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The 38th IEEEP Multitopic International Symposium will take place in Karachi from May 8, 2024. The symposium aims to promote engineers in industry and academia who have innovative ideas for commercialization in Pakistan. The event will feature 16 technical papers presented in two sessions, as well as three papers presented by students in a separate session. Topics covered in the papers include renewable energy adoption, carbon footprint reduction, energy and power policies, smart metering, 5G challenges, and more. The symposium will also include a panel discussion on the importance of conducive policies and competitive advantage in promoting local manufacturing in Pakistan. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses an analysis by meteorologist Ronald Holle on lightning casualties in rural areas in India as a result of lack of public and private funds. Topics tackled are the ink of lightning casualties to fewer lightning-safe homes, workplaces and metal topped vehicles, high rates of intensive manual agriculture and poverty, and proposal to conduct mass awareness campaigns against the threats posed by lightning, as well as disaster management.

The article offers advice on how to avoid personal injury as well as damage to personal belongings during a lightning storm. Most people who are injured by lightning are struck when outdoors. However, an increased use of home electronics such as electronic games and computers have resulted in instances of injuries sustained by users when lightning struck and surged through their electrical system. Staying inside, unplugging expensive electronics. and avoiding hardwired telephones during storms is advised.

The article offers tips from the nonprofit association Federal Alliance for Safe Homes regarding lightning safety and to reduce risk of lightning injuries including avoiding water, installation of house surge protection system and unplugging appliances, computers and power tools.

The article offers safety measures on how to avoid a thunderstorm which include seeking shelter in a large building with electrical wirings, staying in a fully enclosed metal vehicle, and staying away from hard-wired telephones and computers.

The article focuses on ways to protect buildings from lightning.

Emphasizes the importance of lightning rods or lightning protection systems for houses. Number of lightning-related fires in the United States per year; Cost of lightning rods; Types of houses and buildings that need lightning protection systems.

Highlights the importance of precautionary measures like home electronic equipment in protecting one's home against the devastating effects of lightning. Details.

Discusses the protection of trees from lightning. Details of what lightning can do to a tree; Potential danger lightning can be to a tree when close to a house; Why some trees tend to be struck by lightning more than others; Trees which are most likely to be hit; Information on devices that are used to protect trees; Details of the blackspot-resistant and shade-tolerant rose named Flower Carpet; How gardeners can protect their hands and fingernails.