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Islamabad, July 11, 2013 (PPI-OT): French Ambassador Philippe Thiebaud decorated Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) Chairman Prof. Dr Manzoor H. Soomro with French civil award Les Palmes Académiques (the Order of Academic Palms) in recognition of his efforts and contributions in the field of science and technology (S and T) the …
Read More »Pakistan and International Union for Conservation of Nature to expand collaboration in biodiversity conservation
Islamabad, July 11, 2013 (PPI-OT): Pakistan and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) will further expand their areas of cooperation for conservation of bio-diversity, it was decided in a meeting between Federal Minister for Science and Technology Mr. Zahid Hamid and IUCN Regional Director Ms. Aban Marker Kabraji on …
Read More »High School Summer Science Research Programme kicks off at Pakistan Science Foundation
Islamabad, July 09, 2013 (PPI-OT): The High School Summer Science Research Programme (HSSSRP), jointly organized by Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF), Pakistan Society of Computational Science/Biology (PSCS) and Embassy of France in Pakistan, kicked off at PSF on Tuesday. PSF Chairman Prof. Dr. Manzoor H. Soomro, the Chief Guest, announced the …
Read More »Minister for Science and Technology visits Pakistan Science Foundation
Islamabad, July 06, 2013 (PPI-OT): The Government is committed to promotion of Science and Technology (S and T) activities in the country for socio-economic development in the country, as it is one of the main parts of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) manifesto, said Federal Minister for S and T …
Read More »Seminar and exhibition on medicinal and aromatic plants held at Islamabad
Islamabad, June 19, 2013 (PPI-OT): Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) and National Rural Support Program (NRSP) jointly organized an exhibition and seminar on medicinal plants’ value in the rural areas of Swat under the USAID-Entrepreneurs project named “Value Chain Development Project for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAP), Swat”. The …
Read More »2-day Principal Investigators’ Convention under “Pak-US National Sciences Linkage Programme Endowment Fund of Pakistan Science Foundation begins
Islamabad, June 11, 2013 (PPI-OT): The 2-day Principal Investigators’(PIs) Convention under “Pak-US National Sciences Linkage Programme (NSLP)” Endowment Fund of Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) started here on Tuesday. The PIs Conventions is aimed at getting update on the status of projects as well as exchange of ideas regarding effective execution …
Read More »Balochistan’s Ziarat Juniper forest declared Biosphere reserve by UNESCO
Islamabad, June 03, 2013 (PPI-OT): The International Co-ordinating Council (ICC) of the Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme has declared Juniper Forest of Ziarat in Balochistan- Pakistan as the Biosphere Reserve. The decision was made during the 25th session of MAB ICC at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, making Juniper Forest of …
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