Centre for industrial biotechnology opened
Islamabad
April 17, 2021
Islamabad : COMSATS Joint Centre for Industrial Biotechnology (CCIB) was inaugurated today in Tianjin, China. The Centre is to become the regional hub for research and development, capacity building and technology transfer in the areas of industrial biotechnology for COMSATS’ 27 Member Countries including Pakistan. The Centre has come to existence with the joint efforts of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB), China, the latter being affiliated with COMSATS as its Centre of Excellence.
Pakistan’s Federal Minister, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain in his inaugural speech appreciated the role being played by COMSATS in facilitating collaborations among the developing countries in S&T domains. He noted that scientific prowess in industrial biotechnology will go a long way in improving our agriculture, healt
Islamabad
March 7, 2021
Islamabad: As the process of developing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development started, the world was increasingly conscious of the need to develop new and innovative cooperation modalities. This brought a new impetus to the developing countries in the South to increase the depth and breadth of their cooperation to address common socio economic and development challenges, such as Global health, climate change, food security, good governance etc.
Over the past three decades, the importance of South-South and triangular cooperation has been particularly highlighted by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS). As stated in the Foundation document establishing the Commission in 1994, its basic purpose is to “provide leadership and support for major South-South and North-South cooperative schemes in education, training and research” to its member states. Utilizing South-South cooperation as mechanism t
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Pakistan’s COMSATS inks accords with Sri Lankan institutes Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
Executive Director Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi has said that signing of general agreements for collaboration in various fields of science and technology in the presence of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, during the Pakistani Prime Minister’s recent visit to Sri Lanka would provide a platform for cooperation in the areas of natural products/medicinal plant chemistry, food chemistry, biotechnology, nanotechnology, tropical disease research and analytical services.
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Ambassador says Turkmenistan could export 3,000MW electricity to Pakistan at a cheaper rate
ISLAMABAD:
Turkmenistan faces no issues while laying a gas pipeline and electricity transmission lines in Afghanistan for onward supplies to Pakistan, the ambassador of the Central Asian country in Islamabad said on Friday.
Ambassador Atadjan Movlamov, while speaking at a seminar at the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), also said that Turkmenistan could provide 3,000-megawatt electricity to Pakistan at rates lower than the tariff being offered in the country.
The seminar, titled ‘Turkmenistan – Home of Year of Peace and Trust, 2021’ was held in collaboration with Pakistan in the World Journal and the Sidhu Welfare.