Civil nuclear technology-challenges & opportunities on February 20, 2021Civil nuclear technology should be a priority and it is time to shift narrative of nuclear deterrence to peaceful uses of nuclear energy for food, agriculture and medicine (food security, green revolution and health), cheap electricity, applied nuclear medicine, environment & climate change and for revival of industry & industrialization and for society as safe […]
Angela Merkel-Eternal Chancellor & lessons for Pakistani leadership on February 13, 2021Angela Merkel- Germany’s Eternal Chancellor and the World’s most powerful woman and leader of the west. Merkel played an important role as a leader for Germany and European Union. Merkel’s style of government has been characterized by pragmatism. Konrad Adenauer and Helmut Kohl served as chancellor for fourteen and sixteen years respectively and both played […]
CPEC-Challenges and opportunities on February 1, 2021CPEC is a real game-changer with geo-economic importance and gateway to prosperity for the whole region. It is a golden opportunity for Pakistan to promote cooperation on infrastructure, transportation, industrial collaboration,and Gwadar and energy security through CPEC.It is closely associated with the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative. The Belt and Road run through […]
Renewable energy resources – Challenges & opportunities (part-II) on September 21, 2020Pakistan is blessed with a high potential of renewable energy resources, but unfortunately only hydroelectric projects and few wind and solar projects have harnessed this potential. Renewable Energy accounts for 1136 MW presently installed capacity of solar PV, wind and biomass-based power projects Overall Pakistan is struggling with a large gap between electricity supply and […]
Renewable energy resources -Challenges & opportunities (part-1) on September 17, 2020Pakistan can speed up social and economic development with renewable energy while increasing energy security and improving energy access to all. Renewable Energy resources include bioenergy, geothermal, hydropower, ocean, solar and wind. Energy is one of the primary requirements globally and plays a crucial role in modern society and serve as an important component in […]
Large dams and floods on August 4, 2020Water is life and to save water is the one of the most important duty for mankind. Supply of sweet water is the need of hour not only for Pakistan but for the whole world. Large dams can play an important role for sweet water, agriculture, cheap energy supply and controlling of floods. Major reservoirs […]
Agriculture & biotechnology — challenges & opportunities on July 25, 2020Pakistan is an agriculture-based country and agriculture is the major contributor to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Pakistan. Almost 65% of Pakistan’s population lives in rural areas. Therefore, agriculture development needs special attention for food security. The Agro-based industries & economic development of the country deeply depends on Agriculture. Investment in agriculture will have […]
Industry academia linkages-challenges and opportunities (Part-II) on July 21, 2020Pakistan is a developing nation that can generate surplus amount of wealth from Industry academia linkages (IAL). It possesses a wide range of benefits that can influence universities, companies, society and nation. The benefits relating to society through IAL are numerous. It promotes innovation in a society that leads to generation of new products and […]
Industry-academia linkages: challenges and opportunities (Part-I) on July 18, 2020For an efficient national innovation system, the collaboration of industrial and education sector is increasingly becoming more crucial. There are several benefits associated with examining the university-industry collaboration in developed countries as it enables to shed light on the motivations, barriers of cooperation and influence of public policy in developing such linkages. However, in developing […]