Chernobyl’s effects
April 26 marks the 33rd anniversary of the 1986 radiation disaster at Chernobyl reactor Number 4 in Ukraine, just north of Kiev the capital. It is still nearly impossible to…
International Women’s Day: Remembering Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah
March 8 marks Interna-tional Women's Day. On this day, while highlighting the issues faced by women all the world and in Pakistan, we must remember Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, who not…
A climate change solution
It was a nightmarish Iowa blizzard in 1998 that made Seth Watkins rethink the way he farmed. Before then, he’d operated his family business – he raises livestock alongside hay…
Rich-poor widening gap
A number of studies confirm that rich-poor divide in Pakistan is widening alarmingly. According to conservative estimates, 63% of poor in Pakistan are in the category of 'transitory poor'. The…
Killer wealth
We either keep fossil fuels in the ground, or we fry. That’s the conclusion of another new blockbuster study on climate change, this one from the National Academy of Sciences.…
Another path to industrial growth
According to Abdus Salam, the world can be divided into two parts: one part is churning out scientific discoveries, the other is not. This means that if the economy is…
Economic development and the university
Development research over the last three decades has established two propositions that have major implications for redefining the role of a university. First, a distinguishing feature between developed and underdeveloped…
Nuclear waste
Last month, the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor, on the banks of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin, was found to be leaking radioactive tritium (the radioactive form of hydrogen) into…
Learning from China
In order to develop a strong knowledge economy in Pakistan, we need to follow China’s example and make science, technology and innovation the focal points for development. China has turned…
HEC to focus research on water situation in Balochistan
Higher Education Commission (HEC) plans to mobilise researchers for conducting research, building capacity, and setting up monitoring and evaluation system to deal with problems related to ground water, water recharge,…
