Reviving agricultural growth: Part – III
At present, the canal irrigation management system recovers only a quarter of its repair and maintenance costs. In the 1970s, the entire cost was recovered by these water charges called…
Men as gatekeepers
The concept of gender has been misunderstood around the world. It is assumed to be something concerning women only while it really concerns both women and men as well as…
Effective reforms advocated to tap potential of Islamic finance
Insisting that Islam's social protection system corresponds to the multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals and serves as an excellent tool to build resilience across social and economic spheres, experts during…
Climate education
The International Day of Education is observed every year on January 24 to sensitize people about the role of education to promote progress and development. The theme of this year’s…
The technocratic takeover
The whispers for the new technocratic setup have decreased a little but it is an idea that needs to be strongly debunked as it raises its ugly head every few…
RIU is holding its 17 th Convocation on , 7th & 8th January 2023 at Jinnah Convention Centre
Riphah International University is holding its 17th Convocation on Saturday and Sunday, 7th & 8th January 2023 at Jinnah Convention Centre, Islamabad. More than 1600 students from Undergraduate, Graduate and…
Assuming a spherical cow
Milk production at a dairy farm was low, so the farmer wrote to the local university, asking for help from academia. A multidisciplinary team of professors was assembled, headed by…
Balancing acts in education reform
Public education in Pakistan is often a precarious subject. Reform efforts are seen with scepticism across the political spectrum. On the one hand, progressives critique it for promoting many of…
Remembering Dr Aijaz Ahmad
There was a time in the second half of the 20th century when the communist ideology was in ascendance and Marxism was a favourite staple of thought for college and…
Pakistan and the STEAM economy [Part – III]
The mode of education in Pakistan – which is transactional with teachers and faculty leading the way and the students having little choice but to fall in line and go…
