Caring fauna and flora
As part of the measures to preserve the unique ecosystems, the Sultanate seeks to enforce environmental laws covering everything from a broad array of endangered plants to animals.To preserve this...
Plan to enhance wadis into public parks
Along with several developmental projects, wadis in Muscat will be enhanced into public parks as part of the new urbanisation patterns.An indication to this regard is given in Oman National Spatial...
Expatriate population drops to 37% amid pandemic
With the continuous fall in the number of expatriates, the Sultanate’s total population dropped above five per cent during the two-year period up to September 2021.According to the National Centre...
Airborne diseases major cause for morbidity
MUSCAT: Even as the Sultanate witnessed a significant fall in communicable diseases over the last two decades, airborne infections were the main cause of morbidity both among outpatient and inpatients...
Online to offline with Covid protocol
For most of us, as soon as we roll out of the bed, the day starts with checking smartphones or laptops to keep up with the news, placing an order for breakfast, setting up online classes for children...
Lifting of travel ban delights stranded expats
Muscat: For the stranded expatriate employees and their families, the long exasperating wait is finally over with the Sultanate’s decision to lift air travel restrictions.The relief was visible when...
Harvesting self-sufficiency
To achieve food security, the Sultanate has developed an array of plans and programmes focused on the sustainability of food supply for citizens and residents.The 2040 Sustainable Agriculture and...
Be truthful to data, avoid manipulations
From a very young age we have been schooled to be honest in all our dealings and taught that honesty is the most important virtue. We are also repeatedly reminded about the adage honesty is the best...
Oman tops WHO's doctor-population ratio
The number of doctors per 10,000 population in the Sultanate stood at as high as 20, while for nurses it was 44 in 2020.“This is against nine doctors and 26 nurses per every 10,000 population in...
Air travel curbs to ease soon?
Stranded expatriates in different South Asian countries are upbeat with expectations that the Sultanate will fully open its skies in the first week of September.Sparking their optimism is the...
Growth not at the cost of nature
@samkuttyvp - Environmental protection and natural resources are the integral parts of Oman Vision 2040 priorities. They help to achieve sustainable development goals with an assurance that...
Spare children from bearing the brunt of wars
People of all ages are affected when a country comes under armed conflicts or other cataclysms. But children are the more susceptible to the majority civilian casualties as violence and bloodshed...
Stranded expats hope to return amid fall in cases
Muscat: Experts in the travel and airline industry expect that the authorities in the Gulf countries will soon ease the travel restrictionsExpatriates who are stranded at home are hopeful that travel...
Great Cities to greet visitors to Oman
Major cities come at the top of settlement hierarchy in the Sultanate, and that by 2040, Oman would have established future-proofed livable smart cities.In line with Vision 2040, Oman is introducing...
Steely resolve to shield planet
The coronavirus pandemic has introduced a significant factor of uncertainty into policymaking worldwide. For climate change policy, it is a major potential accelerator disruptor!Globally, the pandemic...
Not even a deadly virus can spoil the spirit offestival
It is after a gap of almost a decade that I am getting an opportunity to join my family to celebrate our state festival back in my hometown in the Southern Indian state of Kerala.But, alas! I will be...
Oil and gas sector eyes zero routine flaring by 2030
The upstream oil and gas sector in Oman is evaluating ambitious strategy with a target of achieving zero emissions by 2050 with a commitment to achieve Zero Routine Flaring by 2030. The strategy's...
Rare butterfly, the Blue Tiger, back in Oman after 37 years
The Blue Tiger Butterfly, known for its migration in many countries in the Indian subcontinent, has returned to the Sultanate after 37 years.Researchers have spotted the Blue Tiger, known as Tirumala...
Oman eyes 60% of power output from renewables
@samkuttyvpAs part of the strategies regarding transition of power generation to renewable energy sources, Oman targets 60 per cent of national energy needs from renewables including solar and wind...
Olympians brave the virus without cheers and applause
The stadium exploded with earth-shaking applause and cheers when Usain Bolt raced to become the fastest man on earth? Moments like Bolt playing to the crowd and taking a victory lap after his historic...