• November 16, 2015
• Environmental Journalism

ISLAMABAD: Environmentalists have criticised the government’s plan to reduce carbon emissions as required under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), calling the plan ‘deficient’. Over 190 countries signatory to the UNFCCC are required to submit their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) on how they plan to reduce carbon emissions to bring down […]

• November 16, 2015
• Arts and Entertainment

LAHORE: We try to bring the best films to children from throughout the world to expand their understanding, said Shoaib Iqbal, The Little Art director, at the opening ceremony of the 7th International Children’s Film Festival on Sunday. “We want to reduce the differences of race and religion through collaboration with international filmmakers,” he said. […]

• November 16, 2015
• Environmental Journalism

ISLAMABAD: Energy sustainability through the solar resource seems to be the only option. The amount of energy the sun radiates in a day is more than the energy used by the world population in a year. Every hour millions of kilowatts of solar energy hit the earth’s surface, which, if consumed, can altogether change the […]

• November 16, 2015
• Arts and Entertainment

KARACHI: A group of 16 students from Habib University’s communication and design department explored the city to highlight its untold stories from a student’s perspective. Divided into pairs, the eight groups showcased their five-week long project at The Second Floor on Friday in a two-day exhibition titled ‘Encounters With The City’. Searching for the Karachi […]

• November 16, 2015
• Arts and Entertainment

Karachi: The Indonesian cultural night at the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) the other evening was a real gala event and turned out to be a real source of pleasure for an otherwise entertainment-starved citizenry. The evening got going with a folk music piece rendered on the transverse flute by Ustad Salamat Hussain, with […]