Beijing, April 19 (Gwadar Pro) - Pakistan completed a 15-day trial run of the K9 pure electric bus recently in its largest city Karachi. Co-produced by China s leading new energy vehicle manufacturer BYD and its Pakistani partners, it is the first pure electric bus in Pakistan and the first formal commercial vehicle in Sindh Province.
Karachi, the capital city of Sindh, is a transportation hub connecting Asia, Africa and Europe. It is known as the economic capital of Pakistan.
Sindh Transport Minister Syed Awais Qadir Shah said: We are very excited to welcome Pakistan s first pure electric bus. The successful trial run of the bus in Karachi marks an important step towards electrification. We plan to add 100 such buses within this year, and hope that in the future, pure electric buses will be available all over the country.
Daikin awarded honorary pin and certification from The Ministry of Education for 2021
published : 19 Apr 2021 at 10:19
Kouhei Shibata (2nd left), Assistant General Manager of Technical Engineering Division, represented Siam Daikin Sales Co., Ltd. to receive an honorary pin and certification from the Ministry of Education for 2021.
The award ceremony was presided over by officials from the Office of Vocational Education Commission, including: Dr. Suthep Kaengsanthia (3rd left), Secretary of Office of Vocational Education Commission; Bubpha Pedthip (2nd right), Director of International Cooperation Division; Sanga Taechersai (left), Director Bureau of Cooperation, and; Supakit Atikajonsuk (right), Department Manager of Technical Engineering Division, Siam Daikin Sales Co., Ltd.
Cathal O Shannon takes the first transatlantic flight made by an Aer Lingus Boeing 747 jumbo jet from Dublin to New York.
Air hostess Patricia Joyce; Assistant General Manager at Aer Lingus, Arthur Walls and pilot of the inaugural flight, Captain Pete Little describes the new service.
It s so damn big that walking down its corridors is almost like a stroll down Grafton Street.
Arthur Walls discusses safety on board the plane. Patricia Joyce talks about the level of service and the work required of the sixteen hostesses on board, while Captain Pete Little describes the experience of flying a jumbo jet.
By Olasunkanmi Akoni
Lagos State Government, through the state Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has concluded plans to incorporate waste management in the curriculum of primary schools in the state.
The initiative, being organized in collaboration with the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, LASUBEB, was designed to re-orientate and inculcate the culture of environmental discipline in younger generations for a sustainable environment.
At the inaugural training of teachers, themed: “Waste Education in the 21st Century,” held at LASUBEB, Maryland, on Tuesday, the Managing Director, LAWMA, Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, explained that incorporating waste management in the academic curriculum of primary schools, was the most creative way of reshaping the environmental consciousness of the younger generation.