(By Quratulain Khalid) On 19 July 2025, Chinese Premier Li Qiang launched the world’s largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River, known as the Brahmaputra in India, a $168 billion megaproject that redefines South Asia’s geopolitical order. This colossal initiative, dwarfing the Three Gorges Dam, strengthens China’s control over vital water resources while bolstering…
(By Khalid Masood) Rare earth elements (REEs), a group of 17 chemically similar metals including neodymium, dysprosium, and lanthanum, are pivotal to the global high-tech, green energy, and defence sectors. From smartphones and electric vehicle (EV) batteries to wind turbines and precision-guided missiles, these minerals underpin modern technology and the transition to a low-carbon economy….
(By Quratulain Khalid) On 4 July 2025, catastrophic flash floods tore through Texas Hill Country, devastating Camp Mystic, a century-old Christian summer camp for girls in Hunt, Texas. The Guadalupe River, swollen by over 10 inches of rain in hours, surged by 26 feet in just 45 minutes, sweeping away cabins and leaving at least…
(By Ayesha Mahnoor) There comes a time in history when the arrogance of a nation exceeds the boundaries of diplomacy, legality, and reason—and begins to endanger the peace of an entire region. That time has come. And the offender is none other than India. In its latest display of belligerence, India has brazenly vowed to…
Sustainable Sewage Management for Hotels by Rivers: Lessons from the Luxus Hunza Crisis In the pristine embrace of Attabad Lake, nestled along the mighty Hunza River in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan, the Luxus Hunza Resort stood as a beacon of luxury—until a viral video by British vlogger George Buckley exposed a grim truth. On June 17, 2025,…
