The federal government plans to incentivize students to plant trees by offering 20 extra marks for 20 saplings, according to Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul. A legislation to this effect is being introduced in parliament and is aimed at integrating youth in the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami plantation project. In an interview […]
Universities
Conveyance hurdle
Sir: The University of Karachi is one of the largest universities of Pakistan. Despite having 52 departments, the university doesn’t have enough transport for students. For almost 25,000 students, only 28 buses are available, while 10 are out of service and need maintenance. The university buses are over-crowded and students often hang precariously on footboards, […]
Higher education: the lost and the last opportunity
It is known that industrialisation and the progress of well-developed countries around the world are fueled by research and development enterprise in universities and institutes of higher learning. It is also important to realise that the benefits humanity is harvesting today in the form of renewable energy, regenerative medicine, precision agriculture, e-commerce, e-governance and precision […]