Pakistan's smog is visible from space. This activist is 'frustrated' but won't give up

  • The government in Lahore has closed schools and public spaces and shut down factories. Environmental lawyer Ahmad Rafay Alam shares his perspective: "frustrated" but still fighting..

Trump signals hard line on China with hawkish cabinet picks

  • US president-elect's picks for top roles in incoming administration lean heavily on China hawks..

Meet Wi-Fi 8, which will trade speed for a more reliable experience

  • The next generation of Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi 8, is currently being developed behind closed doors. This time, the emphasis isn’t on pure speed, but instead on improving the user experience. Wi-Fi 8, known right now as IEEE 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability, still re….

Las emisiones mundiales de CO2 siguen sin tocar techo y volverán a subir en 2024

  • Según el informe anual Balance de Carbono Global que se va a presentar en la Cumbre del Clima de Bakú, las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero crecerán un 0,8% en 2024, aunque hay "muchos indicios de avances positivos a nivel nacional". Leer.

How India, Pakistan and China Might Cooperate on Air Quality

  • Perhaps what is needed to help India and Pakistan fight air pollution is to invite China's help as a leader in urban pollution abatement..

Global carbon emissions reach new record high in 2024, with no end in sight, scientists say

  • There is a 50% chance that global warming will consistently exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius in the next six years, according to a new report..

The View from Moscow

  • Fred Weir It’s complicated. The post The View from Moscow appeared first on The Nation..

Trump can easily disrupt U.S. immigration by doing nothing at all

  • Donald Trump's stance on immigration in 2016 was summarized by his pledge to "Build the wall." After beating Kamala Harris, his new pledge is mass deportation..

Arun Maira: The Washington Consensus has collapsed and it won’t be mourned

  • The two institutions it promoted—of free-market capitalism and electoral democracy— didn’t combine to serve everyone equitably, as its advocates had promised. Fukuyama’s ‘end of history’ has therefore had to be pushed forward..

Victors in the race for emerging tech will determine future

  • Collectively, emerging technologies are creating an unstable world, where we don’t clearly understand what national security looks like..

Honeywell’s not-for-profit arm says it has funded over 40 deeptech start-ups

  • In FY24, HHSIF supported 13 innovations—eight start-ups and five EIR programs—with a focus on agri-tech, clean-tech, health-tech, and green-tech initiatives.

Guwahati to host India Int’l Science Festival 2024 for 1st time in Northeast

  • HT Digital GUWAHATI, Nov 13: For the first time, the India International Science Festival (IISF) will be hosted in Guwahati, bringing one of India’s premier science festivals to the Northeast, Chief Secretary to the State Government Ravi Kota announced on Wed….

Sima Ved & Sham Al Zahabi, Two Visionary Women Join Forces to Launch Dao Clinic in Dubai, Introducing Cutting-Edge Wellness and Beauty Solutions to the Region

  • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apparel Group, a global leader in retail and lifestyle, is proud to announce the grand opening of Dao Clinic Dubai, a dermatological and aesthetic care clinic set to transform the beauty industry ….

How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis

  • Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name?.

Avicenna

  • A polymath born in Persia around 980 CE, Avicenna was, among other things, an astronomer, chemist, mathematician, poet, and the foremost physician and philosopher of his time. The Canon of Medicine, one of his most famous works, remained a standard medical te….

Global carbon emissions inch upwards in 2024 despite progress on EVs, renewables and deforestation

  • As world leaders gather at COP29 to consider reducing emissions, the latest global carbon budget shows CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels are still going up, not down, despite some promising signs..

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Growth of EVs create new job profiles across India

  • India's electric vehicle (EV) boom is fueling a job surge, with projections of 5 million direct and 30 million indirect jobs by 2030. The industry seeks professionals skilled in UI/UX engineering, embedded electronics, and battery management systems. Cloud co….

Education Law in India

  • Star, Shaun and Bharadwaj, Arindam (2024) Education Law in India. In: A Comparative Analysis of Systems of Education Law. Springer Nature Singapore, pp. 131-154. ISBN 9789819710515.

Interactions between multinationals and civil society matter

  • How multinational enterprises and civil society groups interact can have important consequences for everyone involved. These relationships can influence companies’ internationalisation, market entry and exit and other strategies, such as corporate social resp….

Lejos de reducirse, las emisiones de CO2 por quemar petróleo, gas y carbón alcanzan un nuevo máximo

  • En lugar de recortarse para limitar la subida de la temperatura global del planeta, el uso de combustibles fósiles sigue incrementándose en 2024 y no hay muestras de que haya tocado techo La Cumbre del Clima comienza entre malas noticias: “La ventana de opor….