Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Pakistan will be installing three new air quality monitoring systems in Islamabad. In order to increase the capital’s capacity to accurately measure the air quality, the monitors will be installed in areas with the highest industrial and vehicular emissions like Peshawar Mor, Rawat, and Taramri Chowk. EPA has prepared the project concept-I in this regard which will be sent to the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) for final approval.
Knee, the South Korean Superstar, arrived in Pakistan on Nov 28th to practice for the Tekken World Tour Finals 2019. Knee appreciated Pakistani talent and expressed his desire to visit again. During his stay, the Tekken Legend got to enjoy Pakistan’s hospitality and practised during the 3 day sessions in which knee played 41 sets against the strong local talent and ended up winning 38 of them.
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has proposed that a chip be installed on computerized national identity cards which will tell whether or not the CNIC holder wants to donate their organs. The proposal was made during the Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice which met with Senator Javed Abbasi, discussed “The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Bill, 2018”.
Leveraging TPL Maps, Trakker and a strong drive for tech innovation, Rider has launched the first of its kind LIVE order tracking in Pakistan. In May, TPL Logistics launched Rider, a last mile delivery service focused on e-commerce and online sellers. The technology allows for smarter, faster and more accurate deliveries that address a multitude of COD related challenges.
Students from the Applied Physics Department of the University of Karachi have developed a machine called ‘Braille Display,’ which lets blind people send and read text messages. According to a student, they’ve been working on this project for over one year and at the moment the device can only process four-letter words but they are working to improve the technology.
A consumer court on Saturday imposed fines on a leading online retailer for providing a faulty product to a customer. Dania Kashif, the customer filed a complaint against Daraz.pk and contended that she ordered one Play-Doh DohVinci from the website, but the product was dry and in bad condition and the price mentioned on the box was Rs6,730 instead of Rs7,795.
The Department of Excise and Taxation has established an online system that will allow people to pay token taxes for vehicles registered with the Excise and Taxation Office (ETO) in Islamabad. Now, people will not have to visit the Excise office physically and can pay tax online which will be received by all branches of the National Bank of Pakistan.
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched the online registration facility for ID cards. The new initiative from NADRA will let people register themselves in the country’s database from the comfort of their homes by filling in a few details on NADRA website.. The fee of online registration for an Identity card is PKR 560 for normal card and PKR 750 for the smart card.
The most recent addition to Police’s arsenal is a robot dog that serves as a mobile remote observation device. Massachusetts State Police in the US is secretly testing Boston Dynamics’ Spot to assess its usability for fighting crime. According to the agreement details, the robot is not armed, however, it can serve useful purposes like discovering hiding places of suspects, probe suspicious packages, and investigate crime scenes.
Government officials have been advised by federal Ministry of Information Technology to discard Whatsapp for official correspondence after an Israeli spyware infected millions of users. The spyware, Pegasus, gives access to “hostile intelligence” agencies of users’ activities and sensitive data. According to experts, Pakistani mobile users could be in double jeopardy as Indian government is also reportedly using Pegasus to steal data.