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Earth Day thoughts

TODAY, 50 years ago on April 22, 1970, a 25-year-old graduate student named Denis Hayes organised the first Earth Day. There was no internet, and hence no social media platforms,…

Earth Day 2017

Earth Day 2017

As Earth Day comes around once again this April 22, the powers that be appear rather committed to staying on the self-destructive course. Lest anyone get too depressed, however, there…

Earth Day

Earth Day

The first nationally recognised Earth Day was celebrated in the United States on April 22, 1970. Now, 46 years old, the annual event is a world-wide phenomenon celebrated in more…

Dearth, nay demise, of reason

One of the fundamental pillars on which the state stands is the trichotomy of powers between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. While the constitution grants the legislature the…

One earth, one breath

When smog rolls across the Subcontinent, it makes no distinction between Lahore and Delhi, friend or foe. This toxic haze defies borders and geopolitical tensions, drifting freely from one city…

The fight to save the earth

IN her book This Changes Everything, Naomi Klein flags the most challenging threat humanity has ever faced: the war our economic model is waging against life on earth. Sudha Bharadwaj…

Explaining the dearth of investment

The investment potential arising out of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the UAE’s $10 billion investment pledge, and Saudi Arabia’s $5 billion investment package commitment are all perceived as a game-changer…

Explaining the dearth of investment

The investment potential arising out of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the UAE’s $10 billion investment pledge, and Saudi Arabia’s $5 billion investment package commitment are all perceived as a game-changer…

Those were the days

A search to discover the largest film industries in the world turned up rather surprising results. I was under the impression that Hollywood would be the father of the entire…