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ABC CERTIFIED Report Mega event of IEEE Pakistan Student, GOLD & WIE Congress The Mehran University of Engineering& Technology www.technologytimes.pk (MUET), Pakistan, in collaboration with the IEEE Price Rs.60 Pages: 6 Vol: IV No: 44 - 45 October 28 — November 10, 2013 Karachi Section and IEEE...... AgriTech PG2 First ICTP-NCP World College Rainwater Climate change can slow down on Plasma Physics starts harvesting a STAFF REPORT IBD: The ics is very important to potential remedy Abdus Salam International achieve a long-time solution developing states progress Centre for Theoretical Phys- of increasing energy demand RAIN water harvesting is ics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy, has of the world. The scientists the way through which col- STAFF REPORT IBD: The cli- organised its regional scien- and engineers are engaged in lection and storage of rain mate change has been responsible tific activity namely the “First finding out ways and means water that runs off from for floods, extreme weather, earth- ICTP-NCP International to control the thermonuclear rooftop, parks, roads, open quakes, rise of sea levels, increase in College on Plasma Physics” fusion reactions for produc- ground etc. This runoff wa- crop pests, diseases and for some oth- from November 11-15 at the ing electricity,” said Dr. Ha- ter can be either stored or er catastrophes. The issue of global National Centre for Physics mid Saleem, Director Gen- recharged into the ground- warming can slow down the pace of (NCP), Islamabad, to pro- eral NCP. water table. development especially in develop- mote research in the field of He also said that if their ef- The scarcity of water is in- ing countries. This challenge is even plasma physics in Pakistan forts succeed then probably creasing year by year in Pa- bigger for the third world nations and in this part of the world. after 2050 the mankind will kistan. In past due to passing including Pakistan. The country’s vul- This is the first scientific ac- be using electricity produced the Ravi River, the natural nerability to such adverse impacts is tivity of its kind organised in by the same physical process phenomenon at most of area likely to increase considerably in the Pakistan by ICTP in collabo- which is taking place on the coming decades. ration with NCP. shining stars for billions of These views were expressed by Eminent scientists and years; namely the nuclear fu- speakers at the three-day conference researchers from countries sion. recently organised by the Federal including the USA, Japan, He hoped that the col- Urdu University Karachi in collabo- China, Belgium, Italy, India, laboration between NCP and ration with Pakistan Council for Sci- Bangladesh, Iran, Russia, ICTP will be strengthened ence and Technology (PCST) and five Thailand, Uganda, Nigeria, further and with the support other departments of NUST. Nepal, Indonesia, Egypt and of ICTP, the NCP will be able Addressing on the occasion, Feder- Jordan also participated in to play a role for promoting al Minister for Science and Technol- this activity. science and technology in the ogy Zahid Hamid, who was the chief “The field of plasma phys- region as well. guest, said that if the global warming of Punjab’s water ground ta- continues in the next few years, they ble recharging occurred. But will face more natural disasters. now due to our negligence, ill He said that glaciers in Pakistan are said Secretary Climate Change Divi- is important for life and there is a dire istence of five major risks related to 90,000 students visited government policies and po- continuously melting mainly due to sion Raja Hasan Abbas while address- need for research to face the effects of climate change, rise in sea level, gla- litical non-priority towards the constantly rising temperature in ing the audience. climate changes. cial retreats, floods, higher average PSF exhibitions in 2012 “Indus Basin Treaty”, set the region, and by the year 2035, the Chief organizer of the event Dr. “We have to save our water re- temperature and higher frequency STAFF REPORT IBD: technology in daily life,” said back the entire water source country will no longer have water re- Moinuddin Ahmed, who had done an sources because there will be no life of droughts. More than 90,000 students an official of the PSF while in the favour of India, who serves in the shape of glaciers, which extensive research on climate change, without them,” he maintained. PCST Chairperson Prof. Dr Mu- from 430 schools visited the giving details about these captured our all sources of would definitely lead to ruination of dispelled the common impression “NUST has provided a platform dassir Asrar highlighted the efforts science caravans and exhibi- caravans and exhibitions. Ac- water and is constructing ..... agriculture, its related industries and that glaciers melting and reducing in for such conferences and we hope of her organisation in bringing the tions during the last year, cording to details, in the fed- putting the human survival in the re- size due to the rising temperature. In that they will recommend the solu- issue of global warming and climate arranged by the Pakistan eral capital, 30,500 students gion at stake. As a contributing factor fact, he explained, it was the excessive tion to global warming,” he said. change on the forefront. She said it Science Foundation (PSF) from 166 schools visited the Health PG5 Pakistan is releasing 0.34 per cent of snowfall on mountains that melts in It also said that the developing was the second international con- in order to create awareness exhibition, 28,950 students green house gases which are respon- summer and contributes to floods in countries including were the least ference which organised on this im- among students about the from 128 schools visited the Personalised sible for global warming. However, it the country. responsible for climate change con- portant issue. science and technology and exhibition in Sindh, 11,500 is the eighth most vulnerable country He also said that this conference tributing only 10 per cent of annual She mentioned that purpose of apprise them of the potential students from 45 schools genomics facing climate changes. has brought national and internation- global carbon dioxide emissions. the conference was to collaborate as well as achievements of this visited the exhibition in Pun- PERSONAL genomics that “About 23 per cent people in Pa- al experts working on climate change But they are the ones most vulner- with international universities, sector. jab. Similarly, in Khyber Pa- area of genomics concerned kistan are at a risk of floods. The gla- issues on one platform and exchange able to the environmental, social organizations, NGO and profes- “Arranging these caravans khtoonKhaw, 14,000 students with the sequencing and ciers will melt in the next two to three their research work. and economic impacts of climate sionals, providing a platform for is aimed at developing the from 67 schools visited the analysis of the genome of an decades and after that, we will face While speaking on the occasion, change. national students, researchers and skills of students to think exhibition and in Balochistan, individual as 97 per cent ge- an acute water shortage due to which Secretary Science and Technology, Another report from the World industrial experts, in the field of and solve every day problems 5,180 students from 24 schools nome of population of world the risk of food scarcity will increase,” Kamran Ali Qureshi, said that water Bank has warned Pakistan of the ex- plant ecology and climate change. by application of science and visited the exhibition. is same difference lies here in three per cent hence in order to find mutations either sin- PTA, FIA start operations to WWF, Kuwaiti IT firms seek trade space in Pakistan gle nucleotide polymorphism STAFF REPORT KHI: “The Expo has been a suc- be surely looking forward to The foreign buyers from (SNPs) or Copy Number control grey telephony Maldives sign Over 15 Kuwaiti firms have cess as it has offered a lot of carry out some trade transac- USA, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Variation (CNVs). Interest visited the Expo Pakistan opportunities to the foreign tions with Pakistani compa- Kong, China, Iran, Singa- for personal genomics began STAFF REPORT KHI: Pakistan. 2013 recently held in the city The Pakistan Telecommuni- The company, according deal to save buyers especially those work- nies. pore, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, in 1990 as with the Human of Karachi, seeking business ing in the food industry,” said Another representative South Korea, Brazil, Poland, Genome Project, an effort cation Authority (PTA) has to a PTA official, was found opportunities in different equipped itself with a more terminating approximately a representative for Khalaf from the Kuwaiti company, Bangladeshand UAE also at- towards the sequencing of tuna fish product lines. Food Stuff, Fruits and Veg- Al Kazemi International Gen- tended the expo. all the genes in a human be- efficient system in order to 360,000 illegal international STAFF REPORT LHR: Representatives of differ- etables of Kuwait, while com- eral Trade, said, “The quality Around 1000 foreign buy- ing, which was completed in identify international calls minutes on a daily basis, ent companies from Kuwait illegally terminated by the which were shown as local The World Wide Fund for menting on the event. of Pakistani rice is far better ers have participated in the 2003 at a cost of $3 billion. included those from Informa- He said that the quality than many of countries and expo, showcasing a vast vari- Now researchers are using country’s gateway exchanges. Nature, Pakistan, has signed a memorandum of under- tion Technology, consumer and cost of the mangoes ex- it has got potential to capture ety of Pakistani products to this as a reference genome A recent raid on the office goods, fruits, textiles and elec- of Wisecom, one of Pakistan’s standing with the Ministry of hibited in the expo have at- good market share in Ku- display the economic poten- and exploring novel vari- tronic industries.