Pakistan is facing the worst consequences of the climate crisis, partly owing to the actions of the developed world, says Pakistani Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, as the country battles the worst floods in its history. Today, the world’s fifth-most-populous country is fighting for its survival. This summer, erratic monsoon rains battered the country from north … Continue reading The Catastrophic Impact of Pakistan’s Floods and the Cost of Global Apathy
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“The Ministry for The Future” fiction or non-fiction? The book “The Ministry of the Future,” published in 2020, opened the storyline with a depiction —or more like a prediction— of the great Indian Heatwave. The book was intended to be a fiction novel that paints a picture of the future of our world in the … Continue reading The Great Indian Heatwave
On January 22nd, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a landmark legal decision, struck down a Texas statute that made it a crime to perform an abortion unless a woman’s life was at stake, effectively granting women an essential degree of reproductive freedom. In doing so, the court recognized for the first time that the … Continue reading US Abortion Ban
According to the United Nations, 5000 women are murdered every year around the world in the name of ‘honour’. However, it is highly likely that the numbers are greater than indicated as many cases do go unreported. Honour killings are prevalent around the world but are widely reported in the Middle East, South Asia, and … Continue reading The price of shame: Honour killings in India and the world
India is the second most populated country in the world with a sixth of the world's population and is set to surpass China as the world’s most populous country by 2027, according to recent United Nations projections. According to the 2019 revision of the World Population Prospects, the population stood at 1,352,642,280 and is expected … Continue reading Indian overpopulation – consequences
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