A peek into the future
Artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing (QC) are two rapidly advancing fields of technology with immense potential for revolutionizing civilization. The convergence of these two cutting-edge technologies – one (AI)…
How chocolate could counter climate change
At a red-brick factory in the German port city of Hamburg, cocoa bean shells go in one end, and out the other comes an amazing black powder with the potential…
Beat plastic
World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5 to remind the world about the various dangers of environmental degradation faced by our planet. The day also tries to…
How to handle a rape case
The police force is a key component of the criminal justice system (CJS). A criminal case proceeds to the court process after a first information report (FIR) is lodged with…
Citizen refugees
ON Dec 15, at least six civilians were killed in a clash between Pakistani and Afghan border forces near their international border crossing at Chaman-Spin Boldak, the latest in a series of…
Europe hits resistance in race to finalise green laws
Increased political resistance to new EU laws to protect the environment has left the European Commission fighting to keep intact its vision for Europe’s green transition. Ahead of elections in…
Southern Europe braces for climate change-fuelled summer of drought
Southern Europe is bracing for a summer of ferocious drought, with some regions already suffering water shortages and farmers expecting their worst yields in decades. As climate change makes the…
Saudi Arabia: a paradigm shift–I
It was in October 2018 that President Donald Trump is reported to have made a remark highly critical remark about the house of al-Saud. He had warned the Saudi king…
Sustainable food–not more of it–needed as global hunger soars
As global hunger swiftly rises - by more than a third last year - curbing it will require not growing more food but rethinking broader systems of trade and aid,…
A blighted kingdom
PERHAPS the most interesting factor in the run-up to King Charles III’s cumbersome coronation last Saturday was the number of British polls pointing to varying degrees of apathy among his…
