Climate, forest and water: PMI receives 4th consecutive CDP Triple- rating

KARACHI: Philip Morris International (PMI or Company), the parent company of Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited,...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Business & Finance

Banks could face rules on climate risk reporting

BASEL (Switzerland): The international bank regulatory body on Wednesday launched a process to develop rules for...

Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am

Climate response: Consensus on data sharing governance system

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives expedited efforts on a data governance...

Updated 03 Dec, 2023 09:07am

World

Climate scenarios need revamp for unstable world: IMF

NEW YORK: Scenarios used by the financial system to assess climate risk need updating to account for growing ...

Published 30 Nov, 2023 04:53am

World

Climate ‘loss and damage’ talks end in failure

PARIS: A crucial meeting on climate “loss and damages” ahead of COP28 ended in failure Saturday, with countries...

Published 22 Oct, 2023 03:20am

World

Japan sees hottest September since records began

TOKYO: Japan has seen its hottest September since records began 125 years ago, the weather agency said, in a year...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 01:26pm

Pakistan

Climate resilient, sustainable urban planning Pakistan and Azerbaijan join hands

AZERBAIJAN: Pakistan and Azerbaijan join hands for a climate resilient and sustainable urban planning keeping in ...

Published 02 Oct, 2023 06:33am

World

China denies reports it obstructed G20 climate discussions

Reports that China obstructed discussions on tackling climate change at Group of 20 (G20) meetings last week in...

Published 02 Aug, 2023 11:12am

Markets

TotalEnergies CEO says COP28 chief can press oil nations on climate

PARIS: The head of French firm TotalEnergies says national oil giants from the Gulf and other nations must pull ...

Published 10 Jul, 2023 06:52am

World

Climate goals need clean energy surge in Global South: IEA

PARIS: Financing for clean energy in developing and emerging economies excluding China must increase seven-fold...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 11:12am

BR Research

The cost of 2022 floods

Pakistan is among the countries worst hit by the climate – a trailer of which was witnessed during last year’s...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 08:37am

Pakistan

Earth Day: Sherry Rehman urges Pakistanis to tackle climate change

Says crisis-ridden state of our planet is a global emergency that requires urgent action

Published 24 Apr, 2023 03:41pm

World

Melting Antarctic could impact oceans ‘for centuries’

SYDNEY: Rapidly melting Antarctic ice threatens to dramatically slow deep-water currents in the world’s oceans,...

Published 30 Mar, 2023 12:51pm

World

Davos 2023: ‘Keep it in the ground’ Greta Thunberg tells protest at end of WEF

DAVOS: Greta Thunberg and around 30 other activists braved sub-zero temperatures on Friday in a protest calling for...

Published 20 Jan, 2023 03:53pm

Markets

Large companies’ assets at growing risk of climate impact: S&P

NEW YORK: Over 90% of the world’s largest companies will have at least one asset highly exposed to the physical...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am

World

Arctic warming four times faster than rest of Earth: study

PARIS: The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet over the last 40 years, according...

Published 12 Aug, 2022 05:44am

World

Climate activists block IMF Paris office doors

PARIS: Climate activists on Monday blocked entry to the International Monetary Fund’s Paris office with some gluing...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 03:56pm

World

UN science report to sound deafening alarm on climate

PARIS: Nearly 200 nations kick off a virtual meeting Monday to finalise what promises to be a harrowing scientific...

Published 12 Feb, 2022 05:09am

Climate hope as scientists in UK set fusion record

ABINGDON, (United Kingdom): Scientists in Britain announced Wednesday they had smashed a previous record for...

Updated 10 Feb, 2022 09:16am

BR Research

IMF brings climate change under spotlight

A little noticed sub-section of the recent IMF country report is about the effects of climate change on Pakistan. ...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 08:45am

Pakistan

Sustainable environment protection plan needed to fight pollution: PM Imran

Directs departments concerned to immediately devise a strategy to take all necessary steps to save major cities from pollution

Updated 23 Nov, 2021 01:28pm

Business & Finance

Climate on track to devastate world's poorest economies: study

GLASGOW: The 65 most vulnerable nations will see GDP drop 20 percent on average by 2050 and 64 percent by 2100 if ...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 09:45am

World

Eyes of the world will be on Scotland for climate summit, queen says

LONDON: The world’s attention will be focused on Scotland for next month’s climate summit, Queen Elizabeth told...

Published 03 Oct, 2021 04:16am

World

World leaders return to UN with focus on pandemic, climate

UNITED NATIONS: World leaders are returning to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on boosting...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am

Pakistan

'Proper city planning can help reduce growing warming'

KARACHI: A proper city planning can check the growing warming in megacity Karachi, say experts. Dr Syed Raza Ali...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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