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Pakistan's First International Award Winning Magazine on Environment and Health


How to safely dispose hazardous waste
// Sultan Kiani Waste generation is a major global issue threatening the environment and public health. While we can reduce the overall volume of waste by following the principles of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, it is impossible to eliminate waste generation entirely. That is why the safe disposal of waste becomes crucial to minimize its harmful impacts. Although large industries and commercial enterprises generate the greatest volume of waste, individual households and small
Oct 28, 20253 min read


Smog Guns in Lahore: A distraction from real solutions
// Dr. Farrukh A. Chishtie As Lahore continues to rank among the most polluted cities in the world, a new spectacle has captured public and media attention: the deployment of so-called "anti-smog guns." Mounted on trucks and resembling high-pressure water cannons, these machines spray a fine mist of water into the air in the hope of "washing away" harmful particulate matter. While the effort may seem commendable at first glance, environmental scientists and urban planning exp
Oct 28, 20253 min read


Home Grown Beans
// Zahrah Nasir A vegetable garden, quite irrespective of size as beans can be grown in pots/containers as well as directly in the ground, should contain, along with every conceivable variety of other organic goodies, as many beans, in as many varieties, as is possible and then some more! In our climate, even in the winter frozen uplands and mountainous regions of the north, it is a simple matter, with rotational planting, to produce succulent crops of highly nutritious beans
Oct 28, 20255 min read


The choke gets tighter as air pollution goes unchecked in Pakistan
Bricks, Industry, Agriculture, Coal plants, Vehicle Emissions, Air Pollution, WHO,
Sep 30, 202514 min read


How Australia plans to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
// Graham Readfearn The Australian government has revealed it wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions by between 62% and 70% by 2035, based...
Sep 30, 20254 min read


Step into Winter: Embracing the Outdoors in Pakistan
// Mehreen Khan As the cold settles into the northern half of the country, most of us begin retreating indoors. But winter — or even just...
Sep 30, 20253 min read


Serena leads with Subh-e-Nau to launch Monsoon Plantation Drive
// SN Report Subh-e-Nau has a long history of plantation projects, with remarkable tree survival rates. In mid-September, we organized...
Sep 30, 20251 min read


Fields under water: Agricultural losses from the 2025 floods in Pakistani and Indian Punjab
// Abdul Aleem Chaudhry In the summer of 2025, the fertile plains of Punjab, divided between Pakistan and India but united by a shared...
Sep 30, 20255 min read


Droughts and groundwater crises across Pakistan
// Muhammed Irfan Saeed Climate change is making rainfall and droughts more extreme and unpredictable, which means we need groundwater...
Sep 29, 20254 min read


Surviving seasonal allergies in the autumn season
// Sultan Kiani Autumn is just around the corner, bringing a sigh of relief after months of intense heatwaves and perilous floods....
Sep 29, 20253 min read


Our feathered friends
// Zahrah Nasir In my encounters with gardening enthusiasts, there appears to be a huge misunderstanding about the role of birds in our...
Sep 29, 20253 min read


Ashwagandha: A Natural Shield Against Stress and Illness
// Mahvish Chishtie Ashwagandha, known locally as Asgand Nagori, is a powerful adaptogenic herb long used in Unani and Ayurvedic...
Sep 29, 20252 min read


Beauty of the Universe
// Muhammad Irfan Saeed Dr. Farrukh A. Chishtie What makes us human beings is our curiosity which is the essence of human existence, and...
Aug 28, 20255 min read


The Power of Peanuts: A Local Superfood for Every Household
// Mahvish Chishtie Peanuts, locally known as moong phali, are a staple of winter street corners across Pakistan. Vendors roast them over...
Aug 28, 20252 min read


Flash Floods Emergency in Pakistan
// Rana Usman Ali Dr. Farrukh A. Chishtie The summer of 2025 will be remembered as one of the deadliest flash flood seasons in Pakistan’s...
Aug 28, 20254 min read


Green patriotism in action: Subh-e-Nau celebrates independence with Tree Plantation Drive in Islamabad
// Sultan Kiani On this Independence Day, Subh-e-Nau urged commitment at all levels towards truly greening our country and held a...
Aug 28, 20252 min read


Sustainable earth-friendly self-care ideas to try this autumn
// SN Report As the seasons change, treat autumn as an opportunity to rest and wind down. Here are 5 sustainable self-care ideas to help...
Aug 28, 20253 min read


Solar panels in space ‘could provide 80% of Europe’s renewable energy by 2050’
// Svetlana Onye Solar panels in space could cut Europe’s terrestrial renewable energy needs by 80% by 2050, a study has found. Using a...
Aug 28, 20252 min read


7 Silent hazards secretly damaging your health
// Sultan Kiani Recently, A teacher training session turned tragic as a participant suffered a fatal cardiac arrest. It happened on June...
Aug 28, 20253 min read


Gardening: Primed for tree-planting
// Zahrah Nasir Despite an endless succession of monsoon tree-planting campaigns, Pakistan still retains the abysmal claim to being one...
Aug 28, 20252 min read
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