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Net Zero One outcome of the recent UN Climate Summit, or COP26, was that 136 countries pledged to reach net zero, with countries responsible for nearly half of global emissions aiming for 2050, while others have target dates further in the future.  To avoid the catastrophic impacts of climate change, …

Islamophobia Causes, Instances and the way forward Definition Different experts and scholars have defined Islamophobia differently. Generally, Islamophobia is defined as ‘fear of or hatred against Islam and the Muslims perceiving them as a political force or community which is against the West and Western values and involved in terrorism’. …

Five Myths about The Arctic Myth No. 1: It’s cut off from the rest of the world Trade and politics have long connected the Arctic to distant places. Over the past century, geopolitics transformed Arctic communities and ecosystems, from the thousands of walruses killed so their hides could polish World …

COMBATING ISLAMOPHOBIA First signs of changing attitude The House of Representative, the lower house of US Congress, passed on December 14, a piece of legislation to monitor and combat Islamophobia globally. The Combating International Islamophobia Act, which passed by 219-212 votes, calls for the State Department to establish an office …

China’s Artificial Sun Scientists have been trying to harness the power of nuclear fusion — the process by which stars burn — for more than 70 years. By fusing hydrogen atoms to make helium under extremely high pressures and temperatures, so-called main-sequence stars are able to convert matter into light …

BREAKING NEWS Two factors drove the maddening rush for the exclusive news stories. First, the TV channels understood the importance of establishing their footprint and together with the ensuing commentary and analysis, the sourcing of the news stories heralded the arrival of a tough competitor on the news circuit. Second, …

REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY Road to Future Prosperity Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Razak Dawood has recently revealed that Pakistan’s exports to China, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey and the Central Asian Republics grew by 35 percent during the first quarter of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding …

WHAT COUNTRIES PLEDGED AT COP26 The Glasgow Climate Change Conference (COP 26) has ended but without any significant success. The summit has been slammed as a failure as the diplomats agreed to only ‘do more’ to fight climate change and help vulnerable countries. But the final document avoided uncomfortable questions …

The first-ever global agreement on The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence is present in everyday life, from booking flights and applying for loans to steering driver-less cars. It is also used in specialized fields such as cancer screening or to help create inclusive environments for the disabled. AI is …

Religion as Theory of Everything And a Case Study of Management Science Scientists have been working tirelessly for centuries on a single theory: equation and formula that can explain and decode every aspect and facet of physics. A single calculation that solves every mystery and question is the basic notion …