March 2010 Contents
Cover Story

 

Manufacturing disease

Unabated air pollution is killing more people than many major diseases put together. Whether from industrial units, or vehicles, air quality regulations must be initiated and implemented if we are to save our generations from death and disease.

   
Cover Story

“Lung and oral cavity cancers in men and women are
directly related to air pollution and tobacco use”

The World Cancer Day passed last month amidst much concern about rising cancers the world over. Associate Professor and Oncologist Dr Nehal Masood was interviewed in this regard, with a special focus on cancers arising from environmental pollution and degrading air quality.

Biodiversity

Midnight Musicians

Most of the members in the category of “midnight musicians” are humble, cheerful, and strong, for throughout their life they have to be proficient acrobats and athletic.

International Award

SN Editor Wins International Award

Reporting on national and international environment and public health issues, Editor The Monthly Subh-e-Nau, Dr. Farrukh Chishtie, won the ICIMOD's regional award for journalists covering climate change and its impacts on the Himalayas.

Water

Saving lives

Water is life – an oft repeated axiom, but what do we do when this life sustaining ingredient goes missing? With the World Water day being commemorated, we all need to learn reusing water, in whatever way possible.

Event

Sara outguns Saba claiming most prestigious tennis prize

Subh-e-nau, being the trendsetter in the tennis circuit for two decades held the most prestigious ladies' tennis event in Karachi.

Gardening

Growing 4 gold

The self-satisfying luxury of being able to walk out of your own door, into your own garden and return back inside bearing a basket of freshly picked fruit, which is the harvest of your own labours, is a hard to beat experience – a pleasure many people can have even if their garden is so small, as to be almost nonexistent.

Eco-living

Arab States: Gaining Solar Power

Arab states all across are investing heavily in renewable energy projects, most notably solar energy. This has the potential of making them exporters of clean sources of energy in the future.

Health Corner

Amla for health!

The Amla tree grows in various regions of Indian subcontinent, including Pakistan. Virtually all parts of Amla are useful for health purposes.

Readers’ Corner

Eating together & its benefits

When was the last time your relatives sat down and enjoyed a meal together? With busy work schedules, this is hard to achieve and can be tough.

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