Tag: Climate Change
Green Initiative: Banking sector helps fight climate change in Gwadar
News Desk | The greatest threat to humanity as well as all life in the modern age has been highlighted as Climate Change. This mostly...
Austrian lake offers climate haven for Dutch ice skaters
AFP | For over two decades, lack of ice has prevented a hallowed fixture in the Dutch ice skating calendar. But devotees of this national...
NBP & Green Pakistan: A march towards a cleaner future
News Desk | Climate change has been highlighted as the challenge of the century. Pakistan has been highlighted as being among the most vulnerable countries...
JS bank to continue investing in climate centric initiatives after COP24
News Desk | The 24th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) conference (COP24) concluded earlier this week in Katowice, Poland. Parties to the...
Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest
AFP | Formed in the shadow of Mount Everest, the turquoise depths of Nepal's Imja glacial lake would be a breathtaking miracle of nature to...
Key points from the Group of 20
AFP | G20 leaders on Saturday found the minimum common ground on the global economy at a summit in Buenos Aires with a closing communique...
MBS ‘key star’ of the G20 show
AFP | Fissures on trade, climate change, and Ukraine divided world leaders Friday as US President Donald Trump came under sustained fire and Saudi Arabia's...
Grim tidings from science on climate change
AFP | Scientists monitoring the Earth's climate and environment have delivered a cascade of grim news this year, adding a sense of urgency to UN...
Why Joshanda should be your go to beverage this season
News Desk | Winter season has arrived in Pakistan with all of its highs and lows. Winters are known for the joys they bring in...
PM’s “Clean & Green Pakistan” campaign gets a boost from NBP
News Desk | Prime Minister Imran Khan’s campaign of “Clean and Green Pakistan” is increasingly been getting support from key national institutions – like National...
The best way to finish off ‘Boko Haram’
AFP | One of Nigeria's leading and respected Islamic figures on Tuesday renewed calls to tackle endemic poverty and rapid population growth to help end...
WW1 Anniversary: Trump era rekindles fear of another world war
AFP | World leaders will put on a show of unity this weekend as they commemorate 100 years since the end of World War I,...
Water woes: challenges and way forward
Bilal Ghani | The alarm bell is sounding and water bomb is ticking, but I think it has done a little impact on the ears...
End of Trump’s Empire?
News Desk | Riding a powerful "blue wave" of backlash to President Donald Trump, Democrats were projected to take control of the House of Representatives...
Nature under assault: key indicators
AFP | The World Wildlife Fund and partners have tracked population changes in Earth's animal species for decades. News from the latest "Living Planet" report,...
National Bank aims to fight water shortage in Pakistan
News Desk | President National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), Mr. Tariq Jamali, met Prime Minister Imran Khan to hand over a cheque of Rs. 19.5...
PM’s “Clean & Green Pakistan” campaign gets a boost from NBP
News Desk | Prime Minister Imran Khan's campaign of "Clean and Green Pakistan" is increasingly been getting support from key national institutions - like National...
‘Carbon sink’ Bhutan counts cost of plans for green future
AFP | The gentle whirring of the wind turbine speaks volumes of Bhutan's record as the world's only carbon negative country, but major challenges stand...
FM stresses arbitration for resolution of Indo-Pak water dispute
News Analysis | Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a meeting with President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim on the sidelines of...
Regional and business leaders step into the climate breach
AFP | Thousands of governors, mayors, CEOs, and experts gathered Wednesday at a problem-solving summit to tackle global warming as a monster hurricane bearing the...
Senate Committee finally discusses Margalla Fires and Climate Change
News Analysis | Senate Standing Committee for Climate Change convened on Wednesday to stress the importance of departmental obligations and issues related to climate change....
“Water shortage is now the top priority of the court,” says...
News Analysis | The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) took a suo motu notice of water shortage and its lack of supply throughout the country. The...
Nawabshah proves Climate Change is real
News Analysis | The effects of climate change, which are vivid across the globe for over a few decades, have become more visible for the...
Trump’s Mexico border fiasco getting out of hand
News Analysis | Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, has taken a strong, hostile stand to the possible failure to fulfill his...
Muslim countries to face severe water scarcity by 2025
News Desk | Islamic countries are expected to suffer from severe water scarcity by 2025. The matter of water shortage was discussed in an inaugural...
Standing Committee on Climate Change suggests removing taxes on hybrid cars...
News Analysis | Amongst other problems, the National Assembly has established that the rising air pollution in the country, especially Punjab and the federal capital...
US resets its transatlantic leadership role
M K Bhadrakumar | The facts are impressive. The G20 represents 80 percent of global GDP, 75 percent of global trade, 65 percent of the...
A possible new makeover for US and Russia?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The White House disclosed Thursday during a media briefing on President Donald Trump’s forthcoming trip to Europe next week that he will meet...
Why has Modi suddenly become a tree lover?
On World Environment Day, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the need to preserve nature and nurturing the planet. His emphasis on the preservation of...
In opting out of the Climate Change Agreement: Trump panders to...
President Donald Trump made good on his campaign vow of withdrawing the United States from a historic global pact to fight climate change. He...
U.S withdrawing from the Paris Accord could deepen rift with allies
President Donald Trump plans to make good on his campaign vow of withdrawing the United States from a global pact to fight climate change,...
The Devil inside every human invention…
Dr. Farid A. Malik | It’s the oldest fight in history. The age old idiom, ‘The devil is in the detail’ holds good for all manmade...
What is the biggest threat to Pakistan?
Saud Bin Ahsen | Climate change is one of the complex problems mankind is facing today. It refers to the variation in the Earth’s global...
Military bases in Maldives for Saudi Arabia & China?
James M. Dorsey | Saudi King Salman’s stop in the Maldives on his month-long tour of Asia brings into focus how this tiny archipelago – best...
Thanks to climate change bread is less tasty
Glenn Fitzgerald | The concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is increasing. Everything else being equal, higher CO₂ levels will increase the yields of...
