Talha Ikram

239   stories by Talha Ikram

BioBeing won second place at the Civic Hackathon 2020 for its idea of reusing cooking oil as Biodiesel

Winning PKR 200,000 for second place at the Civic Hackathon 2020 held from December 4-13 2020, BioBeing is a...

Dec 21 · >

Electric vehicles among government’s top 3 priorities: Fawad Chaudhry

Speaking at the 23rd Sustainable Development Conference, Fawad Chaudhry said that the government is working to promote the manufacturing...

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Dec 21 · >

PSX to deploy its 5-million dollar trading system in March 2021

At the end of 2019, around November, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) signed a contract with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange...

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Dec 21 · >

Researchers can now detect viruses using special smartphones

Researchers have found a new way to detect viruses rapidly with high accuracy using smartphones. In their paper titled...

Dec 18 · >

Pakistan’s current credit rating is supported by its robust long-term GDP growth potential

Moody’s Investors Service periodically releases reviews of countries around the globe highlighting their credit ratings and other financial research...

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Dec 18 · >

The rupee is likely to depreciate to Rs 172 against the dollar by December 31, 2021: report

According to the research conducted by Topline Securities titled “Pakistan Market Outlook 2021: A year of economic stabilization”, PKR/USD...

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Dec 18 · >

Gwadar officially gets fiber optic connectivity courtesy of PTCL

In a meeting with industrialists at the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL)...

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Dec 18 · >

Zong slaps PTA with a Rs. 600 billion notice for damages to the operator

In a reply to the fine slapped by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Zong CMPak amounting to $29.5...

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Dec 17 · >

Twitch beats its own records with 1.7 billion hours watched in November

Twitch users have logged a record-breaking 1.7 billion hours watching streams on the platform in the month of November....

Dec 17 · >

World Bank provides an additional $304 million loan for development of Punjab

The World Bank (WB) has just approved a loan of $304 million for the Punjab Resource Improvement and Digital...

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Dec 17 · >

Back to school? PEIRA lets schools without online facilities call students once a week

The Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (PEIRA) has allowed schools that do not have online teaching facilities to call...

Dec 17 · >

Relive your memories in 3D using Google Photo’s new AI

Google has just unveiled a new feature that it will be launching on the Google Photos platform over the...

Dec 17 · >

NTC lashes out at HEC over the agreement with Microsoft worth $3 million annually

The National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) has questioned the agreement that the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has signed...

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Dec 16 · >