Reporter/ Sanaullah Ataullah

‘New public hygiene law more comprehensive’ 19 Nov 2017 - 08:25 am

The Director of General Cleanness Department, Safar Al Shafi, has stressed that the promulgation of Law No. 18 of 2017 on Public Hygiene...

Initial result finds N-energy can be used to boost agriculture 18 Nov 2017 - 12:00 am

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment is waiting for final result of an ongoing experiment under a research project to allow the farmers...

Souq Hal Qatar expo promotes home-made items 13 Nov 2017 - 02:39 am

Souq Hal Qatar, a month long exhibition for foods and non-food items with the participation of more than 30 Qatari productive families and...

Norms for recycled construction waste soon 13 Nov 2017 - 02:19 am

After a successful experiment of using recycled construction waste aggregates in building road, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment is ready with regulations...

Qatar to use atomic energy technique for food security 10 Nov 2017 - 12:07 am

Qatar is implementing a research project in collaboration with the +International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in which peaceful atomic energy will be used...

Mamoura Family Park opens after renovation 08 Nov 2017 - 08:07 am

A number of new public parks are being designed and many existing ones are being renovated and they will see light of the...

Doha Souq Mall opens doors for tenants 06 Nov 2017 - 08:08 am

Doha Souq Mall has begun accepting tenants and is expected to be open by the second quarter of next year. The mall, located...

Green building specifications to be mandatory soon 05 Nov 2017 - 08:18 am

Amid Qatar’s growing consideration to promote sustainability, energy preservation and environment protection for the coming generations, the green building specifications are likely to...

New AC guidelines in consumers’ interest: Traders 29 Oct 2017 - 08:35 am

The new guidelines for trading air-conditioners (AC) will help safeguard consumers’ rights and encourage the dealers to import high-quality products, said the traders....

Winter vegetable markets draw huge crowd on opening day 27 Oct 2017 - 12:26 am

The winter vegetable markets drew huge crowd on the opening day as 80 local farms offered 26 varieties of fresh vegetable and fruits....

Law to regulate district cooling system soon 25 Oct 2017 - 01:06 am

Qatar will soon issue a law for regulating District Cooling System (DCS), an energy-efficient air-conditioning system that will help reducing electricity consumption by...

Activities lined up for 2nd Qatar Sustainability Week 23 Oct 2017 - 01:50 am

Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) has announced the second edition of Qatar Sustainability Week (QSW). The week-long event will take place from October...

Community school for Nepalis in Qatar on the anvil 22 Oct 2017 - 08:36 am

Qatari job market needs a big number of engineers of all specialisations, said Ahmad Jassim Al Jolo, President of the Federation of Arab...

Poultry farms in Qatar achieve 75% self-sufficiency post siege 21 Oct 2017 - 07:38 am

Doha: Qatar has achieved 75 percent self-sufficiency in poultry and over 47 percent in dairy production and after the blockade an increase of...

New online service for rent disputes 20 Oct 2017 - 12:25 am

To facilitate landlords and lessors, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment has launched a new online application service through which landlords can collect...

Festive season for jewellers as Indians rush to buy gold 18 Oct 2017 - 01:16 am

Customers- mostly Indians- rushed to gold showrooms yesterday to buy jewellery on the occasion of Indian festival - Dhanteras. Huge crowds were spotted...

Innovative plantation technique introduced to save water 15 Oct 2017 - 09:52 am

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment is experimenting with a new water saving technique — Groasis Waterboxx — for irrigating plants in collaboration...